French men loosing it?

there are some missing elements in the new article i think. thing like Alex Chabot who does only 8b outdoors in 2001 isn't a good point, he never tried harder routes at that time! Just see know what he does when he has the time! And about the Bindhammers at the Gorges du Loup, the point isn't that route have a grade harder then what they should actually be but it is a style much more suitable for competition climbers, a 45° wall of 20-25 meters on rather good holds is a competition style. In Frankenjura the style is much more harder to adapte. For instance count the number of climbers (not only french) who did 8c at the Franken and compare it to how many they did at more overhaging cliffs... There are much less 8c's done at the Franken then at other crags. I dont think french lose it, it's just if you want to be at tho top you dont take time to climb outdoors at the beginning