Interview

    • Climbing

      When and how did you get into climbing? What keeps you interested? What fascinates you?

      I started climbing when I was about 8 years old in the gymnasium of my village.
      What fascinates me is all the varieties of types of climbing possible.

      Who was your childhood hero and do you consider yourself a role model now? Does it influence you at all that other people look up to you?

      My idol was Adam Ondra for his rage and determination.

      What have been the most important milestones in your life so far, both in climbing and in everyday life? And did you recognize them immediately as such or only later on?

      I think it was the first 7c on the cliff, the first Coupe de France won and the first 8c.

      What were your greatest failures / setbacks / injuries? How did you cope with them and how did you come back from them?

      I've never hurt myself. My biggest failures were in competition and they allowed me to improve.

      What is your favorite climbing story/ experience?

      My favorite experience was definitely when I arrived in the hat of my first 8c I was somewhere else like on a cloud, I knew I had won.

    • Training

      Do you have a strict training schedule for when and how you train throughout the year?

      YES, I train 3 times a week supervised by the coach of the Toulouse youth team

      What advice can you give to others looking to improve their training routine?

      Above all, you have to have fun and work on your technique because if you only do muscle strengthening and you don't enjoy it, you get drunk or give up climbing.

       

      What do you think of indoor climbing gyms in relation to climbing on actual rock?

      The two are very complementary and fun.

      Are you able to do a one-arm pull-up? How about a single finger?

      I don't know how to do it and I'm far from it because my physical level is bad, I'm training to maybe one day get there.

    • Psychology

      Is it possible for anybody to eventually perform a one-armed pull-up or get to the top of the Eiger/Matterhorn, or do you really have to be born for it?

      YES, anyone can do it, you just have to take the time and have the desire and determination.

      What advice would you give to someone looking to improve their workout routine?

      Above all, you have to have fun and work on your technique because if you only do muscle strengthening and you don't enjoy it, you can get injured or give up climbing.

    • Future of climbing

      Is there anything you would like to change about current developments in climbing?

      Do more outdoor bouldering and have a better schedule for climbing.

      Where do you see the sport going in the next years, what will change and what is your role going to be in it?

      I think climbing will be a very popular sport and watch there will be competitions in Dubai and online betting. This "extreme" sport will be adored by people.