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1 United Kingdom 11148 22nd May 2025 – 16th September 2026 114 13 0 586 1083
2 France 3430 22nd May 2025 – 29th August 2026 32 13 0 172 326
3 USA 1770 30th July 2025 – 14th August 2026 26 56 0 167 88
4 Japan 1478 19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026 14 25 0 107 73
5 Spain 319 31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026 3 9 0 35 13
6 Switzerland 229 31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026 2 5 0 21 15
7 New Zealand 216 19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026 1 1 0 17 13
8 Canada 170 10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026 1 9 0 25 3
9 Italy 166 12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026 2 7 0 19 7
10 Germany 151 8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026 4 6 0 10 5

Recent Contributions

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1361 3rd July 2026 08:07:47 UTC Mono ascent Oriane Bertone's ascent of Panonoramix et les Cyclopes ascent_dt_start
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1362 3rd July 2026 08:07:47 UTC Mono ascent Oriane Bertone's ascent of Panonoramix et les Cyclopes climber_id
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1365 3rd July 2026 08:06:50 UTC Mono climb Panonoramix et les Cyclopes eight_a_nu_url
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1366 3rd July 2026 08:06:50 UTC Mono climb Panonoramix et les Cyclopes climb_name
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1367 3rd July 2026 08:06:50 UTC Mono climb Panonoramix et les Cyclopes climb_type
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1368 3rd July 2026 08:06:50 UTC Mono climb Panonoramix et les Cyclopes crag_id
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1369 3rd July 2026 08:06:50 UTC Mono climb Panonoramix et les Cyclopes grade_id
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1370 3rd July 2026 08:04:30 UTC Mono ascent Oriane Bertone's ascent of Golden Shadow notes
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### References [1] [https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985](https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985)
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With her ascent, Bertone became the youngest person to climb the grade. ### References [1] [https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985](https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985)
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+With her ascent, Bertone became the youngest person to climb the grade.
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1371 3rd July 2026 08:04:30 UTC Mono ascent Oriane Bertone's ascent of Golden Shadow notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985">https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985</a></p>
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<p>With her ascent, Bertone became the youngest person to climb the grade.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/mL8HmtR--Fk?t=985</a></p>
1372 3rd July 2026 08:03:51 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. Bertone was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean: > 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 found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years a Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in 2023. ### 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 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 on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean:
+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 found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+).
+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 a Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in 2023.
+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.

