From V17 to V16 and Back Again: Fontainebleau’s Hardest Problem Sees a Third Ascent
Soudain Seul is the hardest problem in Fontainebleau. But it's unclear how hard it actually is.
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Simon Lorenzi Establishes Another V16 Low Start to Fontainebleau’s Classic The Island.
An interview with Belgium’s Simon Lorenzi, who’s done three V16 (though one may be harder) in the last 12 months.
This Boulder Was Graded V17, Until It Wasn’t
On March 27, the 23-year-old French climber Nico Pelorson did the second ascent Soudain Seul (aka The Big Island Sit), Simon Lorenzi’s proposed V17 in Font, suggesting a slight downgrade to V16.
The Big Island Assis Could be the World’s Second V17
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Watch Oriane Bertone Climb Super Tanker (V14) at Age 15
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Ben Moon on how the OG bouldering film “The Real Thing” still influences the sport 25 years later
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Watch Oriane Bertone Climb a V15 First Ascent at Age 15
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Charles Albert: The Barefoot Climber
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Uncut: Charles Albert Makes the First Ascent of No Kpote Only (Proposed V17), Barefoot
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Circuit Court: The Visionary Appeal of Fontainebleau's Bouldering Circuits
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Classic Routes: Fontainebleau's La Marie Rose
Fontainebleau’s groundbreaking first 6a, No. 22 on the Bas-Cuvier Red Circuit