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Patrick Edlinger

Patrick Edlinger, born June 15, 1960 in Dax and died November 16, 2012 in La Palud-sur-Verdon, was a French climber and mountaineer. Renowned for his full solo ascents, he is one of the pioneers of high-level free climbing and was, in the 1980s, one of the first media figures in the discipline. Introduced to climbing at the age of nine, Patrick Edlinger practiced regularly at fourteen to devote himself fully to it at eighteen. Spending his days on the cliff, it happens to him, for lack of finding partners to belay him, to climb solo. With his friend Patrick Berhault, he distinguished himself by difficult achievements for the time, prefiguring another way of climbing, where the physical dimension takes precedence as much as the state of mind. In 1982, Patrick Edlinger introduced rock climbing to the general public thanks to documentaries by Jean-Paul Janssen broadcast around the world: "Life At Your Fingertips" and ""Opéra Vertical". There is free climbing and, partly, full solo, routes from the famous sites of Buoux (Luberon) and the Gorges du Verdon. Edlinger exposes a philosophy of climbing where hedonism, respect and love of nature, self-transcendence and a taste for risk are combined. This way of life combined with his youthful physique will mark the public in a profound way. At the origin of the climbing craze, Patrick Edlinger, "Le Blond", is not just a media figure, he is a high-level climber, who performs solos in routes rated 7a and also opens routes of extreme difficulty for the time up to 8b+/8c. A true international star, Patrick Edlinger was, in the 1980s, the favorite personality of the French according to a survey by Paris Match magazine, which relayed his exploits. When the Manifesto of the 19 decrying the competition was written in 1985, he did not sign it. In 1986, he won the first international climbing competitions in Bardonechia, then in 1988 in Snowbird in Utah. At that time, he launched his own line of clothing which he held with a few friends. In 1988, an advertisement was broadcast featuring him to promote Grany cereal bars; it was resumed in 1998 and then in 2004. In July 1994, he took part in two official UIAA competitions: the L'Argentière master's where he finished 34th and the Serre Chevalier master's where he placed 17th. In 1995, Patrick Edlinger suffered a serious accident while climbing a cliff. While training in the creeks of Marseille on a 7b route and he jumped several insurance points, a hold breaks and he falls eighteen meters. In cardiac arrest, he was resuscitated by a doctor present on the spot and finally got away with only a few muscle tears. He then retired from high level climbing, but continued to climb in the 8th degree for fun. From 1997 to 2000, he was editor-in-chief of the rock climbing magazine Roc'n Wall, which was eventually absorbed by the magazine Vertical. He stopped practicing solo when his daughter was born in 2002 and from 2009, he ran a gîte with his wife in the Verdon. In 2011, he began writing his biography with the collaboration of his friend for 25 years, Jean-Michel Asselin. He died accidentally on November 16, 2012 at his home in La Palud-sur-Verdon, at the age of 52.


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Born:
Jun 15, 1960 In Dax, Landes, France
Movie/TV Credits:
25
First Appeared:
In the series Le Grand Échiquier 1972-01-12
Latest Project:
Movie Edlinger, la liberté au bout des doigts 2023-01-12
Known For
Poster of Edlinger, la liberté au bout des doigts
Poster of Une Vie au dessus du vide
Poster of Le Grec - Georges Livanos
Poster of The Fingertip Phenomenon
Filmography
Movie Une Vie au dessus du vide Self 2023-01-03
Movie Edlinger, la liberté au bout des doigts Self 2023-01-12
Movie En Solo : L'ivresse des sommets Self (footage archive) 2022-11-27
Movie Le Dernier Voyage de Patrick Edlinger Self 2017-02-18
Movie Berhault Self 2008-01-01
Movie La Cordée de Rêve Self 2001-01-01
Movie Verdon forever Self 1998-01-01
Movie Roc'n Wall 97 Self 1997-01-01
Movie Le Grec - Georges Livanos Self 1994-01-01
Movie Plan-Séquence Self 1992-01-01
Movie The Beautiful Story Self 1992-03-18
Movie Passion Extrême Self 1989-01-01
Movie Arrowhead Self 1989-01-01
Movie Les Conquérants de l'Impossible: Portrait de Groupe Self 1986-01-01
Movie Profession grimpeur, Eric Escoffier Self 1985-01-01
Movie Among Wolves Patrick 1985-12-31
Movie The Fingertip Phenomenon Self 1984-01-01
Movie Opéra Vertical Self 1982-01-01
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16
Movie Life by the Fingertips Self 1982-12-11
Movie Over-Ice Self 1981-01-01
Movie Oversand Self 1981-01-01
Movie Aventure à Bleau Self 1980-01-01
Movie Overdon Self 1980-01-01
Series Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972-01-12