Fred Nicole

Fred Nicole
	Fred Nicole, March 2012
Personal information
Birth name	Frédéric Nicole
Born	21 May 1970 (age 54); Le Lieu, Switzerland
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber	Sport climbing; Bouldering;
Highest grade	Redpoint: 9a (5.14d); ; Bouldering: 8C (V15);
Known for	First to climb boulder grade of 8B (V13), 8B+ (V14), 8C (V15); Second to climb sport grade of 8c (5.14b); Third to climb sport grade of 9a (5.14d);
First ascents	Anaïs et le canabis (8c, 1988); Bain de Sang (9a, 1993); Danse des Balrogs (8B, 1992); Radja (8B+, 1996); Dreamtime (8B+/C, 2000); Monkey Wedding (8C, 2002); Black Eagle SDS (8C, 2002);
	Updated on 8 December 2022

Fred Nicole (born 21 May 1970) is a Swiss rock climber known for his first ascents of extreme sport climbing routes, and also for pioneering the development of standards and techniques in modern bouldering in the 1990s and early 2000s; he is considered an important climber in the history of the sport.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Blanchard, Brendan (18 October 2022). "Fred Nicole on Top-end Bouldering and the Art of Shoe Design". Climbing. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ Cote, Matt (28 September 2017). "12 Great Moments in Bouldering History". Outside. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference PM1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Blanchard, Brendan (18 October 2022). "Fred Nicole on Top-end Bouldering and the Art of Shoe Design". Climbing. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[OUTB-2] Cote, Matt (28 September 2017). "12 Great Moments in Bouldering History". Outside. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[PM1-3] Cite error: The named reference PM1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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