alain robert
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by mitchleblanc » Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:21 pm
Crazy picture? Or crazy bastard? Or both? I do think that photo rocks, though, love how high it looks!
From his own website: "I have become the best solo climber."
His list of solos...
Also from his site:
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Best results to date :
Onsight (leading a climb without any prior attempts)
8b+ (Men) Elie Chevieux, Switzerland
8a (Women) Lynn Hill, USA and Robyn Esbesfield, USA
Redpoint
9a+ (Men) : Fred Rouhling, France - Fred Nicole, Switzerland - Alex Huber, Germany
8b+ (Women) Lynn Hill, USA - Robyn Erbesfield, USA - Susi Good, Switzerland- Mia Axon, USA - Martina Cufar, Slovenia.
Solo climbing
8b Alain Robert, France
Alain Robert is the only extreme solo climber in the world.
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(bold italics added by me)
I think the guy is a lunatic!
From his own website: "I have become the best solo climber."
His list of solos...
Also from his site:
***
Best results to date :
Onsight (leading a climb without any prior attempts)
8b+ (Men) Elie Chevieux, Switzerland
8a (Women) Lynn Hill, USA and Robyn Esbesfield, USA
Redpoint
9a+ (Men) : Fred Rouhling, France - Fred Nicole, Switzerland - Alex Huber, Germany
8b+ (Women) Lynn Hill, USA - Robyn Erbesfield, USA - Susi Good, Switzerland- Mia Axon, USA - Martina Cufar, Slovenia.
Solo climbing
8b Alain Robert, France
Alain Robert is the only extreme solo climber in the world.
***
(bold italics added by me)
I think the guy is a lunatic!
Bouldering is a dish best served cold.
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by Guest » Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:27 am
sorry but all of your facts are outdated...
- yurihama onsighted .14b a few months ago,
- Jose from Spain has onsighted much harder than .13a!,
- she again has redpointed .14d (ex. bain de sang),
as for extreme soloist I would not forget Alexander Huber who has soloed .14a (8b+).
- yurihama onsighted .14b a few months ago,
- Jose from Spain has onsighted much harder than .13a!,
- she again has redpointed .14d (ex. bain de sang),
as for extreme soloist I would not forget Alexander Huber who has soloed .14a (8b+).
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