“Climbing saved my life”: Tamara Fritz, climber connected to the Bleausards tradition

In the forest of Fontainebleau (Seine-et-Marne), on the so-called “Elephant” site, Tamara Fritz, 30 years old, crash pad on her back (climbing mat), shows us with pride what has become , for several years, his playground. “Today the conditions are not right for climbing. Moisture makes rocks crumbly. You must avoid climbing them, at the risk of damaging them,” explains the young woman, while passing her hand over a hold that has become sandy.

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A 1m60 brunette with light eyes, Tamara looks good in her sneakers… Or rather in her climbing shoes, which she puts on several times a week to practice bouldering. This climbing discipline consists of climbing, without insurance, low rock blocks. For more than a hundred years, the Fontainebleau forest has been internationally recognized as a climbing spot. Climbing enthusiasts from all over the world travel to Seine-et-Marne to discover this exceptional place, considered “the Mecca of climbing”. Just that !

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