Romain Desgranges

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BORN IN

Sainte-Colombe (FR)

ON THE TEAM SINCE

2010

BASED IN

Chamonix, France

8 quick questions for ROMAIN DESGRANGES

ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE YOUNG ROMAIN

You’re right. Believe in your dreams and see them through.

YOUR FAVORITE CLIMBING SPOT

I won’t be very original: Joshua Tree in California.

YOUR HIDDEN TALENT

I’m an excellent pastry chef. A (too) well-kept secret, according to my friends.

YOUR DREAM JOB AS A KID

Very early on I turned to climbing. Clearly the job I do now is pure pleasure.

what sport has taught you

That everything is possible. With hard work, determination, resilience and above all by believing in your dreams, you can go very far.

The only limits are your imagination and your determination.

A CLIMBING MOMENT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET

All the moments on the Place du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, or winning at my hundredth World Cup in Edinburgh.

And outdoors, all the simple moments with friends.

ADVICE FOR ALL OTHER CLIMBERS

Endurance is life. Crimps are life. Runs & jumps are sh*t. More seriously: enjoy every climbing move.

what you would like to learn

Becoming bilingual in English.

WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE

There is nothing better than climbing. A few holds, that’s all. No need for grades, no need for likes, no live Netflix.

Just your feet leaving the ground.