4 June 2014

8b by Loic Zehani (12)

Loic Zehani has done L'épis sage d'Eugène 8b in Orgon and last week he did an 8c on tope rope. His father, Chris (39) who has done three 8c+ the last year, says, "I prefer that he climb in top rope when it could be dangerous." In 2012, Loic's personal best was 6c and the last 12 months, he has done 13 routes 8a+ and harder but most on top rope. "It's a big challenge for me to share out my passion for climbing. I think it's the same for him. He is just 12 years old and he have a lot of fun when he climb outside and in climbing gym. Perhaps sometimes I took him too much pressure and sometimes not enough. It's not easy to manage...
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