Eleven-year-old Frenchman Mattéo Soulé repeats the route „VO2max“ (8b) in the French Cantobre crag. His father Pierre comments: „Matteo discovered the route a month ago. He was directly in love with it, with 3 good dynos for him, and the traverse with a long cross (see the picture). Around 15 sessions in total“ In the French climbing crag of St-Léger du Ventoux, the thirteen-year-old girl Oriane Bertone got three different 8b routes last week. She only needed two attempts for the King Line „Mur des cyclopes“ (see video). Oriane has during the last two weeks done ten routes 8a to 8b including four flashes. Previously she has done two 8B boulders, being 11 years old, and one 8B+ being 12.

Her two years younger brother Max could with „Spit bull“ 8a+ and „La ballade d ‚Abdallah“ 8a+/ b two routes in the 8th French grade. The last route flashed his sister Oriane. Photo: (c) Mattéo Soulé in „VO2max“, 8b (c) Pierre Soulé https://youtu.be/Id22sKe-CWE