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{{short description|Sport climbing route in Germany}}
{{Other uses|Action Directe (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox climbing route
| name = Action Directe
| photo = Action Directe (Waldkopf).JPG
| photo_caption = The route follows five [[bolt (climbing)|bolts]] that are visible on the photo ([[quickdraw]]s are clipped to the fourth and fifth bolt) and ends with the [[anchor (climbing)|belay anchor]] (not visible).
| other_name = 
| map = Germany
| map_width = 220
| map_caption = Map showing the approximate location of ''Action Directe''
| location = [[Frankenjura]], [[Germany]]
| coords = {{coord|49|38|04|N|11|36|09|E|region:DE-BY_type:mountain_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| climbing_area = Waldkopf crag, {{ill|Krottenseer Forst|de}} 
| route_type = [[sport climbing|Sport Climb]] 
| vertical_gain = {{Convert|15|m|ft|adj=on}}
| pitches = 1
| rating = 9a ([[Grade (climbing)#French numerical grades|French]]), XI ([[Grade (climbing)#UIAA|UIAA]]), or 5.14d ([[Yosemite Decimal System|YDS]])
| grade = 
| bolted_by = Milan Sykora
| first_ascent = 
| ffa = [[Wolfgang Güllich]], 14 September 1991.
| fastest_ascent = 
}}
'''''Action Directe''''' ({{IPA|fr|aksjɔ̃ diʁɛkt|lang}}) is a short {{Convert|15|m|ft|adj=on}} [[overhang (climbing)|overhanging]] [[sport climbing|sport climb]] at the [[limestone]] Waldkopf crag in [[Frankenjura]], Germany.  When it was first climbed by German climber [[Wolfgang Güllich]] in 1991, it became the [[List of first ascents (sport climbing)#Redpointed by men|first climb in the world]] to have a consensus {{climbing grade|9a}} grade.{{efn|Some climbers have speculated whether English climber [[Ben Moon (rock climber)|Ben Moon]]'s 1990 ascent of the even shorter ''[[Hubble (climbing route)|Hubble]]'', with only 4 crux moves, was the world's first climb at {{climbing grade|9a}}; ''Hubble'' was already considered the world's first {{climbing grade|8c+}}.<ref name=FD/><ref name=GR9/>}} ''Action Directe'' is considered an important route in [[history of rock climbing#1990s|rock climbing history]], and is one of the most attempted climbs at its grade, where it is considered the "benchmark" for the level of 9a.  The [[plyometrics|plyometric training]] techniques and customized equipment that Güllich used to prepare for the unique physical demands of ''Action Directe'' also revolutionized climbing and what could be achieved.

== History ==

A close friend of Güllich, German climber Milan Sykora introduced him to the route that he had been working on at a large limestone prow at the Waldkopf [[Glossary of climbing terms#crag|crag]], which was akin to an enormous boulder.<ref name=pm/><ref name=GR2/> Sykora was one of the leading German climbers at the time and had created several new routes [[Grade (climbing)#UIAA|UIAA]] grade X.<ref name=pm/> In the 1980s, Sykora had bolted a line coming from the right and had managed to climb the individual moves through the upper section, but believed the lower section feasible but too hard for himself – he generously offered the project to Güllich, who promptly bolted the direct start, and hence the name "Directe";<ref name=pm/><ref name=GR2/> Güllich said that it also named after the French terror group [[Action directe (armed group)|Action directe]] as climbing it felt like an attack on the fingers.<ref name=GR2/><ref>Tilman Hepp: Wolfgang Güllich. Leben in der Senkrechten. Eine Biographie. 1. Auflage. Rosenheimer Verlagshaus Alfred Förg, Rosenheim 1993, {{ISBN|3-475-52747-2}}, S. 125.</ref>

Güllich completed the [[first free ascent]] on 14 September 1991, after 11 days of working the route – spread over three weeks – and using a 16-move sequence including a direct start with a [[Glossary of climbing terms#dyno|dynamic jump]] into a two-finger pocket to [[Glossary of climbing terms#redpoint|redpoint]] it.<ref name=pm/> Güllich was 30 at the time and had been married just 5 days previously to freeing the route.<ref name=pm/> Four years later the route was repeated when East German climber Alexander Adler fulfilled what he called an "obsession" to repeat the climb.<ref name=pm/>

