Cedric Lachat climbing on the history of French mountaineering - Chimpanzodrome (7c+, Saussois) 

Chimpanzodrome (7c+), on the Saussois crag, has long been considered the second hardest route in France. This legendary line is 15 metres long, straining the fingers all the way up. A test as dense as it is painful, despite its short extension.
In the winter of 2023, our Swiss ambassador Cedric Lachat (more than 50 career 9a ascents to his credit) decided to attempt Chimpanzodrome "onsight", i.e. without flights, without resting and, above all, without ever having previously researched the ascent. It is his tribute to the route and to the climbers who have tackled it before him, sometimes barefoot, free solo or even blindfolded.
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