News Flash: Aidan Roberts repeats Alphane Font 9A
- Thursday 20th October 2022
Red hot news from Ticino, Switzerland is that Aidan Robert has just repeated Alphane Font 9A!
Becoming the first British boulderer, and one of only a handful of climbers operating at this level, Aidan’s repeat of the Shawn Raboutou testpiece at Ticino is not only truly significant in and of itself but confirms that British boulderers are operating at the highest level worldwide!
It’s Aidan's second session on Alphane, his first was when Raboutou et al were working on the first ascent. Aidan is out in Ticino with Will Bosi; both are there with the intention of repeating Alphane.
Reporting his repeat online Aidan outlined his send, in his typical understated and eloquent manner, saying:
“This beautiful sunny autumn day saw me stand atop this epic boulder.
This one was a pretty amazing experience to live. As with almost all of climbing, that one attempt where all the factors fall into place, that moment of flow where moves feel effortlessly, when time feels irrelevant, it makes up but a negligible fraction of our experience. And yet this attempt often holds all of the power over our stories of success.”
Climber hope to bring you more on Aidan’s repeat as soon as possible; meanwhile you can follow Aidan here on his Instagram page.
For updates on how Will Bosi is getting on in his attempts on Alphane follow him here.
Finally, photographer and climber, Samm Pratt is out in Switzerland with Aidan and Will so follow him here for more images.