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On Wednesday 14 February Adam Ondra made the first repeat of 'Bon voyage', the E12 at Annot in France established by James Pearson in February 2023. The Czech climber needed 3 days of effort and has confirmed the grade of E12 (9a).

After the first ascent in February 2023, British climber James Pearson has now proposed the grade E12 for Bon voyage at Annot in France. Currently there is no other trad route of this grade. In this great introspective piece the 30-year-old British climber talks about the path that led him...

French climber Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated 'Le voyage' (E10 7a/ 8b+) at Annot in France.

At Rhoscolyn on the island of Anglesey in North Wales Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated the E9 trad climb 'Olwen' while her husband James Pearson has repeated the E10 'Prisoners of the sun'.

The video of British rock climber James Pearson and the road that led him to making the first ascent of 'Bon voyage', one of the hardest trad climbs in the world and located at Annot in France

The video of British climber Steve McClure making a fast repeat of 'Le voyage' at Annot in France at the end of March 2023. Established by James Pearson in 2017, this 8b+/E10 is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in the country.

Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has managed to flash 'Le voyage' (8b+/E10) at Annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, it is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in France.

On 23/03/2023 at Annot in France British rock climber Steve McClure made a fast repeat of 'Le voyage', the difficult trad climb first ascended by James Pearson in 2017.

British rock climber James Pearson has climbed his long-standing trad project in Annot, France. 'Bon voyage' shares the same start as Pearson's 2017 'Le voyage' (E10), and although no grade has been put forward yet, it promises to be up there among some of the hardest trad climbs in the...

On 7 January 2023 Swiss climber Jonas Schild has repeated 'Le voyage', the E10 at Annot first ascended by James Pearson in 2017 and reputed to be the most difficult trad climb France.

The video of Jacopo Larcher and Siebe Vanhee repeating Le voyage, France’s hardest trad climb located at Annot.

Scottish rock climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of Honey Badger, an 8C+ boulder problem at Badger Cove in the Peak District, UK.

British rock climber James Pearson has made a swift repeat of Lexicon, the E11 at Pavey Ark first ascended by Neil Gresham in 2021. After making a bold 'flash' attempt, Pearson worked the route ground-up before repeating one of Britain’s hardest trad climbs in cold, wet conditions.

French climber Symon Welfringer has repeated Le voyage at Annot. The hardest trad climb in France was first ascended by James Pearson in 2017.

Japanese mountaineer Yasushi Yamanoi is to receive the13th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated in Briançon, France, from 26 to 29 November.

Towards the end of June French mountain guides Martin Elias, Victor Saucède, Jeremy Stagnetto and Jérôme Sullivan made the first ascent of Harvest Moon, a new route on Dansam West (6600m) above the Kondus Valley in the Karakorum, Pakistan. Climbed alpine style, the 1600m route is graded M6 WI6. Jérôme...