Subsequent climbers have used a slightly different circa 11 to 13-move sequence to Güllich's original very direct 16-move sequence.<ref name=pm/><ref name=GR2>{{cite web | url=https://gripped.com/news/action-directe-worlds-first-5-14d-turns-25/ | title=Action Directe, World's First 5.14d, Turns 25 | date=14 September 2016 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | website=Gripped.com}}</ref>  At the 25-year anniversary of its first ascent, ten climbers who had completed the route assembled and estimated only Adler had repeated Güllich's exact 16-move sequence, and that all others had crossed slightly right to use a shorter sequence.<ref name=FD>{{cite web | url=http://www.firnenburgbrothers.com/?p=2397 | title=Ascending 'Action Directe' in the past and today | first=David |last=Firnenburg | date=2016 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | website=firnenburgbrothers.com}}<!-- HTTPS does not work. My browser throws an error message about "an invalid response" with code ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR. --></ref>

Güllich conservatively assigned a [[Grade (climbing)#UIAA|UIAA]] grade of XI, which was between {{climbing grade |8c+}} and {{climbing grade |9a}}.<ref name=pm>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/action-directe-wolfgang-gullich-25-year-old-frankenjura-masterpiece.html |title = Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece |author= Nicholas Hobley |access-date=December 27, 2021 |publisher=Planet Mountain}}</ref> Subsequent ascents would verify its grade, which has since described as the "gold standard" or "benchmark" for {{climbing grade|9a}};<ref name=FD/>  and the first ever 9a in history.<ref>{{cite web | website=PlanetMountain.com | url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/the-evolution-of-free-climbing.html | title=The evolution of free climbing | date=23 December 2012 | first=Maurizio | last=Oviglia | accessdate=4 January 2022}}</ref> It wasn't for almost another decade, until 2001 when [[Chris Sharma]] freed the 35-metre ''[[Realization (climb)|Realization/Biographie]]'' at [[Céüse]] in [[France]], that a higher consensus {{climbing grade|9a+}} grade would be assigned.<ref>{{cite web | website=PlanetMountain.com |url=http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews.lasso?l=2&keyid=33574 | title=Chris Sharma climbs Biographie!| date=19 July 2001|accessdate=22 December 2021}}</ref>

On 22 May 2020, French climber [[Mélissa Le Nevé]] made the [[first female free ascent]] and almost three decades after Güllich's original ascent was still only the 27th person to have climbed it.<ref name=CM>{{cite magazine | magazine=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | title=Mélissa Le Nevé Sends Action Directe (9a/5.14d) | first=Brett | last=Slavsky | date=26 May 2020 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | url=https://www.climbing.com/news/melissa-le-neve-sends-action-directe-9a-5-14d/}}</ref><ref name=RI>{{cite magazine | magazine=[[Rock & Ice]] | url=https://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/melisa-le-neve-becomes-first-woman-to-climb-action-directe-9a-5-14d/ | date=21 May 2020 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | title=Mélissa Le Nevé Becomes First Woman To Climb "Action Directe" (9a/5.14d)}}</ref><ref name=MlN>{{cite web | website=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-technique-training-mental-curiosity/ | title=Use Your Curiosity To Become A Better Climber | first=Jasmine | last=Honneger | date=26 August 2022 | accessdate=9 September 2022}}</ref>  Two claimed ascents, Richard Simpson (2005),<ref name=RC1>{{cite web | website=Climbing Arc | url=https://climbingnarc.com/2010/12/rich-simpson-the-burden-of-proof/ | title=Rich Simpson & The Burden Of Proof | date=21 December 2010 | accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=RC2>{{cite web | website=UKClimbing.com | url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/12/rich_simpson_-_ukcs_position-59419 | date=21 December 2010 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | title=Rich Simpson - UKC's Position}}</ref> and Said Belhaj (2018), are disputed.<ref name=LAX1>{{cite web | title=Huch accuses Belhaj to lie about Action Direct | date=7 December 2019 | accessdate=27 December 2021 |website=8a.nu | url=https://www.8a.nu/news/-49583}}</ref><ref name=LAX>{{cite web | website=lacrux.com | url=https://www.lacrux.com/en/klettern/exclusive-says-said-belhaj-on-the-reproaches-of-hannes-huch/ | title=Exclusive: This is what Said Belhaj says in response to the accusations of Hannes Huch | date=12 December 2019 | accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref>

==Route==

''Action Directe'' is famous for its unique style, involving physically demanding dynamic moves (known as [[Glossary of climbing terms#dyno|dynos]] in [[bouldering]]) off single-finger pockets in the limestone, and in particular, a powerful initial dynamic jump-start into a two-finger pocket while leaning back at an extreme angle of 45-degrees.<ref name=pm/><ref name=FD/>  The route is short at {{Convert|15|m|ft|adj=on}} and took Güllich only 70-seconds to complete his very direct 16-move sequence; most ascents post the second ascent move rightwards to a more efficient 11 to 13 move sequence described as ''slightly'' easier than Güllich's original sequence (although still solidly 9a).<ref name=pm/><ref name=FD/>