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

### References
1373 3rd July 2026 08:03:51 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes_pretty
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. </p> <p>Bertone was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean:</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 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 a Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in 2023. </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>
1374 3rd July 2026 07:06:34 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes_pretty
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. </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>
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. </p> <p>Bertone was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean:</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 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 a Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in 2023. </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>
1375 3rd July 2026 07:06:34 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. ### 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)
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. Bertone was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean: > 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 found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years a Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in 2023. ### 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. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics.
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+Bertone was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean:
+> 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.
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+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 found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+).
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+Over the next five years a Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in 2023.
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### 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)
+[2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk)
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+[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)
1376 3rd July 2026 06:23:02 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes
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### 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)
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. ### 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)
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+Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics.
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### 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)
1377 3rd July 2026 06:23:02 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes_pretty
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<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>
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics. </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>
1378 3rd July 2026 05:47:04 UTC Mono climber Malcolm Smith notes_pretty
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<p>Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of <a href="/climb/5/hubble" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hubble</a> in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world. </p> <p><a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>He went on to climb some the last great problems in the UK such as <a href="/climb/117/monk-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monk Life</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/126/pilgrimage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pilgrimage</a> (8B+). His traverses <a href="/climb/7275/lothlorian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lothlorian</a> (8c+) and <a href="/climb/127/leviathan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leviathan</a> (9a) remain unrepeated.</p> <p>Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of <a href="/climb/67/evolution" rel="noopener noreferrer">Evolution</a> at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raven Tor</a>, the second ascent of <a href="/climb/65/progress" rel="noopener noreferrer">Progress</a> at <a href="/crag/608/kilnsey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilnsey</a> as well as early repeats of <a href="/climb/9/bat-route" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bat Route</a> and <a href="/climb/12/cry-freedom" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cry Freedom</a> at <a href="/crag/610/malham-cove" rel="noopener noreferrer">Malham Cove</a>. In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of <a href="/climb/53/hunger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hunger</a> at <a href="/crag/8442/the-anvil" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Anvil</a>.</p> <p>As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on <a href="/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board" rel="noopener noreferrer">School Room 50° Board</a> remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Cuthbertson</a> interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niall Grimes</a> on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://vimeo.com/6644468" rel="noopener noreferrer">Splinter</a>, a short portrait by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Pritchard</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stone Love</a></p> <p>[4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 <a href="https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith</a></p>
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<p>Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use, putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of <a href="/climb/5/hubble" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hubble</a> in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world. </p> <p><a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>He went on to climb some the last great problems in the UK such as <a href="/climb/117/monk-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monk Life</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/126/pilgrimage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pilgrimage</a> (8B+). His traverses <a href="/climb/7275/lothlorian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lothlorian</a> (8c+) and <a href="/climb/127/leviathan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leviathan</a> (9a) remain unrepeated.</p> <p>Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of <a href="/climb/67/evolution" rel="noopener noreferrer">Evolution</a> at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raven Tor</a>, the second ascent of <a href="/climb/65/progress" rel="noopener noreferrer">Progress</a> at <a href="/crag/608/kilnsey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilnsey</a> as well as early repeats of <a href="/climb/9/bat-route" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bat Route</a> and <a href="/climb/12/cry-freedom" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cry Freedom</a> at <a href="/crag/610/malham-cove" rel="noopener noreferrer">Malham Cove</a>. In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of <a href="/climb/53/hunger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hunger</a> at <a href="/crag/8442/the-anvil" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Anvil</a>.</p> <p>As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on the <a href="/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board" rel="noopener noreferrer">School Room 50° Board</a> remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Cuthbertson</a> interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niall Grimes</a> on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://vimeo.com/6644468" rel="noopener noreferrer">Splinter</a>, a short portrait by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Pritchard</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stone Love</a></p> <p>[4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 <a href="https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith</a></p>
1379 3rd July 2026 05:47:04 UTC Mono climber Malcolm Smith notes
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Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world. [Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson): > He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1] He went on to climb some the last great problems in the UK such as [Monk Life](/climb/117/monk-life) (8B+) and [Pilgrimage](/climb/126/pilgrimage) (8B+). His traverses [Lothlorian](/climb/7275/lothlorian) (8c+) and [Leviathan](/climb/127/leviathan) (9a) remain unrepeated. Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of [Evolution](/climb/67/evolution) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor), the second ascent of [Progress](/climb/65/progress) at [Kilnsey](/crag/608/kilnsey) as well as early repeats of [Bat Route](/climb/9/bat-route) and [Cry Freedom](/climb/12/cry-freedom) at [Malham Cove](/crag/610/malham-cove). In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of [Hunger](/climb/53/hunger) at [The Anvil](/crag/8442/the-anvil). As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on [School Room 50° Board](/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board) remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years. ### References [1] [Dave Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson) interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?) [2] [Splinter](https://vimeo.com/6644468), a short portrait by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard) [3] [Stone Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78) [4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 [https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith](https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith)
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Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use, putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world. [Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson): > He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1] He went on to climb some the last great problems in the UK such as [Monk Life](/climb/117/monk-life) (8B+) and [Pilgrimage](/climb/126/pilgrimage) (8B+). His traverses [Lothlorian](/climb/7275/lothlorian) (8c+) and [Leviathan](/climb/127/leviathan) (9a) remain unrepeated. Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of [Evolution](/climb/67/evolution) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor), the second ascent of [Progress](/climb/65/progress) at [Kilnsey](/crag/608/kilnsey) as well as early repeats of [Bat Route](/climb/9/bat-route) and [Cry Freedom](/climb/12/cry-freedom) at [Malham Cove](/crag/610/malham-cove). In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of [Hunger](/climb/53/hunger) at [The Anvil](/crag/8442/the-anvil). As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on the [School Room 50° Board](/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board) remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years. ### References [1] [Dave Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson) interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?) [2] [Splinter](https://vimeo.com/6644468), a short portrait by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard) [3] [Stone Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78) [4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 [https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith](https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith)
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-Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world.
+Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use, putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world.

