Climbers

Climber Name # Ascents Recorded Notes
Ben Masterson 7
Bruce Zou 7

Bruce started climbing after moving to America to start his PHD at the University of Colorado Boulder. Bruce is potentially the first Chinese national to climb the grades of 8B+ and 8C. Many of Bruce's hardest ascents such as Pegasus (8C) and The Game (8C) were done barefoot.

Chase Martinez 7
Chris Bonington 7

References

[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4b2sThIeA

[3] Everest - The Hard Way 1975

Chris Schulte 7
Chuck Pratt 7

Pratt was felt by many to be the best crack climber of the Yosemite golden age with a particular strength in offwidths.

References

[1] Roper, S ed. (2002). Ordeal by Piton. USA: Stanford University Library p121

[2] http://www.supertopo.com/a/Chuck-Pratt/a146n.html

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjs2sdWrB_6/

Dani Fuertes 7
Dave Towse 7
Didier Raboutou 7
Dom Bridgwood 7
Dominic Lee 7
Eder Lomba 7
Eli Perry 7
Enzo Oddo 7
Facundo Langbehn 7
Felipe Ho Foganholo 7
Guillaume Glairon-Mondet 7
Harry Constantine 7
Holly Rees 7
Hugo Parmentier 7

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

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