| From | France 🇫🇷 |
| Date of birth | 7th Jan 1904 |
| Date of death | 19th Dec 2000 |
| Age | 96 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked) | 6A |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| René Ferlet | |
| Guy Poulet | |
| Jacques Poincenot | |
Pierre Allain was one of the early pioneers of bouldering in Fontainebleau and a prolific mountaineer, establishing many hard routes in the Alps.
He is also known as the creator of some of the earliest shoes designed specifically for rock climbing, "PAs", and the first lightweight aluminium carabiners.
Allain climbed the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1947 with fellow climbers René Ferlet, Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfOb12p8eIY
[1] Climbing in the 80s Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/1781106875288813
[2] Climbing in the 80s Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/4623854227680716/
[3] Instagram post: Allain in his workshop https://www.instagram.com/p/DaPx4nEF7bw/
| From | France 🇫🇷 |
| Date of birth | 7th Jan 1904 |
| Date of death | 19th Dec 2000 |
| Age | 96 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked) | 6A |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| René Ferlet | |
| Guy Poulet | |
| Jacques Poincenot | |
Pierre Allain was one of the early pioneers of bouldering in Fontainebleau and a prolific mountaineer, establishing many hard routes in the Alps.
He is also known as the creator of some of the earliest shoes designed specifically for rock climbing, "PAs", and the first lightweight aluminium carabiners.
Allain climbed the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1947 with fellow climbers René Ferlet, Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfOb12p8eIY
[1] Climbing in the 80s Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/1781106875288813
[2] Climbing in the 80s Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/4623854227680716/
[3] Instagram post: Allain in his workshop https://www.instagram.com/p/DaPx4nEF7bw/