Charles Albert making the first ascent of No kpote only at Fontainebleau
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Charles Albert climbing No kpote only at Fontainebleau
The video of Charles Albert making the first ascent of No kpote only at Fontainebleau in France. Freed by the French climber in January 2019, the boulder problem was repeated by Ryohei Kameyama who suggested 8C+/9A.
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Charles Albert making the first ascent of No kpote only at Fontainebleau
Charles Albert archive
"Oui monsieur! Voila!" This apparently effortless send actually resulted in one of the hardest boulder problems in the world: No kpote only at Fontainebleau. Charles Albert clinched the deal in January 2019 in his usual style, ie barefoot and without a crashpad, and little matters that a few months later Japan’s Ryohei Kameyama suggested a downgrade from the full 9A to 8C+/9A.
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19/01/2019 - Climbing
Charles Albert at Fontainebleau climbs world's second 9A boulder problem At Fontainebleau in France Charles Albert, climbing barefoot, has established No Kapote Only, a boulder problem he believes to be 9A. This is only the second boulder in the world...
10/11/2017 - Climbing
Charles Albert frees Fontainebleau's first 8C+ French climber Charles Albert has freed the extension to La Révolutionnaire, suggesting 8C+. If confirmed, this becomes the first problem in Fontainebleau (France) to be graded 8C+ and also one...
16/07/2017 - Climbing
Charles Albert climbs Monkey Wedding 8C barefoot at Rocklands The video of French climber Charles Albert repeating the 8C boulder problem Monkey Wedding at Rocklands barefoot. Alexander Megos repeated this 2002 Fred Nicole test piece in just 30 minutes.
07/12/2016 - Climbing
Melissa Le Nevé and Charles Albert boulder hard at Fontainebleau At Fontainebleau in France Melissa Le Nevé has sent her first 8B boulder problem while Charles Albert, climbing barefoot, has made the first ascent of the 8C problem La révolutionnaire.
12/10/2016 - Climbing
Charles Albert downclimbs 8B+ barefoot at Fontainebleau The video of French climber Charles Albert who, last week at Fontainebleau in France, sent the 8B+ boulder problem ‘Gecko assis’ while barefoot and downclimbing.
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