Gerome Pouvreau

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"I grew up in La Rochelle and that’s where I discovered climbing. It all started at a carnival where there was a climbing wall between two caravan stands. I dragged my parents to the bottom of the wall, put on a harness and that’s when I became infected with the climbing virus. Straight after I joined the climbing club of La Rochelle. My parents were not climbers and since La Rochelle is flat and better for sailing than for climbing, I didn’t think I would make a career out of climbing. Now it is the most important thing in my life. I travel the world to climb and I have an amazing social life with friends in all corners of the globe."

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News Florence Pinet and Gérome Pouvreau in the UK

French couple Florence Pinet and Gérome Pouvreau swapped the French heatwave for a British one as they toured the UK in their van this summer. In just a few weeks, the pair ticked off a long list of hard trad classics - a list which any Brit wo...

7 15 Oct, 2018

News Pinet and Pouvreau on form in Spain

2 Apr, 2014

News 9a and 8b+ / c flash by Pouvreau

2 10 Oct, 2012

News Pouvreau and Pinet in The Verdon

28 Jul, 2011

News 9a FA by Pouvreau

27 May, 2009

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26 2 Feb

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3 16 Jun, 2023

Five Ten NIAD Moccasym

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10 3 Jun, 2022

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7 31 Dec, 2021

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12 13 Aug, 2021

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14 30 Jul, 2021

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4 6 Apr, 2021

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5 Jan, 2023

Five Ten NIAD VCS

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19 Mar, 2021

New Footwear Spring / Summer '21

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11 8 Mar, 2021