Mélissa Le Nevé

Mélissa Le Nevé (born July 8, 1989) is a French professional rock climber specializing in competition bouldering, but and also in outdoor sport climbing and bouldering. She retired from competitive climbing in 2016, after finishing third in that year's IFSC Bouldering World Cup.

Rock climbing

In 2015, she became the first woman to climb a set of boulders in Fontainebleau called the "Big Five", one of which–Atrésie–is rated . In December 2016, she climbed an boulder in Fontainebleau, La Cicatrice de L'Ohm. In 2017, she climbed the problem, Mécanique élémentaire, at Fontainebleau.

Le Nevé has also climbed some of the hardest outdoor sport climbing routes. In 2014, she made the first female free ascent (FFFA) of , an sport climbing route in the Frankenjura. In April 2020, she made the first free female ascent of Wolfgang Güllich's iconic route Action Directe (XI, 9a) in Frankenjura.

Personal life She lives in Fontainebleau.

Filmography Petzl Roctrip Mexico 2010: The Fanatic Search 2 - A Girl Thing: Petzl Roctrip China 2011: Vivid Landscapes: Petzl Roctrip Argentina 2012: Rockin' Cuba: Gimme Kraft!: The Warm Heart of Africa: Bouldering in Malawi: Pad Party: Paris la nuit: Petzl Roctrip 2014 - On the road: Le Nevé's 2020 ascent of Action Directe: Swissway to Heaven: