Climbers

Climber Name # Ascents Recorded Notes
Matthew Mendes 20
Mick Lovatt 20
Sébastien Berthe 20

References

[1] Interview with Lucien Martinez on the 100 7A challenge in Fontainebleau, 2024 https://www.grimper.com/news-les-100-7a-aventure-xxl-facon-bleausarde
Spike Fullwood 20
Steve Dunning 20
Thomas Willenberg 20

References

[1] Interview with Björn Pohl (2011) https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/09/thomas_willenberg_exclusive_interview-64154

[2] https://vimeo.com/5198486
Alex Norton 19
Angus Kille 19
Florian Wientjes 19
Mari Augusta Salvesen 19
Mark Leach 19

Features in Statement of Youth.
Michiel Nieuwenhuijsen 19
Neil Mawson 19
Sam Blackwell 19
Ted Kingsnorth 19
Benn Wheeler 18

References

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3O6FI1hbAKBsel83KUqvNS?
Bernd Zangerl 18
Dan Honneyman 18

Gritstone headpoint wad.

Nik Jennings:

First time I met Dan was bouldering at the Foundry. The next day he suggested we go climbing outside (I was a very green, led a couple is VS’s, climber). He had me belay him on Kaluza Klein... “If I fall off just jump off this ledge”

Errrr ok....

He then proceeded to fall of the top, repeatedly... [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,31049.msg626044.html#msg626044
Dave Thomas 18

Interview with Wil Treasure on the Factor Two podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yri_x9Z9KG4.
Fred Rouhling 18

Fred Rouhling was a controversial figure during the late 90s and early 2000s. With a string of hard ascents in a relatively off the beaten track location there were many people who doubted his ascents, not helped by the fact that many of his routes were unashamedly chipped (for example De L'Autre Côté du Ciel).

His route Akira was particularly contentious. When he made the first ascent he gave it the then unheard of grade of 9b at a time when 9a+ didn't exist.

A 2005 profile by Pete Ward [2] helped to dispel some of the more outlandish myths, and many of his routes have now received repeats which confirm their quality and difficulty. However, his route Akira did receive a notable downgrade to 9a after being repeated by Sébastien Bouin and Lucien Martinez.

References

[1] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 1 https://youtu.be/xqk0nQCNtpY

[2] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFSnkF25eI

[3] The Other Side of Fred Rouhling by Pete Ward, 15th June 2012 https://www.climbing.com/people/fred-rouhling/

[4] Interview with camptocamp.org, October 2008 https://www.camptocamp.org/articles/143240/fr/interview-de-fred-rouhling-21-10-2008-

[5] https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?

[6] Interview for On The Edge Issue 102, page 40

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