After Barbara Zangerl last year, Caroline Ciavaldini is now the second woman to secure an ascent of „Le Voyage“ (8b+ trad.) Naturally, she used all the lead protection on the 38 metre route. The mother of two childs manages an ascent after two years and her second child. last year, Caroline Ciavaldini is now the second woman send an ascent of „Le Voyage“ (8b+ trad.) Naturally, she used all the lead protection on the 38 metre route. The mother of two was able to secure an ascent after two years and her second child.

The hardest trad route in France at the time was first ascenteded in 2017 in the Chambre du Roi-Annot by none other than Caroline James Pearson’s husband and has since been repeated nine times.

This year, the first ascender James Pearson was able to go one better with „Bon Voyage“ (9a trad?).

Photos: Raphaël Fourau