Mono

	Country	Contributions	Between	Climbers	Crags	Climbs	Ascents
1	United Kingdom	11148	22nd May 2025 – 16th September 2026	114	13	586	1083
2	France	3430	22nd May 2025 – 29th August 2026	32	13	172	326
3	USA	1770	30th July 2025 – 14th August 2026	26	56	167	88
4	Japan	1478	19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026	14	25	107	73
5	Spain	319	31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026	3	9	35	13
6	Switzerland	229	31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026	2	5	21	15
7	New Zealand	216	19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	1	17	13
8	Canada	170	10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	9	25	3
9	Italy	166	12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026	2	7	19	7
10	Germany	151	8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026	4	6	10	5

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
1341	3rd July 2026	08:40:06 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes
Before Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) After Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. +Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.
1342	3rd July 2026	08:40:06 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes_pretty
Before <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p> After <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
1343	3rd July 2026	08:39:49 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes
Before Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) After Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. -Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: +Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+).
1344	3rd July 2026	08:39:49 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes_pretty
Before <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p> After <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
1345	3rd July 2026	08:35:23 UTC	Mono	climber	Katie Lamb	featurable
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1346	3rd July 2026	08:34:51 UTC	Mono	climber	Katie Lamb	notes
Before Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/) After Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. Her older brother [Andy Lamb](/climber/1032/andy-lamb) is also a notable boulderer. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/) Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. +Her older brother [Andy Lamb](/climber/1032/andy-lamb) is also a notable boulderer. + ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)`
1347	3rd July 2026	08:34:51 UTC	Mono	climber	Katie Lamb	notes_pretty
Before <p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p> After <p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <p>Her older brother <a href="/climber/1032/andy-lamb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andy Lamb</a> is also a notable boulderer. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
1348	3rd July 2026	08:32:30 UTC	Mono	climber	Katie Lamb	notes
Before Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/) After Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. +Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems.
1349	3rd July 2026	08:32:30 UTC	Mono	climber	Katie Lamb	notes_pretty
Before <p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p> After <p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
1350	3rd July 2026	08:31:20 UTC	Mono	climber	Katie Lamb	notes
Before Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats. ### References [1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/) After Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,9 +1,16 @@ -Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats. +Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. + +Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. + +Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: +>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. + +In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References -[1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) +[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) -[2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) +[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
1351	3rd July 2026	08:31:20 UTC	Mono	climber	Katie Lamb	notes_pretty
Before <p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p> After <p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
1352	3rd July 2026	08:13:22 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	featurable
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1353	3rd July 2026	08:12:57 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes
Before Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London. Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) After Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). -Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London. +Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.
1354	3rd July 2026	08:12:57 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes_pretty
Before <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p> After <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
1355	3rd July 2026	08:09:17 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes_pretty
Before <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020 she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascent of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+), aged 15. The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.</p> <p>Her youunger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p> After <p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
1356	3rd July 2026	08:09:17 UTC	Mono	climber	Oriane Bertone	notes
Before Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020 she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascent of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+), aged 15. The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London. Her youunger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) After Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London. Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. -Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020 she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascent of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+), aged 15. The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). +Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London. -Her youunger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. +Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References
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Before

Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+).

Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

After

Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+).

Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

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-Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

+Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

 

 Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:

 > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Before

<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p>
<p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

After

<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p>
<p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

Before

Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+).

Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

After

Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+).

Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

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 Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

 

-Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:

+Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:

 > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

 

 Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+).

Before

<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p>
<p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

After

<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p>
<p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. 

Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:
>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.

In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

### References

[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

[3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)

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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. 

Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:
>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.

In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

Her older brother [Andy Lamb](/climber/1032/andy-lamb) is also a notable boulderer. 

### References

[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

[3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)

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 In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

 

+Her older brother [Andy Lamb](/climber/1032/andy-lamb) is also a notable boulderer. 

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 ### References

 

 [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p>
<p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p>
<p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p>
<p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p>
<p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>

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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p>
<p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p>
<p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p>
<p>Her older brother <a href="/climber/1032/andy-lamb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andy Lamb</a> is also a notable boulderer. </p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p>
<p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p>
<p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>

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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. 

Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:
>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.

In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

### References

[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

[3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)

After

Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. 

Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:
>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.

In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

### References

[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

[3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)

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-Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

+Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

 

 Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems.

Before

<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p>
<p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p>
<p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p>
<p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p>
<p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>

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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p>
<p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p>
<p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p>
<p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p>
<p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>

Before

Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats.

### References

[1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

[2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

[3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)

After

Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. 

Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:
>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.

In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

### References

[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

[3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)

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-Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats.

+Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

+

+Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. 

+

+Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:

+>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.

+

+In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

 

 ### References

 

-[1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

+[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

 

-[2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

+[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

 

 [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)

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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p>
<p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>

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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p>
<p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p>
<p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p>
<p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p>
<p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>

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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.

Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+).

Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

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 Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

 

-Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.

+Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+).

 

 Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.</p>
<p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p>
<p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020 she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascent of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+), aged 15. The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.</p>
<p>Her youunger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p>
<p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p>
<p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.</p>
<p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>

Before

Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020 she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascent of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+), aged 15. The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.

Her youunger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.

Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

### References

[1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane)

[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)

[3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)

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 Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:

 > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

 

-Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020 she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascent of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+), aged 15. The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

+Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). 

 

 Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London.

 

-Her youunger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

+Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.

 

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Recent Contributions

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