The Big Island

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First Ascent:: Vincent Pochon - January 03, 2010
Area:: Fontainebleau
Style:: Boulder Problem
Repeated By:: Lucas Ménégatti - January 28, 2011; Arjan de Kock - April 11, 2012; Guillaume Glairon-Mondet - January 16, 2013; Jan Hojer - January 25, 2013; Toru Nakajima - February 22, 2013; Christopher Schulte - March 03, 2013; Griffin Whiteside - February 05, 2015; Niccolò Ceria - March 11, 2015; Edward Feehally - November 28, 2015; Michiel Nieuwenhuijsen - December 21, 2015; James Webb - February 06, 2016; Jonas Winter - February 24, 2016; Taylor McNeill - October 23, 2017; Ryohei Kameyama - November 06, 2017; Giuliano Cameroni - February 23, 2018; Anthony Gullsten - March 19, 2018; Nicolas Pelorson - December 11, 2018
Notes:: 14 moves, morpho

Ascent 1 of The Big Island by Vincent Pochon

Date of Ascent:

January 03, 2010

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Ascent 2 of The Big Island by Lucas Ménégatti

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January 28, 2011

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Ascent 3 of The Big Island by Arjan de Kock

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April 11, 2012

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Unknown

Ascent 4 of The Big Island by Guillaume Glairon-Mondet

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January 16, 2013

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Ascent 5 of The Big Island by Jan Hojer

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January 25, 2013

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Ascent 6 of The Big Island by Toru Nakajima

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February 22, 2013

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Ascent 7 of The Big Island by Christopher Schulte

Date of Ascent:

March 03, 2013

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Ascent 8 of The Big Island by Griffin Whiteside

Date of Ascent:

February 05, 2015

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4 days

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Griffin Whiteside's 27crags.com profile (boulders).

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Griffin Whiteside Sends The Big Island (V15) in Fontainebleau

Whiteside took down some of the forest's classics, including Hibernatus Assis (V14) and Elephunk (V13), before setting his sights on The Big Island. First, however, Whiteside climbed the line from a few moves in, sending The Island (V14) on his third day of attempts. On his fourth day, Whiteside returned and added the two intro moves to complete The Big Island.

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Ascent 9 of The Big Island by Niccolò Ceria

Date of Ascent:

March 11, 2015

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8C soft

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Niccolò Ceria's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

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Ascent 10 of The Big Island by Edward Feehally

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November 28, 2015

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Après « The Island », Ned Feehally empoche « The Big Island », 8C à Bleau

Et hier, lors de son dernier jour de trip à Fontainebleau, il a finalement également empoché « The Big Island », 8C bloc!

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Ascent 11 of The Big Island by Michiel Nieuwenhuijsen

Date of Ascent:

December 21, 2015

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Michiel Nieuwenhuijsen's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

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Ascent 12 of The Big Island by James Webb

Date of Ascent:

February 06, 2016

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8C soft. Watch the ascent on "Out of Sight III".

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James Webb's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

Ascent 13 of The Big Island by Jonas Winter

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February 24, 2016

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VIDEO: Jonas Winter sending The Big Island.

The Big Island 8c perfectly situated on a hill with a nice few, smooth and organic shaped holds exactly where you need them and a line, as logical and aestheitc as it gets .... #liveclimbrepeat — with Jonas Winter.

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VIDEO: The Big Island, ~8C, by Jonas Winter

It seems the friction has once again returned to Fontainebleau, where Jonas Winter has made a very solid looking repeat of The Big Island, ~8C. As far as I know this was the first of the grade for him.

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Ascent 14 of The Big Island by Taylor McNeill

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October 23, 2017

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Taylor McNeill's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

Ascent 15 of The Big Island by Ryohei Kameyama

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November 06, 2017

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Ryohei Kameyama reports on Facebook about his ascent of the Big Island.

11月6日 The big island 8c！！！今まで登れた課題の中で一番の達成感です！ I send The big island(8c)! 今回フォンテーヌブローに行けることが決定した時から一度は見たいと思っていた課題でした。ブローでも特に有名なこの課題。圧倒的なムーブの距離感があり、出来るかどうかは実際に行ってみないと分からない状態でした。それでも、ツアーの数ヶ月前から「もし届くなら。。」と目標にはしていました。実際にbig islandに到着して1番遠い1手を探ってみると本当にギリギリながら届くことが分かったものの、手を出す瞬間は顔を横に向けていないと岩にぶつけるレベルでした。届くだけでパツパツ過ぎで、トライ1日目と2日目は1つのムーブを安定させることすら出来ず、ツアー中にこれ以上のトライするべきなのか心底迷いました。ツアーも半分を過ぎ、別の課題を打ち込もうと考える一方で、もう一度だけ体力を万全にして挑もうと思い直し、レスト開けにトライしてみました。その日は以前よりもブローの砂岩に慣れ、ヒールを使った押さえ込みが強くなったのかムーブが連続して起こせるようになり、可能性を一気に感じました。そして、ついに今日登ることができました。全く可能性を感じない状況から、ひたすら打ち込むことで完登まで繋げらたことは本当に嬉しいです。遠いアプローチを何度も往復し、長いトライ時間を見守って貰った由井さん、中村さんには感謝です。日本からの応援もありがとうございます😊 #goodbouldering #DoctorAir 📸:中村拓哉

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Two ~8C's and more by Ryohei Kameyama in Fontainebleau

Back home in Japan I have climbed some 8B〜8B+ boulders, but no 8C's yet, but it seems the Fontainebleau sandstone suits his style perfectly as he has very quickly managed to repeat: - Fatman, ~8B - The Traphouse, ~8B+ - Gecko assis, ~8B+ - Jour de chasse, ~8C - The Big island, ~8C

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Ryohei Kameyama's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

Ascent 16 of The Big Island by Giuliano Cameroni

Date of Ascent:

February 23, 2018

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Giuliano Cameroni's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

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Ascent 17 of The Big Island by Anthony Gullsten

Date of Ascent:

March 19, 2018

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5 days

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Anthony Gullsten's 27crags.com (boulders) profile.

Ascent 18 of The Big Island by Nicolas Pelorson

Date of Ascent:

December 11, 2018

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5 days

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Premier 8C pour Nicolas Pelorson – First 8C by Pelorson

“I did 3 sessions last year but conditions were not good. This week, it was perfect! I did a little session on it on Monday, working on new betas and I did it the day after. In Font, conditions are most important than the shape of the climber! It’s a very impressive line which looks impossible when you watch it. Very playful to climb!”

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