Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Keep It Real 2 captures a side of bouldering that you’d be forgiven for forgetting. As climbing culture grows increasingly obsessed with grades and performance, this film reminds us that bouldering is so much more. Set in the storied forest of Fontainebleau, a crew of high-end competition climbers seek respite from the pressure to perform, catch a vibe, and keep it real.

This is a No Wasted Days story. To read a feature story about this trip, click here: blog.arcteryx.com/stories/keep-it-real-2

Film: René Grincourt and Gregoire Mithieux

Post-production: Bobby Vannoy and Grant Manner
Music: Eliot de Carbonnieres & BYPXR
Producer: Erwan Verchere

Athletes:
Holly Toothill
Ashima Shiraishi
Kieran Forrest
Clément Lechaptois
Hamish McArthur
Maximillian Milne
Jim Pope

Arc’teryx team:
Eugénie Frerichs
Matt Spohn
James Kim
Tina Henderson
Max Mueller
Tanguy Verchere
Ben Osborne

Find more No Wasted Days Stories here: bit.ly/NoWastedDays
Watch “Keep it Real”: youtu.be/FcnQ9vPHfxY