Oliv' on video again
Olivier Lebreton is not only a strong boulderer (he just has sent a new problem in Fontainebleau, Elephunk, FB8b), he also passes very well in VIDEO (here Narcotic, another new problem in Fontainebleau).
Young blood
The SNAP team is growing up: welcome to Mat' Saulnier (new french bouldering star), Seb ' Rackham ' Boussogne (bouldering star from grenoble) and Phil' Girard (Pyrenean rock climbing star). More than ever, SNAP in force in 2008!
New item
With the new Snapastuff shoulder bag, you can adopt the Snap style in everyday life. On sale in the best shops!
Olivier Lebreton on video
To start the new year with a top motivation, just have a look to this movie with our team member Olivier Lebreton (click HERE). You can also visit his blog (http://pointbloc.blogspot.com), with many top bouldering sessions.
Andew Earl on the Grit
High Fidelity is the typical english highball: commitment, difficulty, very technical moves with a terrible undercut, many rainy periods... Not really an easy climb for this FB 8B, but the SNAP english icon Andrew Earl did not tremble to send this grit problem: see the ascent HERE.
SNAPBOARD
Since this summer, SNAP presents its new training system, the SNAPBOARD. With 4 ergonomic wooden prehensions designed to work at constant shoulder width, the SNAPBOARD is a mix between a finger-board and a campus-board. The SNAPBOARD can be used by 1 or 2 units, to help you to say goodbye to all your power problems.
Bouldering trip Albarracin - nov 07
The Snap team-members Guitoo Glairon-Mondet, Mat' Saulnier and Etienne Januel are back from Spain. Wrap-up: a big finger-cut for Etienne the first climbing day, many FB 7c/7c+ for Mat' and Super Guitoo, as efficient as usual, who sent Cosmos (FB8a+, ex FB8b, sent by Mat' during an earlier trip), Batman (FB8a+), a new no-name 8a (see pic') and many problems around FB7c/c+.
Two 'micro' climbing trips in south of France for Fred ' Coulo ' Noé, in Saint Léger du Ventoux and around Briançon: 7 climbing days, three 8B : Fifi Géni et Gaga même nom (St Léger), Le Brûlot (Entraygues), Deltaplane Man (Entraygues) and eleven 8a (mainly OS): Ambitions frénétiques, Ciao Criquet, Carrosse et Citrouille, A bras cada bras, Parcours Santé (Rue des Masques), Slip Bouse, Contrat pour escalader, Hilti Blues, Spit Blues (St Léger), La tordeuse de Mélèze, Le sika Karaï de Rika Zaraï (Entraygues).
Guitoo Glairon-Mondet went to the Salt Lake City Pro where he represented France for MADROCK. He took the 4th place, just behind Chris Sharma, Paul Robinson and Daniel Woods. Good job man!
Romain 'Moctar' Desgranges is back from Rockland (South Africa) where he spent 15 days bouldering with Fred Rouhling. He sent many hard problems as: Ronron caramel (8a), Rasta roof (8a), Snake (8a), Le toit (8a), Pindragon (8a), Tea white et marie (8a+), Nutsa (8a+), Black shadow (8b) and Oral office (8b).
Jeroen Nieuwenhuys from the Netherlands, went climbing around Siurana where he did many nice ascents with his Rasta Method SNAP harness, like La cara que no miente, mythical 8a+ illustrated by this nice pic.
Andrew Earl, in spite of a dreadful weather, succeeded to pass between drops to send his latest project near Newcastle (GB). The problem is named Blood Sport and is rather hard (FB 8b). Good news for the French Guittoo Glairon Mondet and Ludivine Harmand who are selected for the bouldering World championships which will take place in Avilès (Spain) in September.
The SNAP team-members are very active at the end of this spring: Anat ' Bosio sends his 2nd 8c with Total Eclatch (Gorges du Loup), and also does Karoshi (8b+) and a beautiful onsight ascent of la Ligne Noire (long version, 8a +), Guitoo Glairon-Mondet is once again in finale at the bouldering world cup (he took the 6th place in Fiera di Primero in Italy) and Emilie Verdier, back to rock climbing after a dark serie of injuries, takes the 21th place at this competition , just before Ludivine Harmand. Summer will be hot for all the Snap climbers...!
This summer, Snap will be partner the two bouldering meetings in Savoie, on June 30th and July 1st in Haute Maurienne for the Tralenta Bloc Party (information: http: // to www.ffme.fr / escalation / ARTICLE.php? Id=1270) and July 14th in Argentière for the "Walid Wood session" within the framework of the International Festival of climbing of Chamonix (information: http: // escalade.chamonixsport.com). You will know where to go to climb with the team members and to fall safely on our pads...
Olivier Lebreton, the artist of the SNAP team has ended its season in Fontainebleau in a beautiful manner with the realizations of L'insoutenable legereté de l'autre (FB 8b), Tajine (FB 8a+), Chaos (FB 8b), Trois trous de suspension (FB 8a), L'homme fossile (FB 8a) and Bicarburation (8a+ ).
SNAP team becomes international: the brit' boulderer Andrew Earl, a talented competitor (winner of the world cup stage in La Réunion) who does not hesitate to cross an ocean to try a new project (FB 8B problems do not frighten him) is going to carry proudly the SNAP colours over the Channel.
Anatole Bosio has done his first 8c with 7pm JP show, an explosive route in the famous gorges du Loup, not very far from Nice. Like all others top-climbers of this area, Anat ' should not remain there. 8c+ is not so far... To follow!
For 2007, SNAP crash-pads are now available with their famous reticulated foam and new covers with an exclusive silicone printing positioned on the edge of the pads. SNAP also presents new versions of its famous Vexcav Chalk-bag: they raise new fruity colours (matched with those of crash-pads) in a delicious mixture of tarpaulin (polyester with PVC coating) and polyester.
