Patrick Edlinger

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Also known as: Le Blond

Quick Info

From: France 🇫🇷
Date of birth: 15th June 1960
Age: 52 years old
Date of death: 16th November 2012
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 7B+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c

Antoine Le Menestrel:

You etched climbing in to our culture, you brought climbing up to an art form. You lived climbing, it was your lifestyle, I was still a student, looking on. I loved to watch you climb, your suppleness passed over in to my body. [1]

Lynn Hill:

Patrick will always have a place in my heart and memories. The times I spent eating dinner at his house, laughing, working together for "Rock and Wall" magazine, and climbing on the beautiful cliffs of Southern France were precious moments of life. Being from the same generation, I was inspired by Patrick's visionary achievements when he came to the States and on-sighted many of the hardest routes in the country. [1]

Jerry Moffatt:

A memory which stands out was when he took me out in his new HF Lancia Integral. He was a great driver and after warming up the engine went absolutely flat out! However at no time did I feel scared. Such was his charisma, he had an aura of total confidence and control. [1]

References

[1] Tributes to Patrick Edlinger, https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/patrick_edlinger_-_le_blond-5117

[2] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3470129359719881

[3] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/928362310563278

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlxY5rNGJk

[5] Portrait by Gérard Kosicki https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGPhnQqTbe/

[6] Climbing in Cimaï, 1980s https://www.instagram.com/p/C_7fEUvtS-r/

[7] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GHP3L6JrJAAnjRlWaqxw7?

[8] https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tiGG5Q3q4kJYDvoIYIxZr?

Contributors
18 contributions since 26th February 2021.

Quick Info

From: France 🇫🇷
Date of birth: 15th June 1960
Date of death: 16th November 2012
Age: 52 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 7B+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c

Antoine Le Menestrel:

You etched climbing in to our culture, you brought climbing up to an art form. You lived climbing, it was your lifestyle, I was still a student, looking on. I loved to watch you climb, your suppleness passed over in to my body. [1]

Lynn Hill:

Patrick will always have a place in my heart and memories. The times I spent eating dinner at his house, laughing, working together for "Rock and Wall" magazine, and climbing on the beautiful cliffs of Southern France were precious moments of life. Being from the same generation, I was inspired by Patrick's visionary achievements when he came to the States and on-sighted many of the hardest routes in the country. [1]

Jerry Moffatt:

A memory which stands out was when he took me out in his new HF Lancia Integral. He was a great driver and after warming up the engine went absolutely flat out! However at no time did I feel scared. Such was his charisma, he had an aura of total confidence and control. [1]

References

[1] Tributes to Patrick Edlinger, https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/patrick_edlinger_-_le_blond-5117

[2] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3470129359719881

[3] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/928362310563278

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlxY5rNGJk

[5] Portrait by Gérard Kosicki https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGPhnQqTbe/

[6] Climbing in Cimaï, 1980s https://www.instagram.com/p/C_7fEUvtS-r/

[7] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GHP3L6JrJAAnjRlWaqxw7?

[8] https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tiGG5Q3q4kJYDvoIYIxZr?

Contributors
18 contributions since 26th February 2021.

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Ascents

7 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Agincourt 8c Lead | worked 1989
Maginot Line 8c Lead | worked 1989
Second ascent.
Le Minimum 8c Lead | worked 1989
Are You Ready? 8b+ Lead | worked 1988
First ascent.
Consensus 8a+ Lead | worked

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQzPGue9oyY
Orange Mécanique 8a Solo | worked 1989

That day, when I reached the crux of the route, an overhanging section 30 meters above the ground, I felt tired. I was completely exhausted. All my muscles seemed useless. I turned around to see the place where I was going to crash and die, convinced that my hands would give way. I felt no fear; I was simply lucid. I hesitated, knowing that the only thing I could do was go upwards, even if it meant falling into the void, and then something incomprehensible happened. Everything became fluid, simple, all fatigue faded away, giving way to extreme concentration, perfection of movement.

I then thought that I had never understood anything about climbing, that I had everything to learn, that training wasn't the only secret, that the mind produced a power I hadn't suspected. I was no longer the same; at the top of the route, I was in a state of contemplation, of serenity. I stayed up there for maybe two hours, letting my thoughts wander. It was a friend who, not seeing me return, became worried and pulled me from my reverie. [2, translated]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CaDN4TstEF8/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DI3HmHbtIsu/
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
L'Etrave 7B+ Boulder | worked
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CiGw4StqZqp/
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade