Thibaud Herr Films

02/03/2024

🧗Projecting
is one of the masters at projecting hard routes. He has pushed the sport further countless times. First climber to redpoint a 9a+, first climber to redpoint a 9b, second climber to redpoint a 9b+, first climber to send a 9a+ DWS.
And as you may know, his bouldering achievements are equally impressive.

But there’s something specific about how Chris projects a route. It’s not just about the grade and trying to send harder each time. There’s always a WHY behind his projects. “Why do I do that?”. It seems that Chris is asking himself this question each time.

🫶Passion

During our day at Oliana, he repeated several times how passionate he is about this sport, and about the routes he’s projecting. So while the performance aspect may be important, the passion seems to be the main answer to the above question.

There’s a deep connection between Chris and his projects. From an outside perspective, it almost seems spiritual.

👱🏻Le Blond

I’ve been fortunate to spend a day at Oliana with Chris, seeing this humble athlete work his way through his project at “the small Céüse” as he calls this crag.

Le Blond is a challenging route that Chris considers even harder than the one right next to the left, La Dura Dura – a famous 9b+ (5.15c).

As he elegantly battled through this route, belayed by the current Bouldering World Champion, and asking “It’s good huh?” after linking about 10 super hard moves through the first crux, it felt like history was unfolding right before my eyes.

Thank you Mickael Mawem for giving me the opportunity of being your videographer during this day at Oliana.

👀 For anyone interested, stay around, a Youtube video will be released about that day at Oliana with Chris and Micka. Good vibes guaranteed. ✌️

15/09/2023

🇫🇷 Since January 2023, I’ve been fortunate enough to work closely with . As a result, I’ve witnessed how hard they train and how determined they are.

Tonight I’m thrilled to see that Bassa has won his ticket for the Paris 2024 Olympics 🎫

Congrats Bass’ , you’re a beast!💪
Picture shot on assignment for

19/04/2022

🇫🇷 French below

I shot this video during autumn 2021 for the Vincent Stoeffler Winery located in Barr, Alsace, France. The colors were just beautiful. It showcases one of the winery's most prestigious terroirs, the Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr, which produces grapes for some of their best wines.

I have tasted most of their wines and I can tell you that the quality is stunning. If you come to Alsace and like wine, you should definitely stop by and do a tasting. 🍷

If you liked this video, it would mean a lot to me if you could hit the like button on Youtube and even share it with your friends.

Also, don't hesitate to follow me to see my upcoming shoots and edits. 🎥

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J'ai filmé cette vidéo au courant de l'automne 2021 pour le Domaine Vincent Stoeffler qui se situe à Barr, en Alsace. Les couleurs étaient magnifiques. Elle met en valeur un des terroirs les plus prestigieux du domaine, le Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr, qui produit les raisins avec lesquels ils créent parmi leurs meilleurs vins.

J'ai moi-même dégusté une grande partie de leurs vins et je peux vous dire que la qualité est superbe. Si vous venez en Alsace et aimez le vin, n'hésitez surtout pas à vous y arrêter pour faire une dégustation. 🍷

Si vous avez aimé ma vidéo, cela m'aiderait énormément si vous pouviez liker sur Youtube, et même de la partager avec vos amis si vous le souhaitez.

Aussi, n'hésitez pas à vous abonner à ma chaîne pour suivre mes prochaines publications. 🎥

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16/11/2021

🍂 Autumn vibes on a small road headed towards a castle in Alsace, France.

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🍂 Ambiance automnale sur cette petite route en direction d'un château alsacien.

15/11/2021

Third athlete post: Natalia Grossman 🇺🇸

WHAT A SEASON! 😲

This year, I have to say that Natalia has been one of the climbers that impressed me the most. At 20 years old, she is already a very very strong climber.

I’m not only talking about the fact that she can do three-finger pull-ups (go check out her IG).
But also because she crushed it in the 2021 Boulder and Lead comps!

Her consistency this year has been phenomenal. In Bouldering, she finished on the podium in five out of five events. In Lead, four podiums out of five.

Bouldering:
🏆 World Champion in Moscow, Russia
🥇🥇 2 Gold Medals in Salt Lake City, USA
🥈 1 Silver Medal in Innsbruck, Austria
🥉 1 Bronze Medal in Meiringen, Switzerland

Lead:
🥈 Vice World Champion in Moscow, Russia
🥈🥈 2 Silver Medals in both French World Cups (Chamonix and Briançon)
🥉🥉 2 Bronze Medals in Villars, Switzerland and Kranj, Slovenia

Those results brought her to the first place of the overall Boulder Ranking, and second in Lead. Congrats for that mind-blowing season Natalia! 👏

Something else that is amazing about Natalia is her state of mind in comps. She is ALWAYS smiling. It’s pretty common to see her smile in the middle of a finals route. You can tell she’s having a lot of fun, and that’s really awesome to watch. Natalia if you're reading this, please don’t stop with that positive energy. 😊

As for the TAB, she simply topped the boulders the one after the other and finished first of this 2021 edition!

I’m really looking forward to watching her perform both in comps and outdoors in the coming years. I’m pretty sure she’s not done blowing our climbers’ minds!

