| Country | Contributions | Between | Climbers | Crags | Summits | Climbs | Ascents | |
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| 1 | United Kingdom | 48726 | 14th November 2023 – 3rd July 2026 | 1368 | 668 | 0 | 2956 | 4618 |
| 2 | USA | 23602 | 14th November 2023 – 4th July 2026 | 774 | 178 | 2 | 821 | 2279 |
| 3 | France | 11352 | 14th November 2023 – 3rd July 2026 | 254 | 123 | 1 | 526 | 976 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 8366 | 14th November 2023 – 3rd July 2026 | 74 | 39 | 1 | 288 | 1002 |
| 5 | Spain | 8115 | 15th November 2023 – 4th July 2026 | 88 | 73 | 0 | 435 | 873 |
| 6 | Italy | 4020 | 16th November 2023 – 3rd July 2026 | 112 | 55 | 0 | 165 | 311 |
| 7 | South Africa | 3005 | 16th November 2023 – 29th June 2026 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 108 | 337 |
| 8 | Canada | 2910 | 16th November 2023 – 29th June 2026 | 61 | 21 | 3 | 103 | 249 |
| 9 | Germany | 2893 | 16th November 2023 – 2nd July 2026 | 111 | 45 | 0 | 96 | 213 |
| 10 | Japan | 2339 | 16th November 2023 – 11th June 2026 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 223 |
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| 19981 | 26th March 2026 | 13:37:06 UTC | remus | media | https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt | embed_code | |
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| 19985 | 26th March 2026 | 13:37:06 UTC | remus | ascent | Sean Bailey's ascent of Duality of Man | notes | |
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### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/)
[2] [https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/](https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/)
[3] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt)
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### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/)
[2] [https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/](https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/)
[3] Discussion with [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) on *Climbing Gold* [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt)
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<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt</a></p>
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<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-zNfBibXI/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/</a></p>
<p>[3] Discussion with <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> on <em>Climbing Gold</em> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jVBxaXUZcGLPOytwu6uPt</a></p>
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| 19987 | 26th March 2026 | 13:35:25 UTC | remus | climber | Roland Trivellini | notes_pretty | |
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<p>Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold <a href="https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Circuit (ED-)</a> at <a href="/crag/1652/bas-cuvier" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bas Cuvier</a> [1]. He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the <a href="/crag/2108/eiger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eiger</a> North Face.</p>
<p>Gilles Modica:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the <a href="/crag/1984/grandes-jorasses" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grandes Jorasses</a> via the left side of the <a href="/climb/2646/walker-spur" rel="noopener noreferrer">Walker Spur</a> (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. [2]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade</em>, Modica, Godoffe, Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.</p>
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<p>Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold <a href="https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Circuit (ED-)</a> at <a href="/crag/1652/bas-cuvier" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bas Cuvier</a> [1]. He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the <a href="/crag/2108/eiger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eiger</a> North Face.</p>
<p><a href="/climber/3864/gilles-modica" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gilles Modica</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the <a href="/crag/1984/grandes-jorasses" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grandes Jorasses</a> via the left side of the <a href="/climb/2646/walker-spur" rel="noopener noreferrer">Walker Spur</a> (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. [2]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade</em>, <a href="/climber/3864/gilles-modica" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gilles Modica</a>, <a href="/climber/642/jacky-godoffe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jacky Godoffe</a>, Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.</p>
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| 19988 | 26th March 2026 | 13:35:25 UTC | remus | climber | Roland Trivellini | notes | |
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Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold [Black Circuit (ED-)](https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html) at [Bas Cuvier](/crag/1652/bas-cuvier) [1]. He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the [Eiger](/crag/2108/eiger) North Face.
Gilles Modica:
> His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the [Grandes Jorasses](/crag/1984/grandes-jorasses) via the left side of the [Walker Spur](/climb/2646/walker-spur) (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. [2]
### References
[1] [https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0](https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0)
[2] *Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade*, Modica, Godoffe, Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.
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Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold [Black Circuit (ED-)](https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html) at [Bas Cuvier](/crag/1652/bas-cuvier) [1]. He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the [Eiger](/crag/2108/eiger) North Face.
[Gilles Modica](/climber/3864/gilles-modica):
> His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the [Grandes Jorasses](/crag/1984/grandes-jorasses) via the left side of the [Walker Spur](/climb/2646/walker-spur) (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. [2]
### References
[1] [https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0](https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0)
[2] *Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade*, [Gilles Modica](/climber/3864/gilles-modica), [Jacky Godoffe](/climber/642/jacky-godoffe), Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.
