Edlinger, la liberté au bout des doigts

In the 1980s, Patrick Edlinger, nicknamed "Le Blond", painted with the grace of a poet the first chapter in the world history of free climbing. In his hands, marginal exercise became a real lifestyle, carrying a message of freedom. His famous solos, beyond the intrinsic feat they represent, bear witness to this. Life at Your Fingertips, the first internationally acclaimed climbing film, touched and inspired generations of climbers; Edlinger was one of the meteors that shone light on the cliffs of the world following the trajectory of a single idea: to be free to live only by "climbing". However, the man made concessions in the face of the necessities of life (competitions, advertisements) and pressure from the media, his public and the greed he aroused.