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Thomas Anquetil
Athlete Bio
I'm Thomas, I've 16 years old. I live in Chamonix (france) and the climbing is my passion , my life !
I prefer the rock climbing because you're near of the nature and it's really more Pleasant of credit note of the rock under the fingers that some resin..
How did you get started climbing? 7 years ago
How old were you when you started? 9 years old
Who or what inspired you to start climbing? My inspiration for start climbing when I'v saw the world championship in Chamonix and now it's my life...
Who served as your inspiration in life? Dani Andrada for his motivation and this futuristic project !
What was your first outdoor climb? The first time that I climbed
Any training advice or suggestions? Climb climb in hard routes . that is the solution with the resistance in indoor boulder...!
If you could have 1 superpower what would it be? NO PUMPED !
If you could have 3 wishes, what would they be? (no wishing for more wishes)
1. make 9b or more... 2. live on the climbing 3. travel around the world for climbing and discover a new spot a new culture !
What was your favorite childhood cartoon? ahaha my favorite cartoon is "l'Age de glace"
Shameless self-promotion - I build a website .. it coming !
Future Plans
For this season my principal objective is make 8c+ or more and make 8b onsight in rock climbing. In bouldering I've a project around V14 but it's really hard.. lol And win the French championship 2010. In october I return in Kalymnos , and in february I will go in spain around Lerida... And other travel in the south of France.
At the level of the compète, I realized a good year because I reached almost all my objectives, in particular that to return in French team and to be 3 times selected in section by Europe, but also by making podium on all the compètes except Albertville (that changes not.). And the cherry on the cake it is my 2nd place in the French championship has Voiron! He(it) had a very good evolution of my climbing after my first one 8 n cliff with " the Saar 2000 " 8a + / 8b in the Roof from the Sarre to Italy. The cliff allows to manage my stress because it is the only place or I manage to escape. There also I really made a success of my year because I had a crazy progress: This winter I realized my 1st 8b + with "Lovely Cali" in the Roof of the Saar, a way which I opened and Fa-té in February, the quotation was confirmed by the Italians (it will be registered in the topo fellow man " Mani Nude "). Since I have a great deal of projects what maintains my motivation!
My worst memory stays this 2nd way of qualif has the Europe Cup of Imst in September when one of my pulleys made the soul and made me miss finale then 2 months of stop of which I made a success has to hold grace has my physical coach, Fred!
My best memory it is the day of my 15 years when I chained the hard 8b of "Criptonite" to the roof of the Sarre under the eyes of my friends of whom David Rastouil...
2008 was for me a really cool year because I reached almost all my objectives. My objectives 2009 are to restore well my pulley, to continue in French team, to make finales and to realize my big projects in cliff.
To finish I thank Sterling Rope for his material support!
Personal Website: http://thomas-anquetil.blogspot.com
SHORT TERM CLIMBING GOALS: Make of big performance in cliff and competition!!!
SHORT TERM PERSONAL GOALS: Make a school of broadcasting
LONG TERM CLIMBING GOALS: Professional climbing
LONG TERM PERSONAL GOALS: Video editor and cameraman and travel around the for climbing.
Favorite Climbing Areas:
; Rodellar , toit de Sarre , il Cubo , la Turbie, Siurana , Kalymnos
Best day of climbing:
The day of my first 8b+ at 14 years old
Your favorite climb: the resistance and the long routes (more 50 meters)
List at least 5 reasons why you like Sterling Rope
1: Nice marketing director
2:.Nice model for sport climbing (nano,nitro etc..)
3:.Good resistance than other rope
4: Nice colories (nano ,ion,nitro...)
5:.in first because it's a long way down! lol
The last book you read? Vertical and grimper
Your favorite book/story i like a comics (el nino, scorpion etc..)
Your favorite bands? David guetta, dj shadow, high tone, mighty mystic, little people
List 5 favorite movies? Vicky cristina Barcelona , les poupées russe, la guerre selon Charlie Wilson , aviator , l'auberge espagnol
Your favorite types of music? Pop latino , dance , dub
Other sports/activities you like to do? (other than climb) find a new climbing area , the First Ascen t......
Editing movie !
What do you feel is you best accomplishment (other than climbing)?
I always travel around the world
Your favorite beverages?
Ice tea
What do you want to do in the next 5 years
Visit a new climbing area around the world and always be in the top of my art ......
Where do you want to be 5 years from now? In the south of France or in Spain for be climbing in cliff all the year
Au niveau de la compète , j'ai réalisé une bonne année car j'ai atteint quasiment tous mes objectifs , notamment celui de rentrer en équipe de France et d'être sélectionné 3 fois en coupe d'Europe , mais aussi en faisant podium sur toutes les compètes sauf Albertville (ça change pas....) .
Et la cerise sur le gâteau c'est ma 2ème place au Championnat de France a Voiron ! Il y eu une très bonne évolution de mon escalade après mon premier 8 en falaise avec « Sarre 2000 » 8a+/8b au Toit de Sarre en Italie. La falaise permet de gérer mon stress car c'est le seul endroit ou j'arrive à m'évader. Là aussi j'ai vraiment réussi mon année car j'ai eu une progression dingue :
Cet hiver j'ai réalisé mon 1er 8b+ avec « Lovely Cali » au Toit de Sarre, une voie que j'ai ouverte et FA-té en Février, la cotation a été confirmée par les Italiens (elle sera inscrite dans le prochain topo « Mani Nude » ) . Depuis j'ai énormément de projets ce qui entretient ma motivation !
Mon plus mauvais souvenir reste cette 2ème voie de qualif a la coupe d'Europe de Imst en septembre où une de mes poulies a rendue l'âme et m'a fait louper la finale puis 2 mois d'arrêt que j'ai réussi a tenir grâce a mon coach physique, Fred !
Mon meilleur souvenir c'est le jour de mes 15 ans où j'ai enchaîné le dur 8b de « Criptonite » au toit de Sarre sous les yeux de mes amis dont David Rastouil...
2008 a été pour moi une année vraiment cool car j'ai atteint quasiment tous mes objectifs.
Mes objectifs 2009 sont de bien rétablir ma poulie, de continuer en équipe de France, de faire des finales et de réaliser mes gros projets en falaise.
Comme d'hab je remercie mes sponsors (Lasportiva ; Sterling Rope ; Petzl ) qui vraiment m'accompagnent bien , ainsi qu'une pensée particulière pour mes parents que je surmène souvent et aussi Fred, Christophe et Lionel qui me soutiennent a fond et Fabrice du Club.
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