Fred Rouhling
Fred Rouhling (born 24 January 1970) is a French rock climber, noted for his 1995 route of Akira at a proposal grade of 9b (5.15b), which went unrepeated for 25 years.[1]
Notable climbs[]
- Hugh (9a) in Eaux-Claires, France, first ascent (FA) in 1993.
- L'autre côté du ciel, or The Other Side of the Sky, (9a) in Eaux-Claires, France, FA in 1997.
- In 2002, repeated Bain de Sang (9a, FA by Fred Nicole) in Saint Loup, Switzerland.
- Mandallaz Drive (9a/5.14d) at d’Allonzier la Caille, near Haute-Savoie, south of Geneva, FA in 2004.
- In 2007, FA of Salamandre 9a/b at Saint-Pierre en Faucigny.
Akira controversy[]
Although the controversy about his route Akira seems to have settled down with Climbing magazine and the popular website 8a.nu supporting his claim in the recent past, many of his boulder first ascents, like Soumission (V14), were destroyed for unknown reasons. Even boulder problems of some of his friends, like the test piece of Romain Desgranges Kaiser Sauzé with the breaking grade of 8C+, were destroyed, which put the bouldering community in stress and discussions about the existence and persistence of the boulder problems.
See also[]
- Notable first free ascents
References[]
External links[]
- 2004 article about Rouhling and Akira (by Pete Ward photos by Tim Kemple)
- Pictures of Akira, Hugh, and L'autre côté du ciel
- Salamandre FA article in planetmountain
- Article in 8a.nu about the destroyed Boulder of Romain
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