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Romain Desgranges, born on October 12, 1982, in Sainte-Colombe, is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, and in outdoor sport climbing and bouldering.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Bouldering, Chamonix, Competition climbing, Cuenca, Spain, Fionnay, France, Fred Rouhling, French people, History of rock climbing, IFSC Climbing European Championships, IFSC Climbing World Cup, International Federation of Sport Climbing, List of grade milestones in rock climbing, Monthey, Ranking of career IFSC victories by climber, Redpoint (climbing), Rock climbing, Sainte-Colombe, Hautes-Alpes, Spain, Sport climbing, Switzerland, World Games.

  2. French competition climbers
  3. French rock climbers
  4. Sportspeople from Hautes-Alpes
  5. World Games bronze medalists for France
  6. World Games medalists in sport climbing

Bouldering

Bouldering is a form of free climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses.

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Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Chamôni-Mont-Blanc), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni), is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

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Competition climbing

Competition climbing is a form of regulated rock climbing competition held indoors on purpose-built artificial climbing walls (earlier versions were held on external natural rock surfaces).

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Cuenca, Spain

Cuenca is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Fionnay

Fionnay is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Fred Rouhling

Fred Rouhling (born 24 January 1970) is a French rock climber and boulderer, noted for creating and repeating some of the earliest grade sport climbing routes in the world, including Hugh in 1993, the first-ever French sport route. Romain Desgranges and Fred Rouhling are French rock climbers.

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French people

The French people (lit) are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France.

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History of rock climbing

In the history of rock climbing, the three main sub-disciplines—bouldering, single-pitch climbing, and big wall (and multi-pitch) climbing—can trace their origins to late 19th-century Europe.

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IFSC Climbing European Championships

The IFSC Climbing European Championships are the biennial European championship for competition climbing organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).

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IFSC Climbing World Cup

The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of competition climbing events held during the year at various locations around the world, organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).

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International Federation of Sport Climbing

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is the international governing body for the sport of competition climbing, which consists of the disciplines lead climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing.

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List of grade milestones in rock climbing

In rock-climbing, a first free ascent (FFA) is the first redpoint, onsight or flash of a single-pitch, multi-pitch (or big wall), or boulder climbing route that did not involve using aid equipment to help progression or resting; the ascent must therefore be performed in either a sport, a traditional, or a free solo manner.

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Monthey

Monthey (Montê) is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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Ranking of career IFSC victories by climber

This is a ranking of total career IFSC victories obtained in the annual IFSC Climbing World Cup (i.e. winners of the overall annual World Cup, and not an individual World Cup leg held during the year), and the biennial IFSC Climbing World Championships, which were organized by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (from 1989 to 2006), and the International Federation of Sport Climbing (since 2007).

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Redpoint (climbing)

In rock climbing, redpointing means to free-climb a climbing route from the ground to the top while lead climbing, after having practiced the route (either by headpointing or top roping) or after having failed the first attempt (i.e. falling or resting on the rope for artificial aid).

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Rock climbing

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations or indoor climbing walls.

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Sainte-Colombe, Hautes-Alpes

Sainte-Colombe (Vivaro-Alpine: Santa Colomba) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Sport climbing

Sport climbing (or bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in rock climbing where the lead climber clips into pre-drilled permanent bolts for their protection while ascending a route.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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World Games

The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games.

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See also

French competition climbers

French rock climbers

Sportspeople from Hautes-Alpes

World Games bronze medalists for France

World Games medalists in sport climbing

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Desgranges