18 August 2021
Idรฉe fixe 8c by Nolwen Berthier
Nolwen Berthier, who did two 8c+ last year, has done her tenth 8c, Idรฉe fixe La Saume after some ten sessions. (c) Thรฉo Cartier
"I didnโt climb so much in La Saume in the past, but this summer I wanted to fix it. โIdรฉe Fixeโ is one of the classic lines of this sector and I wanted to try it for a while ! I spend around ten days on the route, enjoying the fresh air of the mountain. After falling at the top with pretty bad condition during the last session, I came back a few days later and had to fight hard in the upper crux to clip the chain! Even if I really enjoyed this process and spending time in this magical place, the hundred climbers at the cliff made me reflect on our impact on nature, especially on ground vegetation we saw disappearing during our trip, and how we could avoid that..."
"I didnโt climb so much in La Saume in the past, but this summer I wanted to fix it. โIdรฉe Fixeโ is one of the classic lines of this sector and I wanted to try it for a while ! I spend around ten days on the route, enjoying the fresh air of the mountain. After falling at the top with pretty bad condition during the last session, I came back a few days later and had to fight hard in the upper crux to clip the chain! Even if I really enjoyed this process and spending time in this magical place, the hundred climbers at the cliff made me reflect on our impact on nature, especially on ground vegetation we saw disappearing during our trip, and how we could avoid that..."
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