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Alban Levier has made the first ascent of La Force, at the Orsay roof just south of Paris. La Force is a harder version of Quoi de neuf, ~8C, which he made the 3rd ascent of just before Christmas.

There are a number of variations to be climbed in this roof, so Alban's new creation can...

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In reply to UKC News:

That's decent looking problem!

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Surely an 8C boulder is equivalent to something like a 9b French grade?

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Looks like a lot of fun. Love it how the video cuts just before he has a little rage jaja

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Video not working for me.

In reply to UKC News: video not working 😤😤

In reply to leewil86:

Video works fine in Firefox but doesn't show on the page at all in Chrome.

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First time I've seen someone chalk up mid route and not carry the chalk with them. I wonder if this is an ethical problem?

In reply to A Longleat Boulderer:

Note how the holder has his hand on the bottom of the bag allowing the climber to push down. I think this counts as a dab.