Laura Pineau climbing Butterfly Circus, one of Europe’s best splitter cracks.

Footage of French climber Laura Pineau repeating 'Butterfly Circus', the 8a+ crack in Ticinio, Switzerland described as 'one of Europe’s best splitter cracks.'

Laura Pineau

09

January 2026

Climbing

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