“Barefoot Charles” Albert Gives Inside Scoop on New V17 Proposal
No shoes, no problem. The barefoot Frenchman is back with another potential V17, 'L’Ombre du Voyageur.'
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A New Route on Meru, a V16 Downgrade, and Two (Very Different) Endurance Feats
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Duo climbs 100 V6s in a day; Niky Ceria logs a highball stunner; One of the UK's hardest boulders is downgraded; Amity Warme ticks 'Father Time' (5.13b; 2,000ft); Meru South gets a new route.
New Sends We Cared About: One of Patagonia’s Hardest Free Routes Gets an FA (and more)
Here are the coolest new routes (and repeats) of late.
The Visionary Appeal of Fontainebleau’s Bouldering Circuits
This article was originally published in Climbing No. 380 under the title "Circuit Court."
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.
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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Classic Routes: Fontainebleau's La Marie Rose
Fontainebleau’s groundbreaking first 6a, No. 22 on the Bas-Cuvier Red Circuit
Chris Schulte on the Fontainebleau Classic La Marie Rose
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Fontainebleau for the First-Timer
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No Kpote Only (9A/V17) Gets Second Ascent, Possible Downgrade
Ryohei Kameyama has made the first repeat of a proposed 9A/V17 problem
Charles Albert Proposes World's Second V17 in Fontainebleau (Barefoot)
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Jimmy Webb in Eurofail 2018
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Seven: A 7-Year-Old's Quest to Boulder 7a/V6
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Review: 3 Must-See New Climbing Films
Three new climbing movies to help you maintain stoke this winter.
Bouldering Porn: Star Lines of Fontainebleau
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Rainbow Rocket: A One-Move V11 Dyno
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Charles Albert Sends Gecko Assis (V14) Barefoot
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Funny: The Angriest Boulderer
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