Manuel Romain

DOB : April 28th 1988
Height : 1,70m
Weight : 57kg
Club : ICEB
Website : www.manuromain.com

Trophy cupboard:
4th in the overall World Cup rankings 2011
2nd at the 2011 World Cup stage at Briançon
3rd at the 2011 World Cup stages at Xining and Amman 2011

Your training haunts : Briançon & Grenoble
Your favourite spot : Céuse
Your strong points : Enjoyment !
Your weak points : Lack of discipline
Your soft spot : Paragliding and French food
Your favourite phrase : Peace of mind
Describe yourself in 3 words : Climber, skier, paraglider

Manuel Romain has been on the competition circuit for a number of years now. At 16, he is spotted by the national trainers and joins the French youth team. Then, still a junior at 19, he is picked for the French senior team. Who could forget the European championships at Bercy in 2008, where he is the only French lead climber to pick up a medal ? In 2011, this shy but efficient climber from the Hautes-Alpes, really emerged as the uncontested leader of the French lead team, with three podiums on the 2011 World Cup circuit. But don't be fooled, there's no big head on this mountain lover's shoulders. Manu and climbing have a simple relationship and it's not about to change. In fact his favourite climbing memory was the first time he climbed at Céuse « It doesn't get much better than that ». Since then Manu is « ever present », training, climbing, and making the most of life, with a pleasure that is as infinite as it is sincere !