Oriane Bertone is 11 and Sends V13 in Africa

Oriane Bertone has sent her first V13 with a send of Fragile Steps in Rocklands, South Africa. The strong 11-year-old French climber had previously sent at least six V11s: Electric Copper, Evita Assis, Le trou du culte assis, Ganesh Assis, In the Middle and L’oeil du voisin assis.

Watch Bertone send Electric Copper and Fragile Steps in the video below. For more sends by Bertone see here. In 2016, we saw dozens of breakthrough ascents, this is a great start to the New Year.