Clément Lechaptois has done La force tranquille (8C)

Clément Lechaptois has sent La force tranquille (8C) in Magic Wood, which was the 30-year-old's seventh 8C and harder since 2019.

Can you tell us more about La force?
I tried ‘La force tranquille’ after having done ‘The Understanding’ in 2020. I was close to send it, I fell after the crux move once because my foot popped. The day after there was 1m of snow.

I came back in the spring but the boulder was almost always wet because of the rain every evening, so I moved to other projects.

I just came back 4 days at the beginning of June this season, and I thought it would be too warm but surprisingly, I felt a way better on each move and I did it the second try from the ground. It was a nice & satisfying feeling to feel the progression.

How can you explain your great progress over the last few years?
Hard question this one. I think it comes from different factors. I am passionate about hardcore bouldering and I like to push myself by trying the hardest ones around where I am. Projects too. So I think I got used to trying hard moves/boulders and knowing faster what works for you and what doesn’t. I also like to train when I am at home, and I am lucky never to get injured. I try to be smart when I train. Even if I don’t follow a very scheduled training, I try to keep an eye on where I am not good at to get better.