Tout À Blocs "Karpos"

13/11/2021

Second athlete post: F***y Gibert

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If you’re a climber interested in competitions, chances are you already know F***y Gibert.
For French climbers, F***y is already a LEGEND – at only 28. And for good reasons – her track record is mind-blowing. 🤯

5x French Bouldering Champion (🏆 2015, 🏆 2017, 🏆 2018, 🏆 2019, 🏆 2020)
Took 2nd place at the French Bouldering Championships (🥈 2014)
3x second place in Bouldering World Cups (🥈 2014, 🥈 2015, 🥈 2019)
3x third place in Bouldering World Cups (🥉 2018, 🥉 🥉 2019)
2x third place at the Bouldering World Cup Ranking (🥉 2018, 🥉 2019).

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[catching my breath]

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Yeah, she’s a super-strong boulderer. But also an amazing lead climber who finished third at the Lead World Cup in 2020 in Briançon, France. 🥉

All those accomplishments while studying and graduating with a Masters Degree from a prestigious French Engineering School. 👏

I’m really happy I’ve had the opportunity to see her climb and take a few shots of her at the Tout à Blocs.

I’m excited to see her next accomplishments and see if she’ll make it to Paris 2024. 🤞

PS: next time I see her at a comp, I hope I’ll manage to get at least one shot of her facing the camera – I felt like she was hiding from my camera at the TAB. 😂

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F***y Gibert
Tout À Blocs "Karpos"

11/11/2021

First athlete post: Oriane Bertone. 🇫🇷

I have a few more pictures from the Tout à Blocs 2021 that I’m really excited to share with you. For three posts, I will be focusing on one athlete for each one of them. I’ll do a quick recap of their past performance and of the 2021 comp season. 🏆

Our first athlete is a French prodigy, Oriane Bertone. At only 16 years old, her track record is truly impressive!

Actually, it’s hard to keep track of all the gold medals she won in the Youth category both at the national and international levels.

In 2019 she won the International Youth Championships in Arco in both Bouldering and Lead. 🥇 🥇
That same year, she won the European Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy (Bouldering) and in Voronezh, Russia (Lead). 🥇 🥇

In 2021, she’s been selected to join the senior French Bouldering Team and did amazingly well.
At her first World Cup in Meiringen, Switzerland, she took second place. Then did it again in Salt Lake City, UT with a second silver medal. 🥈 🥈

Oriane is a comp beast. But not only. She’s already made some impressive ascents on real rock.

What were you doing at age 12? At that age, Oriane sent a V14 (8B+) called Golden Shadow, as well as other V11+’s in Rocklands, South Africa.
As for sport climbing, she sent Chikungunya, a 5.14c (8c+) located in La Réunion, France.

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I hope Oriane will keep making progress at the pace she's been at, while still making sure to have fun.

I really look forward to seeing what she will accomplish in the coming years, both in competitions (Paris 2024? 😊 ) and outdoor.

Ps: she took 2nd place at the Tout à Blocs this year, and it was such a pleasure to see her climb there!

Oriane Bertone
Tout À Blocs "Karpos"

28/10/2021

What an amazing time at the Tout à Blocs 2021 in L’Argentière-la-Bessée, France!

There’s something really special about the TAB. It’s a bouldering comp where you can see the whole spectrum of climbers — from occasional climbers to world-class athletes — all climbing together on the same boulders.

And even though each athlete is trying hard to perform the best, there’s a relaxed and almost stress-free atmosphere during the whole comp – or at least during the qualifications, as the finals are definitely getting more serious!

For all those reasons, the TAB is, to me, the perfect example of what climbing is about.
It’s about high performance, it’s about sharing betas with each other, and it’s about having fun!

The TAB is a great place to spend some quality time with like-minded people as well as to make new friends.

On that note, it’s where I met , this year’s official TAB photographer (go check out his IG for more amazing TAB and climbing shots!). It’s also where I met and , who gave me the opportunity to be part of their audacious climbing documentary project .

To wrap things up, I just wanted to say thank you to the whole team! 🙏
Really looking forward to the next edition next year.

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25/10/2021

👐 Welcome to you, climbers, alpinists, and outdoor lovers.

I wanted to share this simple yet powerful video with you, as it conveys the message of the type of content I will be sharing here.

During the summer of 2021, I climbed a 500-meter-long route to the top of this mountain located in Ailefroide, France.

It wasn’t a hard route at all (5c max), but it still was an adventure. It wasn’t a straight line to the top, so we had to find our way - sometimes walking, sometimes simul-climbing. We topped the route in the evening and had to walk down in the dark with our flashlights, being very careful of not falling in the ravine.

That’s the type of content I will be sharing here. Films and pictures about climbing, alpinism, and other outdoor activities mostly in the mountains.

But most importantly, my goal is to tell stories that inspire people and motivate them to go out experience the mountains, and to dare to do extraordinary things.

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I’ve always had a fascination with mountains. I’m now delighted to be able to share films and pictures with you about people that do amazing things on rock, ice, and snow.

I hope you will like what’s coming. 📽️

Let’s all share our love for the mountains.