Climbers

Features in Statement of Youth.

References

[1] Portrait by Dean Fidelman https://www.instagram.com/p/CpN7MQAJom7/

[2] Free Soloing with a Parachute, from Reel Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DWu4HygkBU

The first climber to onsight 8b and 8b+.

In an unusual turn of events, in 2004 it was believed (and widely reported) that Elie and a fellow traveler had been stoned to death in Iran while travelling. However the unfortunate victim was later found to be another person carrying a Swiss passport. [1]

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/elie-chevieux-is-alive.html

[2] Elie Cheveux Interviewed by Toni Arbones for Desnivel

Guy Percival is a climber who has added many first ascents around the Bristol area in the UK. In particular he has been active at crags such as Avon Gorge and Cheddar Gorge as well as many other smaller venues.

Hugo Parmentier is a French competition climber, sport climber and boulderer. After a string of good results in youth competitions he struggled to achieve similar results on the adult circuit and started to climb outdoors more frequently, including making the second ascent of Eagle-4 in 2020 and climbing his first 8C with Le Pied à Coulisse in 2023.

In 2023 he climbed 100 7As in fontainebleau with his housemate Sébastien Berthe, travelling only on foot and by bike. [2]

References

[1] Interview with fanatic-climbing.com, March 2024 https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-hugo-parmentier-performance-enthousiasme-et-ecologie-interview-hugo-parmentier-green-enthusiast/

[2] https://fanatic-climbing.com/100-blocs-de-bleau-en-7a-en-une-journee-et-en-velo-100-7a-boulders-in-font-by-bike-in-a-day/

[3] Interview with Lucien Martinez on the 100 7A challenge in Fontainebleau, 2024 https://www.grimper.com/news-les-100-7a-aventure-xxl-facon-bleausarde

[4] https://fanatic-climbing.com/hugo-parmentier-sur-une-ile-deserte-hugo-parmentier-on-a-desert-island/

John Long:

Unlike many pontifical climbers who, having made their mark, silently slip into history, Bridwell’s initiative has redoubled with each new route. Indeed he has maintained a level of motivation rarely matched by any climber anywhere. Yet this same motivation has occasioned controversy, fisticuffs and vindictive slandenngs from fellow cragsmen. [4]

References

[1] Portrait by Dean Fidelman

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214821/Jim-Bridwell-1944-2018

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysF9wx4X08A

[4] Interview with John Long in Mountain 79 (1981), page 22 /library/11090/mountain-79

References

[1] Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/user9534812

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kevin_thaw-4327