Fred Nicole is a Swiss rock climber, notable for his numerous cutting edge first ascents. Nicole was the first climber to open a problem with the bouldering grades 8B, 8B+ and 8C.
Like many elite rock climbers, Nicole refuses to grade his own climbs, suggesting that subjectivity and variation in climbing style make it too difficult to reliably grade problems.
Notable ascents:
les Danse des Balrogs V13/8B (The world's first), Branson, Switzerland
Radja V14/8B+ (the world's first), Branson, Switzerland
Dreamtime. Cresciano, Switzerland. (8B+/V14) This boulder was once considered 8C before it was chipped and downgraded to 8B+.
Slashface V13/8B, Hueco Tanks, USA
Fatman Sit-Start V13/8B, Fontainebleau, France
Pierre Philosophale V13/8B, Fontainebleau, France
Karma V12/8A+, Fontainebleau, France
Hale Bopp, V10/7C+, Fontainebleau, France
Terre de Seine, V14/8B+, Hueco Tanks, TX
Terremer, V15/8C, Hueco Tanks State Park, Texas, USA - link-up of Diaphanous Sea and Terre de Seine
El Techo de los Tres B, V14/8B+, Hueco Tanks State Park, Texas, USA
Entlinge, V15/8C, Switzerland
Amandla, V14/8B+, South Africa
Repeated Witness the FitnessV15/8C, in The Ozarks, Arkansas on December 23, 2006. FA by Chris Sharma.
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