Fred Nicole

Fred Nicole (born 1970) is a Swiss rock climber known for first ascents of extreme sport climbing routes and for pioneering standards and techniques in modern bouldering in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 1992 he solved La Danse des Balrogs in Branson, Switzerland, considered the first 8B (V13) in bouldering history, and in 1996 Radja, also in Branson, considered the first 8B+ (V14). In 2002 he solved Monkey Wedding and Black Eagle SDS in Rocklands, South Africa, now considered the first 8C (V15). In sport climbing he redpointed Anaïs et le canabis at Saint-Loup in 1988, the second 8c in history, and Bain de Sang there in 1993, the third 9a.