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Third Ascent of Hard Font Problem

Alban Levier recently sent l’Alchimiste V15 in Fontainebleau for its third ascent.

The route was first climbed by Marc Le Menestrel in 1996 at V13, but later a crucial hold was chipped off. In 2015, Nalle Hukkataival made the second ascent and first since the hold went missing.

He climbed a variation to the original and never graded it, but Levier suggested V15 for the variation and noted the original line might still go.

L’Alchimiste 8C ! @scapefontainebleau @gillespuyfages

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