The technical adviser has an ambassadorial role, because he specifies products when working with his clients. He must therefore have thorough knowledge of Millet's range structure and branding policy, and can visually showcase products using communications tools.
Mathieu Bouyoud
ACTIVITIES : sports climber, equipper of difficult routes, competitor, French junior team member.
BASE : Chambéry, France
I discovered climbing and icefalls in 2002, then spent a lot of time on cliffs such as La Balme de Yenne and St Léger du Ventoux. Whenever possible, I travel to Spain, which has lots of difficult routes (in Rodellar, Santa Linya, Terradets, etc.).
In February 2005, I caught the equipping bug: over 10 consecutive days I climbed 10 routes in the eighth degree and on a new site (Mt Peney, Savoie).
SPORTS CV
Best competition rankings (junior category) :
2nd, Open de Serre Chevalier, 2006.
6th, European Cup stage, Imst, 2007.
1st, French national rankings, 2007.
Best cliff cruxes :
Repetitions of :
« Déclac » (8c+), La Balme de Yenne, 2006.
« Home sweet home » (8c+), Presles, 2nd repetition, 2007.
« Hérésistance » (8c), Presles, 2007.
« Geminis » and “Pata Negra” (8c), Rodellar, 2006.
« Ironman » (8c), Rodellar, 2007.
Equipping and first ascent of:
« Petits qu’adorent » (8b+), Mount Peney, 2006.
« Cogito, ergo sum » (8b+), Mount Peney, 2006.
« Nouveau profil » Mount Peney, 2007.
« Orion » (8b+), La Balme de Yenne, 2007.
« La voie lactée » (8c, 60m), La Balme de Yenne, 2007.
Chloe Graftiaux
ACTIVITIES : climbing, bouldering, routes and ice, mountaineering.
BASE : Grenoble, France
You could call me a young Belgian-French climber. I'm a 20-year-old Belgian national but a year and a half ago decided to live in Grenoble, and I'm very happy with my choice. I've focused totally on climbing, but across the spectrum. Although I'm best known for competitions, I also enjoy all mountain sports. Whenever my competition training leaves me any free time, I head to the mountains to ski and climb falls or major routes. I started competing internationally when I was very young (routes, as a junior) but my main driver now is bouldering because it's creative and sociable. I've also found that I enjoy sharing my passion, and I've finished the training course for the state climbing-teacher diploma. This winter, to add some more variety to my competition schedule, I aim to compete in the Ice Climbing World Cup and follow in the footsteps of Daniel Du Lac, or at least try… In the mid term, I hope to enrol at ENSA, and I make the most of being close to Les Ecrins to go to the mountains regularly – my route log is getting longer!"
SPORTS CV
- Bouldering competitions:
2nd, Bouldering World Cup, Reunion Island, 2007.
3rd, Bouldering World Cup, Erlangen, 2007.
1st, Freestone Contest, 2007.
2nd, International Open, La Colmiane, 2007 (1st in 2006).
4th, International Open, l’Argentière-la Bessée.
6th, overall rankings, World Cup, 2006.
National bouldering champion, Belgium, since 2002.
12th, European Championship (seniors), 2007.
- Route competitions:
4th, Difficulty World Cup, Puurs, 2006.
Youth Vice-Champion of Europe, 2006/05/04
World champion ("minimes", 14-year-old category), 2002.
National difficulty champion, Belgium, since 2000.
- In the mountains:
“Directe des Capucines”, Le Grand Capucin, (ED+).
“Triple directe”, Le Grand Capucin (ABO).
“Route Pierre Allain” + traverse of ridges, Grand Pic de la Meije.
“Delicados” (5+), Fournel.
West ridge, Tête des Fétoules.
- Natural cliffs:
“Brumisator”, Rodellar, Spain, 1st (8a), at age 15.
“Fatfinger” (8a), Trou Magritte, Belgium.
“Grotte du brotch” cave, Alsace, France (8a).
“Badaboum”, Presles, France (ABO).
Many long, tough routes around Presles and Le Verdon.
DANIEL DU LAC
ACTIVITIES: climbing, bouldering, ice climbing.
BASE : Grenoble, France
An exceptional sportsman and emblematic figure in the climbing community, Daniel Du Lac has proved that he is also a peerless competitor. After a sporting career spanning 10 years, he truly hit the heights. Massively motivated, Du Lac won the Bouldering World Cup circuit for the first time in 2004. This achievement – he won five out of 10 events, with a total of eight podium placings – elevated Du Lac to the French sporting elite.
His name is now etched in the bouldering history books, for this gifted climber is also extremely versatile, as he had previously proved in 2001 with victory in the IWC – the Ice World Cup.
- “Le Spectre du sur mutant” (8b+), Buoux, July 1992, with K. Gonzalès.
- “Slice of Life” (8b+), Rifle, Colorado (USA) in July 1993 with K. Gonzalès.
- “La Chose” (7c+), Franchard Cuisinière, Fontainebleau, in October 1999 with Tifenn Decorps, Mathieu Haag and Loïc Jallu.
- “Biotop” (8b+), Claret, November 1996, with Lucien Berardini.
- Mont Blanc via the central pillar of Le Frêney (ED-) in July 1996 with Christophe Moulin.
- Les Drus via the Bonatti pillar (600m / ED) in June 1996 with Y. Delevaux, Y. Guerillot and C. Jaquemoux.
- The Eiffel Tower in February 1998 with a Grenoble university team.
- “La Pomme d’Or’’, Quebec, in February 2001 with Liv Sansoz, Laurent de la Fouchardière, Stéphane Husson and Chris Ware.
- Opened an icefall route, “La Muse”, up the south-west face of La Dent de Crolles, Grenoble.
- French and European Champion, and Winner of the Bouldering World Cup, 2004.
- 3rd, French Bouldering Championship, September 2005.
- 2nd, Bouldering World Cup stage, Firminy, 2005.
- 3rd, overall rankings, Bouldering World Cup, 2005.
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