Charles Albert – The Barefoot Climber
Watching barefoot climber Charles Albert crimp with his toes is incredible!
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This edit shows Charles Albert—known in the climbing world as Barefoot Charles or the Barefoot Climber—and his process on No Kpote Only—for which he proposed the grade of 9A (V17) after his first ascent— and some other problems around Fontainebleau and Switzerland, including the FA of a spectacular 8B in Val Bavona.