Le Voyage | E10/8b+ Trad climb at Annot

First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCimhGFVUI/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwjIPP6oj1c

First female ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CPjSUMHsOMS/

[2] https://youtu.be/Mlkgf_j1dr4

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CPldNqUgs3r/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CYI8UswMtf1/

[3] https://fanatic-climbing.com/triple-repetition-du-voyage-a-annot-triple-send-of-le-voyage-in-annot/

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0_P7d4f07U

References

[1] https://fanatic-climbing.com/triple-repetition-du-voyage-a-annot-triple-send-of-le-voyage-in-annot/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0_P7d4f07U

References

[1] https://fanatic-climbing.com/symon-welfringer-repete-le-voyage-symon-welfringer-repeats-le-voyage/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CbvLaUVN13D/

When I was standing under the wall, I could not accept to go home without trying it anyway. So I warmed up a bit on the hang-board and noticed that it didn't feel so bad. So I said to myself, just try it. Already in the lower easy part I realized that it was the right decision. Completely to my surprise, I was suddenly hanging on the slopers above the crux. Now I was really nervous. The last section is no longer very difficult but mentally demanding because you have to climb a wide runout on loose rock. With completely pumped forearms and the fear in the neck, I came also through this passage and could clip shortly before sunset the anchor. Quelle Voyage!

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/jonas-schild-repeats-le-voyage-annot-france.html

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnexf-hLyfm/

References

[1] Interview with Xa White for UKClimbing.com, March 2023 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/steve_mcclure_repeats_le_voyage_e10_7a-15116

[2] Interview with PlanetMountain.com, April 2023 https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/steve-mcclure-makes-quick-trip-up-le-voyage-at-annot.html

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzn9xm17YGk

A consolation prize (!) after spending his time working on Bon Voyage.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CqmyG_ztP21/

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/ignacio_mulero_ticks_le_voyage_e10_7a_attempts_bon_voyage-15124

Mathieu's first trad route!

References

[1] https://youtu.be/x7BwDT4xrhE?t=226

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq47Eq1sX4M/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7BwDT4xrhE

It actually started pretty bad, on the very first move of the route I slipped...I took this good crimp, went for the crack and actually slipped and almost fell. [2]

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/sebastien_berthe_on_flashing_le_voyage_e10_7a-15132

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV4EO1mdXB0

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7BwDT4xrhE

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/11/le_voyage_e10_7a_for_caro_ciavaldini-73526

[2] https://fanatic-climbing.com/caroline-ciavaldini-repete-le-voyage-caroline-ciavaldini-repeats-le-voyage/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sxbssBAt3o

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz_t6xNt_vN/

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz_pv6btOz0/?img_index=1

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz_RSx9Np30/

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C68cF4SNKiB/?img_index=1

A particularly impressive ascent as Soline had not climbed harder than 8b+ on sport prior to climbing Le Voyage. [1]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C7KOfr_NF95/&img_index=1

[2] https://www.grimper.com/news-interview-grimper-niveau-max-trad-voila-comment-soline-kentzel-prise