19 Jan Christophe Zehani’s new 8c+

 
Talented French climber Christophe Zehani opened a new difficult route in the Cevennes (south-eastern France) "Entre Ciment et Belle Etoile" 8c +. 

The route is completely natural and begins on 8b before attacking the crux of the final "Cévennes up" (8b +), which consists of a boulder  valued  about 7B + / C. Christophe was able to send the pitch  in about 12 working sessions. 
  
Zehani was born in 1974, climbs since 1990 and has to his credit more than a thousand routes around the level of grade 8. In July 2010, sent “Corrida” a 9a pitch at Fetid Beach to the south of France, 44 movements of resistance, working it for  three years , 70 sessions, and 300 attempts …
 
Somewhat unique among top climbers, he has not sponsors. In an interview with Kairn of 2007 had said "I do not have sponsors, but this does not prevent me from sleeping, or above all climbing. Climb-marketing makes me sick! At least, I do not have anything to anyone except to my friends and my parents. Because of my family and financial situation, I can’t travel very much, but I have done route of 8c in 11 different cliffs.
 
Asked what was his opinion on the chipped holds replied: "I have no problem with that! In our new world of hypocrites, no one admit to chip, but it’s hard to find in the south of France hard and overhanging routes that have not chipped holds. I do not understand how it can disturb the future of climbing the fact that to chip on the blank rock the smooth, because it is blank  Pro’s climbers  do not have anything else to do : travel and do some good hard routes, all the better for them!

Source Kairn