Keyword: The Big Island

Video of Simon Lorenzi's first ascent of Big Conviction (8C+)

At the end of January, the Frenchman Simon Lorenzi made the first ascent of the extremely difficult boulder Big Conviction (8c +). The video for his Fontainebleau test piece is now available.

Simon Lorenzi opens the second 9a boulder in the world: Soudain Seul

The 24-year-old Frenchman Simon Lorenzi managed the first ascent of the sit-down version of The Big Island in Fontainebleau. Now Simon decides on an evaluation and gives the extended version a new name: Soudain Seul (9a).

Lucien Martinez repeats The Big Island and devalues

The French Lucien Martinez succeeds in ascent of the Fontainebleau classic The Big Island (8c). However, Lucien suggests 8b + as a rating.

Ticino Giuliano Cameroni commissions The Big Island in Fontainebleau

After numerous difficult first ascents in Ticino, the young Ticino Giuliano Cameroni made a pilgrimage to the Bouldering Mecca of Fontainebleau. Together with Charles Albert he moved around the blocks...

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