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Romain Desgranges

Romain Desgranges
Romain Desgranges at the Climbing European Championships, Chamonix, 2013
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1982-10-12) October 12, 1982 (age 42)
Sainte-Colombe, France
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Websitedesgranges-romain.com
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known forWinning the European Championships in 2013 and 2017
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lead
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lead
World Cup
Third place 2016 Lead
Winner 2017 Lead
Third place 2018 Lead
Updated on October 30, 2018

Romain Desgranges, born on October 12, 1982, in Sainte-Colombe, is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, and in outdoor sport climbing and bouldering.

Biography

Romain Desgranges started climbing when he was 14 years old in his school.[1]

In 2017, he won both the Climbing European Championships and the Climbing World Cup in the competition lead climbing discipline.

Rankings

Climbing World Championships[2]

Discipline 2009 2011 2012 2014 2016
Lead 15 14 6 7 5

Climbing European Championships[2]

Discipline 2004 2006 2008 2010 2013 2015 2017
Lead 18 - 12 19 1 4 1

Climbing World Cup[3]

Discipline 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Lead 44 18 14 24 14 11 12 11 5 5 6 4 5 3 1 3
Bouldering 38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Combined 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 -

World Games

Discipline 2009
Lead 3

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead[2]

Tribute from the French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing.
Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2011 1 1
2012 2 2
2013 0
2014 1 2 3
2015 1 1 2
2016 1 1 2
2017 3 3
2018 1 2 3
Total 6 4 6 16

Rock climbing

Boulder problems

8C+ (V16):

  • The Kaizer Sauzé - Walid Wood (FRA) - 2011 - First ascent[4]

8B+ (V14):

8B (V13):

  • La danse des Balrogs - Branson (Monthey, SUI) - November 2009[5]
  • Seveso - Fionnay (SUI) - September 2009 - First ascent[6]
  • Permanent Midnight - Fionnay (Switzerland) - September 2009[6]

Redpointed routes

9a (5.14d):

See also

References

  1. ^ "Outsportsteam: Romain Desgranges". www.outdoorsportsteam.com. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Desgranges's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Pierre Delas. "Romain Desgranges, un Bloc extrême "The Kaiser sauzé"". www.kairn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28.
  5. ^ a b "Romain Desgranges s'offre Radja, 8B+". www.kairn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.
  6. ^ a b Pierre Delas (17 September 2009). "Two 8B's by Romain Desgranges". www.ukclimbing.com.
  7. ^ "Nina Caprez encadena Full equip en Oliana y la decota de 8c a 8b". desnivel.com (in Spanish). 30 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Romain Desgranges repite 'El intento' de Cuenca en 1 hora". desnivel.com (in Spanish). 19 April 2016.
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