Le Pilier du Désert assis 8C (+) by Manu Cornu

Manu Cornu, who won a Boulder WC in 2019, reports on Insta that he has done Le Pilier du Désert assis in Fontainebleau. It adds an 8B+ start, including four moves with your hands and five with your feet, to the original 8A+ stand start. Manu says that he has been talking to four other guys who have tried it, and that they agree that it is probably 8C+. All in all, the bronze medalist in the World Championship of 2016 says that he needed three months to take it down.

"I start seated with a not very good left-hand sloper and a good right hand, a very high right heel, you have to go get a little pocket then join the down start and go straight for the top. You stay a long time with the pocket on your right hand. It’s hard to take it well and you keep it for five moves."

It should be noted that the FA occurred just three days earlier by a 187 cm tall climber who thought it was 8C. He wants to stay anonymous for the time being. Manu is 177 cm, with just a 170 cm arm span.