Keep It Real 2 | Catching Bouldering Vibes in Fontainebleau | Arc’teryx No Wasted Days
Keep It Real 2 is Arc'teryx's love letter to the soul of bouldering, set against the timeless sandstone of Fontainebleau forest. A crew of high-end competition climbers — including Ashima Shiraishi, Jim Pope, Holly Toothill, and Kieran Forrest — trade the pressure of the competition circuit for the quiet magic of Font's iconic forest, rediscovering what drew them to climbing in the first place. In a world increasingly fixated on grades and performance metrics, this film is a breath of fresh air. It captures laughter, exploration, and the simple joy of moving on rock without an agenda — a reminder that bouldering, at its core, is about feeling and connection, not just numbers on a scorecard. Beautifully shot and genuinely heartfelt, Keep It Real 2 is essential viewing for any climber who's ever needed to remember why they started.
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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: https://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: https://bit.ly/NoWastedDays Watch “Keep it Real”: https://youtu.be/FcnQ9vPHfxY