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Marc Le Menestrel

Marc Le Menestrel, 57 years old

 Man   France
 Born on january 1st 1967

     Biography :

    Marc Le Menestrel, né en 1967, est un grimpeur et universitaire français, titulaire d'un doctorat en sciences de la décision. Il a évolué au meilleur niveau mondial durant les années 1980, ouvrant ou répétant les voies les plus dures de France. (Wikipedia)

    Performances :

    > Top red point routes history
    DatesGradesRouteRock climbing areaCountry
    april 19838aRêve de papillonBuouxFrance
    19842nd 8a+ in the worldLe BiduleLe SaussoisFrance
    19852nd 8b in the worldLes Mains SalesBuouxFrance
    19853rd 8b in the worldLe fluide enchantéMourièsFrance
    19868b+Le MinimumBuouxFrance

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    Mouriès - France
    Chris Sharma, Marc Le Menestrel in Magie Blanche 8b+
    Just outside the town of Mouriès, France, in the small Alpilles Mountains, sits a legendary iconic route from the 80's called, "Magie Blanche" (White Magic). This twenty-meter-high dead-vertical wall of 8b+ (5.14a) has little in common with the routes typically scaled by today's sport climbers. On October 16, the best among them took on the challenge. Here is the story of a truly unique encounter!

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