He’s 54. He’s Still Climbing—and Drawing.

I met Jérôme at a climbing salon in Paris. He’s 54 now, works as a web developer at the National Museum of Natural History, and still climbs like it’s 1997—the year he first touched the wall at Mur-Mur, long before it became Arkose. Back then, he wanted to be a comic artist. Life pushed him toward design and illustration, but he never gave up drawing. Climbing gave him stories—awkward, funny, honest ones—which he turned into quiet pencil comics, the kind that make people laugh in recognition. Some of his work even made it to exhibitions in France and Japan. When he climbs, he says the world goes silent. No stress, no noise. Just his shoes, his hands, and the wall. I don’t know if I’ll still be doing any of this decades from now. But for now, I want to enjoy it the way he does—with joy, and without needing it to be perfect. #sport #climbing #lifelongpassion