20 March 2025

Thรฉo Charmasson does Le Dernier Flรฉau (8C)

Thรฉo Charmasson has repeated Seb Frigaultโ€™s Le Dernier Flรฉau (8C) in Fontainebleau, which is a sit start to an 8B+. โ€A mega crazy boulder with a totally insane mono suspension! 8c/8b+? Not enough experience yet to judge...โ€. Later the same week he sent Mรฉcanique รฉlรฉmentaire (8B+) in just two sessions commenting that it feels more like an 8B.

Can you tell us more about Le Dernier Flรฉau?
Iโ€™m really happy to have sent this 8C, which is quite rarely repeated and requires a strong physical base and a full-body suspension on a mono. Fun fact: beacause I have big fingers, I couldnโ€™t use tape like other climbers to protect my skin, which meant I was limited to only 4 attempts per session!

What is your climbing background?
I started climbing at the Massy club in my city when I was 15 years old, and in recent years, Iโ€™ve spent most of my sessions in Fontainebleau. This year, my level has significantly improved, as Iโ€™ve sent 4 8B , 2 8B+, and my first 8C in the past 12 months.๐Ÿ”ฅ

Why do you think you level has improved so much the last year?
Itโ€™s hard to say, but, itโ€™s probably due to the spray wall training Iโ€™ve been doing for the past two years. Also, I had more time to invest in my climbing this year, which gave me the opportunity to work on bigger projects.
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