Nationality: | BE |
Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 9A |
Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9a |
[1] Interview with Steven Potter for climbing.com, 1st February 2022 https://www.climbing.com/news/simon-lorenzi-v16-font/
18 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date |
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2019 | Dreamtime | 8C | Boulder | worked | 11th Jan 2019 |
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2021 | La Force Tranquille | 8C | Boulder | worked | 2021 |
Soudain Seul | 9A | Boulder | worked | 8th Feb 2021 | |
First ascent. 25 sessions.
After ticking the stand start quickly the low start was a much more protracted affair, stretching out to 25 days of effort. To make a crucial knee on the sit work better Simon borrowed a book from his girlfriend and placed it underneath his kneepad to make his shin a little longer. The name of the problem comes from the title of the book. References |
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Power of Now Direct | 8C | Boulder | worked | Jul 2021 | |
La Traction Universelle | 8c | Lead | worked | 6th Jul 2021 | |
Second ascent.
26 years after his father Claude Lorenzi made the first ascent. |
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Jungle Speed | 9a | Lead | worked | 3rd Nov 2021 | |
Second try after some attempts 4 years ago. |
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Off the Wagon Low | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 24th Nov 2021 | |
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CWtThn3tdZo/ |
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Conviction (du bas) | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 23rd Dec 2021 | |
First ascent.
References |
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2022 | Big Conviction | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 23rd Jan 2022 |
First ascent. 5 sessions.
In total the ascent only took 5 sessions, though this is largely because Simon knew the upper part (i.e. The Big Island) extremely well from the many sessions he spent refining it while working Soudain Seul. References |
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La Révolutionnaire Assis | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 12th Feb 2022 | |
Everything the Light Touches | 8C | Boulder | worked | Apr 2022 | |
Foundations Edge | 8C | Boulder | worked | Sep 2022 | |
In a session. |
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Practice of the Wild | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Sep 2022 | |
Simon was close to the flash on this problem. |
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Alphane | 9A | Boulder | worked | 15th Dec 2022 | |
Fourth ascent. Around 20 sessions.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CmM4XYUj2AW/ [2] Interview with fanatic-climbing.com, December 2022 https://fanatic-climbing.com/simon-lorenzi-coche-alphane-simon-lorenzi-ticks-alphane-interview/ |
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2023 | Burden of Dreams | 9A | Boulder | worked | 27th Dec 2023 |
Third ascent. Around 25 sessions.
With this ascent Simon became the first climber to climb three problems graded 9A after his subsequent ascents of Soudain Seul and Alphane. Interestingly Simon used a slightly different sequence to previous ascentionits:
On the difficulty of the problem compared to Soudain Seul and Alphane:
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Zu5gONwDT/ [2] https://karpollaon8a.com/burden-of-dreams-third-ascent-by-simon-sisu-lorenzi/ [3] Training process for BoD youtube part 1 of 3 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7R-aIeZ7yS8 [4] https://www.climbing.com/news/simon-lorenzi-burden-of-dreams/ |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Jungle Speed | 9a | Lead | worked | 3rd Nov 2021 | |
Second try after some attempts 4 years ago. |
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La Traction Universelle | 8c | Lead | worked | 6th Jul 2021 | |
Second ascent.
26 years after his father Claude Lorenzi made the first ascent. |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Soudain Seul | 9A | Boulder | worked | 8th Feb 2021 | 9A |
First ascent. 25 sessions.
After ticking the stand start quickly the low start was a much more protracted affair, stretching out to 25 days of effort. To make a crucial knee on the sit work better Simon borrowed a book from his girlfriend and placed it underneath his kneepad to make his shin a little longer. The name of the problem comes from the title of the book. References |
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Alphane | 9A | Boulder | worked | 15th Dec 2022 | |
Fourth ascent. Around 20 sessions.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CmM4XYUj2AW/ [2] Interview with fanatic-climbing.com, December 2022 https://fanatic-climbing.com/simon-lorenzi-coche-alphane-simon-lorenzi-ticks-alphane-interview/ |
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Burden of Dreams | 9A | Boulder | worked | 27th Dec 2023 | 9A |
Third ascent. Around 25 sessions.
With this ascent Simon became the first climber to climb three problems graded 9A after his subsequent ascents of Soudain Seul and Alphane. Interestingly Simon used a slightly different sequence to previous ascentionits:
On the difficulty of the problem compared to Soudain Seul and Alphane:
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Zu5gONwDT/ [2] https://karpollaon8a.com/burden-of-dreams-third-ascent-by-simon-sisu-lorenzi/ [3] Training process for BoD youtube part 1 of 3 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7R-aIeZ7yS8 [4] https://www.climbing.com/news/simon-lorenzi-burden-of-dreams/ |
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Big Conviction | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 23rd Jan 2022 | 8C+ |
First ascent. 5 sessions.
In total the ascent only took 5 sessions, though this is largely because Simon knew the upper part (i.e. The Big Island) extremely well from the many sessions he spent refining it while working Soudain Seul. References |
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Off the Wagon Low | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 24th Nov 2021 | |
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CWtThn3tdZo/ |
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La Révolutionnaire Assis | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 12th Feb 2022 | |
Power of Now Direct | 8C | Boulder | worked | Jul 2021 | |
Dreamtime | 8C | Boulder | worked | 11th Jan 2019 | |
La Force Tranquille | 8C | Boulder | worked | 2021 | |
Everything the Light Touches | 8C | Boulder | worked | Apr 2022 | 8C |
Foundations Edge | 8C | Boulder | worked | Sep 2022 | |
In a session. |
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The Big Island | 8C | Boulder | worked | ||
2 sessions.
References[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/5POR4YKrt1aDaENvgJvZJv? |
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Conviction (du bas) | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 23rd Dec 2021 | |
First ascent.
References |
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Practice of the Wild | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Sep 2022 | |
Simon was close to the flash on this problem. |
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Satan i Helvete (Bas) | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
References |
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Dune | 8B | Boulder | worked | ||
References |
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