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1. gripped.com › news › why-james-pearson-says-bonWhy James Pearson Says Bon Voyage is E12 - Gripped Magazine

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   Dec 14, 2023 · In February 2023, James Pearson climbed his long-standing trad project in Annot, France, calling it Bon Voyage. He was initially reluctant to offer a grade for the route and hoped to gain consensus from his peers in the community, before finally making his suggestion on its difficulty.

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3. www.climbing.com › people › james-pearsons-fraughtJames Pearson's Fraught History with the E12 Grade - Climbing

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   Apr 11, 2024 · James Pearson has decided to call Bon Voyage the world’s first E12—fifteen years after first proposing the same grade caused him great pain.

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4. climbinghouse.com › james-pearson-bon-voyage-tradBon Voyage: The World’s Hardest Trad Route? Why No Grade?

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   Aug 30, 2023 · In February 2023, British climber James Pearson finally took down Bon Voyage in Annot, France. Pearson—one of the world’s leading traditional climbers—has tackled many of the world’s hardest gear routes.

5. www.climber.co.uk › news › james-pearsonJames Pearson talks about Bon Voyage; his hardest ... - Climber

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   Feb 13, 2023 · Despite having climbed numerous world-class trad routes in the past, including both Lexicon and Tribe in the last couple of years, James is reluctant to grade Bon Voyage. Let’s dive in a get James’ thoughts in a Q&A.

6. www.lacrux.com › en › kletternJames Pearson dares E12 review for Bon Voyage - Why he ...

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   Dec 15, 2023 · 15 December 2023. James Pearson dares to rate E12 for Bon Voyage – Why he exposes himself a second time. Climbing Opinions. James Pearson took 10 months to evaluate his most difficult trad route to date: Bon Voyage in Annot. With E12 he chooses the currently highest level on the British scale.

7. www.ukclimbing.com › news › 2024UKC News - E12 route Bon Voyage sees third ascent - UKClimbing

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   Mar 26, 2024 · The route was first climbed by James Pearson in 2023, and share's the same beginning as his 2017 line Le Voyage (8b+), which Seb flashed in April last year. Seb climbed the route on his eighth session, having first set the goal of climbing the route after briefly trying the moves following his flash of Le Voyage.

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   Who climbed Bon Voyage?

   • In February 2023, James Pearson climbed his long-standing trad project in Annot, France, calling it Bon Voyage. He was initially reluctant to offer a grade for the route and hoped to gain consensus from his peers in the community, before finally making his suggestion on its difficulty.

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   Was Bon Voyage difficult?

   • He was initially reluctant to offer a grade for the route and hoped to gain consensus from his peers in the community, before finally making his suggestion on its difficulty. He was certain that Bon Voyage had been his most difficult route to date.

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   Could Bon Voyage be the world's first E12 route?

   • For Pearson to now have a route that might be the world’s first E12, 15 years after The Walk of Life, is surely one of the best comeback stories in the history of rock climbing. Read his story about Bon Voyage below. A post shared by James Pearson & Caro Ciavaldini (@onceuponaclimb)

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   What grade is Bon Voyage?

   • Taking their feedback into account, even in the absence of a second ascent, James now feels confident to propose the grade of E12 for Bon Voyage. In 2008, Pearson famously made the first ascent of The Walk of Life and graded it E12 7a, the hardest grade ever given to a route.

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   Was James Pearson a 'walk of life' climber?

   • James Pearson on the first ascent of The Walk of Life—a route whose grade forever altered the path of his life. (Photo: David Simmonite) Even so, Pearson’s suggestion provoked significant and immediate criticism within the UK climbing community.

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   Do you think Bon Voyage is E12?

   • I also know a life doing something you love is such an incredible gift, and I’ll never stop fighting for it. I’ve got to a point when I realize I need to be brave, and I need to put my feelings out there even if there is a chance to be hurt. Bon Voyage —I think it could be E12.

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9. www.climber.co.uk › news › adam-ondra-makes-secondAdam Ondra makes second ascent of Bon Voyage (E12)

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   Feb 18, 2024 · Bon Voyage, the considerably bigger and harder version of his earlier route Le Voyage, was climbed – but left ungraded – in early 2023 by Climber columnist, James Pearson.