Nicolas Favresse

Rock Climbing

Hometown

Brussels, Belgium

Resides

Brussels, Belgium

Bio

Growing up in Brussels, Nicolas bonded to the outdoors through windsurfing, mountain biking and skiing. He started climbing at 15 and immediately found his passion. As an 18-year old exchange student in the United States, he visited Yosemite and discovered a new calling for big walls. Since then he’s climbed big walls in Patagonia, Pakistan, Greenland, Venezuela and Canada.

Career Highlights

Free ascents of Freerider and Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, California
First ascents of The Secret Passage (5.13c) and Lost in Translation (5.12+), El Capitan, Yosemite, California
First ascent of L’appat (5.13 R), Falls Wall, Yosemite, California
Ascent of Orbayu (8b+/c), Picos de Europa, Spain
Ascent of Silbergeier (8b), Ratikon, Switzerland
First free ascent of the East Face of the Central Tower of Torres Del Paine, via the South African Route, (5.12+) Patagonia
First ascent of Ledgeway to Heaven (5.12+), Nafees Cap, Charakusa Valley, Pakistan

First free ascent of Devil’s Brew (5.12+), Impossible Wall, Upernavick area, Greenland
First free ascent of Apichavai (8a+), Tuyuren Waterfall Wall, Amuri Tepui, Venezuela
Second ascent of Cobra Crack 5.14, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
First ascent of Inshalah (8c+) and Gura Gutarak (8c+), Kalymnos, Greece
First ascent of Le Clou (8c) and Razorblade (8c), Freyr, Belgium
Ascent of Estado Critico (9A) and La Reina Mora (8c+), El Pati, Siurana
Movies: Vertical Sailing Greenland, Asgard Jamming, Patagonia Dreams, Yosemite Experience and Pakistan Project