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| 19998 | 26th March 2026 | 13:33:51 UTC | remus | climber | Roland Trivellini | notes_pretty | |
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<p>Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold <a href="https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Circuit (ED-)</a> at <a href="/crag/1652/bas-cuvier" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bas Cuvier</a> (1). He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the Eiger North Face.</p>
<p>Gilles Modica:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the Grandes Jorasses via the left side of the Walker Spur (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. (2)</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade</em>, Modica, Godoffe, Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.</p>
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<p>Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold <a href="https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Circuit (ED-)</a> at <a href="/crag/1652/bas-cuvier" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bas Cuvier</a> [1]. He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the <a href="/crag/2108/eiger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eiger</a> North Face.</p>
<p>Gilles Modica:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the <a href="/crag/1984/grandes-jorasses" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grandes Jorasses</a> via the left side of the <a href="/climb/2646/walker-spur" rel="noopener noreferrer">Walker Spur</a> (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. [2]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade</em>, Modica, Godoffe, Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.</p>
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| 19999 | 26th March 2026 | 13:33:51 UTC | remus | climber | Roland Trivellini | notes | |
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Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold [Black Circuit (ED-)](https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html) at [Bas Cuvier](/crag/1652/bas-cuvier) (1). He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the Eiger North Face.
Gilles Modica:
>His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the Grandes Jorasses via the left side of the Walker Spur (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. (2)
### References
[1] [https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0](https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0)
[2] *Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade*, Modica, Godoffe, Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.
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Alpinist and Bleausard. At times controversial and somewhat mysterious, in 1965 Trivellini created the bold [Black Circuit (ED-)](https://bleau.info/cuvier/circuit7.html) at [Bas Cuvier](/crag/1652/bas-cuvier) [1]. He disappeared in March 1967 during an attempt at a direct winter solo on the [Eiger](/crag/2108/eiger) North Face.
Gilles Modica:
> His body was never found. Two years earlier, solo, he is said to have completed the first ascent of the Linceul [The Shroud] with a direct finish to the summit of the [Grandes Jorasses](/crag/1984/grandes-jorasses) via the left side of the [Walker Spur](/climb/2646/walker-spur) (3–4–5–6 July 1965). This extraordinary feat was questioned and never officially recognised. Francis Bocianowski, of the R.S.C.M. (Red Star Club Montreuillois), a friend of Trivellini, saw no reason to doubt it and compiled a dossier on the matter. A journalist of Polish origin, Piotr Packowski, has more recently argued Trivellini’s case with the support of Claude Deck, former president of the G.H.M., in the journal of the F.F.C.A.M. (formerly the Club Alpin Français). Two false rumours long circulated about Trivellini: that he was deeply in debt, and that he had fled to Argentina for that reason. The mystery remains, with his body never recovered despite searches. [2]
### References
[1] [https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0](https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0)
[2] *Fontainebleau: 100 ans d'escalade*, Modica, Godoffe, Editions Mont Blanc, 2017, p.227. Translation by Chat GPT.
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<p>The first 7B in the forest in 1977, holds were manufactured by <a href="/climber/1599/jérôme-jean-charles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jérôme Jean-Charles</a>, who believed that possibilities for hard climbing had been exhausted and the only way to progress was to add holds to 'unclimbable' rock.</p>
<p>Topo Bleau:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>But Cuvier is also the massif of all the wrong turns, given how much the rock has been altered. Nowhere else are there so many manufactured holds, so many holds patched with cement. In a way, that was the price of progress.</p>
<p>But let’s not throw our hammers at the heads of those who came before. In the spirit of the time, they weren’t violating any ethical principle, because it hadn’t yet been recognised that chipping actually limits the standard. In other words, it unconsciously avoided engaging with the rock itself. It took 17 years to go from 7a to 7b, and only 7 years from 7b to 8a. (1)</p>
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<p>In 2001 the problem was vandalised by a disgruntled local climber, who attempted to chip off the starting hold, making the problem harder. (2)</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>On The Edge</em> issue 110, page 10</p>
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<p>The first 7B in the forest in 1977, holds were manufactured by <a href="/climber/1599/jérôme-jean-charles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jérôme Jean-Charles</a>, who believed that possibilities for hard climbing had been exhausted and the only way to progress was to add holds to 'unclimbable' rock.</p>
<p>Topo Bleau:</p>
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<p>But Cuvier is also the massif of all the wrong turns, given how much the rock has been altered. Nowhere else are there so many manufactured holds, so many holds patched with cement. In a way, that was the price of progress.</p>
<p>But let’s not throw our hammers at the heads of those who came before. In the spirit of the time, they weren’t violating any ethical principle, because it hadn’t yet been recognised that chipping actually limits the standard. In other words, it unconsciously avoided engaging with the rock itself. It took 17 years to go from 7a to 7b, and only 7 years from 7b to 8a. [1]</p>
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<p>In 2001 the problem was vandalised by a disgruntled local climber, who attempted to chip off the starting hold, making the problem harder. (2)</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sites.google.com/site/topobleau/escalades-bleau/Foret-domaniale-de-Fontainebleau/Les-Cuviers?authuser=0</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>On The Edge</em> issue 110, page 10</p>
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