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Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of [Evolution](/climb/67/evolution) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor), the second ascent of [Progress](/climb/65/progress) at [Kilnsey](/crag/608/kilnsey) as well as early repeats of [Bat Route](/climb/9/bat-route) and [Cry Freedom](/climb/12/cry-freedom) at [Malham Cove](/crag/610/malham-cove). In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of [Hunger](/climb/53/hunger) at [The Anvil](/crag/8442/the-anvil).

-As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on [School Room 50° Board](/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board) remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.
+As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on the [School Room 50° Board](/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board) remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.

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1380 2nd July 2026 19:35:19 UTC Mono climber Fred Rouhling notes_pretty
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<p>Fred Rouhling was a controversial figure during the late '90s and early 2000s. With a string of hard ascents in a relatively off-the-beaten track location there were many people who doubted his ascents, not helped by the fact that some of his key routes were unashamedly chipped (for example <a href="/climb/853/de-l'autre-côté-du-ciel" rel="noopener noreferrer">De L'Autre Côté du Ciel</a>). He is notable for a particularly dynamic styling of climbing which would be familiar in a comp today, but was unusual at the time; routes such as <a href="/climb/46/hugh" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hugh</a> (9a) were manufactured to create this style.</p> <p>His route <a href="/climb/475/akira" rel="noopener noreferrer">Akira</a> was particularly contentious. When he made the first ascent he gave it the then unheard of grade of 9b at a time when 9a+ didn't exist.</p> <p>A 2005 profile by Pete Ward [2] helped to dispel some of the more outlandish myths, and many of his routes have now received repeats which confirm their quality and difficulty. However, his route Akira did receive a notable downgrade to 9a after being repeated by <a href="/climber/496/sébastien-bouin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sébastien Bouin</a> and <a href="/climber/498/lucien-martinez" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucien Martinez</a>.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 1 <a href="https://youtu.be/xqk0nQCNtpY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/xqk0nQCNtpY</a> </p> <p>[2] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 2 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFSnkF25eI" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFSnkF25eI</a></p> <p>[3] The Other Side of Fred Rouhling by Pete Ward, 15th June 2012 <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/fred-rouhling/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/fred-rouhling/</a></p> <p>[4] Interview with camptocamp.org, October 2008 <a href="https://www.camptocamp.org/articles/143240/fr/interview-de-fred-rouhling-21-10-2008-" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.camptocamp.org/articles/143240/fr/interview-de-fred-rouhling-21-10-2008-</a></p> <p>[5] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?</a></p> <p>[6] Interview for <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 102, page 40</p>
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<p>Fred Rouhling was a controversial figure during the late '90s and early 2000s. With a string of hard ascents in a relatively off-the-beaten track location there were many people who doubted his ascents, not helped by the fact that some of his key routes were unashamedly chipped (for example <a href="/climb/853/de-l'autre-côté-du-ciel" rel="noopener noreferrer">De L'Autre Côté du Ciel</a>). He is notable for a particularly dynamic style of climbing which would be familiar in a comp today, but was unusual at the time; routes such as <a href="/climb/46/hugh" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hugh</a> (9a) were manufactured to create this style.</p> <p>His route <a href="/climb/475/akira" rel="noopener noreferrer">Akira</a> was particularly contentious. When he made the first ascent he gave it the then unheard of grade of 9b at a time when 9a+ didn't exist.</p> <p>A 2005 profile by Pete Ward [2] helped to dispel some of the more outlandish myths, and many of his routes have now received repeats which confirm their quality and difficulty. However, his route Akira did receive a notable downgrade to 9a after being repeated by <a href="/climber/496/sébastien-bouin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sébastien Bouin</a> and <a href="/climber/498/lucien-martinez" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucien Martinez</a>.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 1 <a href="https://youtu.be/xqk0nQCNtpY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/xqk0nQCNtpY</a> </p> <p>[2] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 2 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFSnkF25eI" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFSnkF25eI</a></p> <p>[3] The Other Side of Fred Rouhling by Pete Ward, 15th June 2012 <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/fred-rouhling/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/fred-rouhling/</a></p> <p>[4] Interview with camptocamp.org, October 2008 <a href="https://www.camptocamp.org/articles/143240/fr/interview-de-fred-rouhling-21-10-2008-" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.camptocamp.org/articles/143240/fr/interview-de-fred-rouhling-21-10-2008-</a></p> <p>[5] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?</a></p> <p>[6] Interview for <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 102, page 40</p>

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