For the boulderers of the team, this weekend was placed under the sign of the resin. Ludivine Harmand went in Austria to take part to the world cup in Hall and took an honorable13th place. The male members stayed in France for national bouldering championship in the city of Apt. Guitoo Glairon-Mondet took the second place and Etienne Januel finished at the 4th place. Our guys are very motivated this wear and will certainly reserve us many other good surprises...
During the first week-end of may, the route-climbers of the SNAP team took advantage of the excellent meteorological conditions: Anat ' Bosio sent Hot Chili Beans Volcano (8b +) in the Gorges du Loup (near Nice) whereas Fred Noé went to Saint Léger du Ventoux with a strong motivation. He sent: Le fluide Glacial (8b+), Le Mur des Six Clopes (8b+/8b), AbregeNief (8b), two other 8a/+ and many other 7c/c+.
The bouldering world cup of Sofia in Bulgaria has just ended. Our team-member Ludivine Harmand, freed from any stress, climbed with dynamism and took the 5th place, being the 1st french of the competition. The podium is not so far...
Bouldering European Championship ended on march 18th, crowning the French boulderer Juliette Danion. Ludivine Harmand from the SNAP team took part at this event. After having taken a big KO due to a bad fall in the last movement of a problem, Ludivine managed to raise herself in semi-final. She took the 14th place, a honourable ranking for a first participation at an international championship.
Emilie Verdier has just injuried one of her fingers in Fontainebleau. She discovers the hard reality of the rendez-vous at doctors and other surgeons specialists of fingers... Her trip in Bleau begun well with the realization of la Barre Fixe (FB7b +), in spite of disastrous conditions. Let us wish her a quick recovery and a fast return to rock-climbing.
Anatole Bosio is back at home after his spanish trip in the Terradets-Bruixes. He has onsighted three 8a (Primera linea, Effecto 2000 and Latido del Miedo), two 8a+ (Milenium and Flix Flax), flashed Anarkista (8a+) and Non Estop (8b) and did Golpe de Gas (8b) at his first attempt. It was not enough for him because he just has sent Super Croix (8b+) in Peillon, the day of its 19th birthday. Fu.... kids!
Olivier Lebreton did not wait for the arrival of the spring to dash into an early harvest of the most mythical problems in Fontainebleau. The last passage to have succumbed to the strong fingers of this Bleau local (finger board seems to pay for Oliv'!): L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être (FB 8a+). If he continues like this, he won't have any other problem to do in Font...
Romain Desgranges has the power after his US trip. He has just signed the first ascent of a project in a crag called 'Chatillon' (not very far from Chamonix) in front of many other local pretenders like Fred Rouhling, Steph Roguet and Fred Noé. Romain did a nice fight to did this FA. He proposes a grade of 8b+.
Guitoo Glairon-Mondet spent the February month tripping over the bouldering areas. The discreet and strong Snap / Madrock team-member went in Fontainebleau and discovered bouldering in the Canaria islands. Guitoo climbed like a machine: he sent many FA up to FB 8a in the Gran Canaria Island and an incredible number of realizations in Bleau around FB 7c/8a, with some classical problems as Totale Eclipse (FB 8a) or la Balance (FB 7c+).
Romain Desgranges is back after 15 days spent in Joshua Tree with Fred Rouhling. They have climbed highballs with success: So High, Slash Face, Betty, White Rastafarian, Slash Face, False Up... Only mythical and scary problems which need a total psychological and physical commitment. They also crimp the smaller grips of the Nicole's problem Nicole and the Lamprecht's problem, both V11 sent by the froggies. Romain also did the FA of the black pearl (see picture) and left some other projects unclimbed... Next time! The video of the trip on www.moctarwalid.com.
Anatole Bosio, Guitoo Glairon-Mondet and Romain ‘Moctar’ Desgranges undergo the usual torments of competitors: due to aligning the trainings with the french climbing team, the guys do not have time to climb outside anymore... To remedy that, they each programmed a trip for February: Anat' will go in Spain with all the "strong arms" from Nice, Guitto will visit the crags of the Canary islands with Dani Andrada and Moctar will fly away with Fred Rouhling to Joshua Tree. There is a justice here on earth …
Etienne Januel has put his SNAP harness to win one of the most important competition for any climber from the 'Haute Savoie' (french country area in the Alps): the local championship! Etienne reported that ' this was a big victory loaded with emotion '. Fred Noé has broken his heel when climbing in the Salève. Nevertheless Fred has made a striking discovery: when falling from 10 metres on the ground, the ground generaly wins, rarely the bone!
Switzerland has been a success for Romain Desgranges. After only three visits to this country, he sent a little repeated boulder "a Future eaters" 8a grade in Guéroz spot, It's the last one 8b of Dave Graham in Fionnay who made expenses of Romain.
Branson boulder spot also pay the bill with the repetition of “la jonction” 8b grade. Good days of bouldering for a routes climbers!
No Christmas break for Anatole Bosio, who began 2007 by sending Taille Fine (8b+, Castillon, France).
Between two artistic experiences and some finger-board sessions, Olivier Lebreton went to Font' where he repeated Fata Morgana SDS (Font 8B). Good job for a guy who is back in bouldering!
Guitoo Glairon-Mondet is happy: usually known for of his talents of difficulty competitive climber, Guitoo takes off his harness home in 06 and starts bouldering.
The result: many ascents in the FB 8th grade everywhere in France. Please Guitoo, stop it and hit the wallsagain!
Snap supports Nograd, the new reference in the world of climbing wear, which presents its new 07 collection and new designs for its famous Aerobelt, the only belt especially developped for rock-climbing. The new webiste www.nograd-wear.com soon online!
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