After his 2016 ascent, German climber David Firnenburg described it as: "The initial [[Glossary of climbing terms#dyno|dyno]] into the sharp two-finger pocket is followed by a passage with extreme [[Glossary of climbing terms#lock-off|lock-offs]] on small finger pockets. Then there are technically complicated side holds and [[Glossary of climbing terms#pinch hold|pinches]] with difficult foot changes before you run out with a tricky must-hit [[Glossary of climbing terms#crimp|crimp]] at the very end, where I still fell several times before sending".<ref name=FD/>

==Legacy==
[[Image:Action Directe 11 (9a), Foto Jorgos Megos.JPG|thumb|[[Alex Megos]] on Action Directe]]
''Action Directe'' has been consistently described as famous, legendary, and iconic in the climbing media,<ref name=RI/><ref name=PM3/><ref name=PM5/> and even in 2020, it was being described as "an absolute cornerstone of cutting-edge difficulties that attracts an irresistible draw for the vertical elite", and "... milestone 9a is one of the most famous and coveted sport climbs in the world".<ref name=PM3/><ref name=RI/>  ''Action Directe'' has also been described as "Güllich's masterpiece" – the [[testpiece]] for {{climbing grade|9a}} – and when he freed the route, he was at the height of his physical and technical powers.<ref name=PM3>{{cite web | url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/melissa-le-neve-first-female-ascent-action-directe-wolfgang-gullich-frankenjura-masterpiece.html | title=Mélissa Le Nevé makes first female ascent of Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's Frankenjura masterpiece | date=21 May 2020 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | website=PlanetMountain.com}}</ref> 

Güllich had used new intensive training techniques called [[plyometrics]] to prepare for the physical demands of the climb, and introduced the climbing world to the "[[campus board]]", which would become the new standard for future extreme climbers to build finger strength and develop more dynamic muscle strength.<ref name=pm/><ref name=CM/>

Some have speculated whether English climber [[Ben Moon (rock climber)|Ben Moon]]'s 1990 ascent of the very short ''[[Hubble (climbing route)|Hubble]]'', with only 4 crux moves, was actually the world's first {{climbing grade|9a}} route.<ref name=FD/><ref name=GR9>{{cite magazine | url=https://gripped.com/routes/was-ben-moons-hubble-the-worlds-first-5-14d/ | title=Was Ben Moon's Hubble the World's First 5.14d? | website=Gripped.com | date=9 November 2020 | accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref>  Repeat ascents of ''Hubble'' have verified it as being ''at least'' the world's first {{climbing grade |8c+}}.<ref name=PM9/><ref name=GR9/>  German climber [[Alex Megos]], is one of the few who have climbed both ''Hubble'' and ''Action Directe'', and felt ''Hubble'' was probably an 8c+ in the right conditions,<ref>{{cite web | website=LACrux.com | url=https://www.lacrux.com/en/klettern/that%27s-what-alex-megos-says-about-the-dispute-over-the-title-of-the-world%27s-first-9a/ | title=This is what Alex Megos says about the dispute over the title "First 9a in the world" | date=24 December 2020 | accessdate=27 December 2021 }}</ref> although Megos caveated himself by noting that grading is not an exact science, and is subject to the climber's own style.<ref name=PM9>{{cite web | website=PlanetMountain.com | url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/alexander-megos-climbs-hubble-the-raven-tor-interview.html | title=Alexander Megos climbs Hubble. The Raven Tor interview. | date=3 June 2016 | accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref> In 2022, British climber Buster Martin became only the second climber to have climbed both routes and felt that they were both 9a; he did note that being sponsored by Ben Moon might make people skeptical of his view.<ref name=CLBuster/>

The situation has been compared to the ''[[Realization (climb)|Realization]]'' versus [[Alexander Huber]]'s ''{{ill|Open Air (climb)|lt=Open Air|de|Open Air (Kletterroute)}}'' debate on the world's first {{climbing grade|9a+}}.<ref name=GR9/>  In fact, Huber attributes the initial conservative {{climbing grade|8c+}} grading of ''Action Directe'' that persisted for many years, despite it being eventually shown to be a "hard 9a", for artificially suppressing the grades of other routes in the 1990s, such as Huber's ''[[La Rambla (climb)|La Rambla]]'', and ''Weisse Rose''.<ref>{{cite web | website=PlanetMountain.com | url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/alexander-huber-interview.html | title=Alexander Huber interview | date=3 October 2008 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | first=Nicholas | last=Hobley}}</ref>

== Ascents ==
''Action Directe'' has been ascended by:<ref name=PM3/><ref name=GR55/>
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* 1st Wolfgang Güllich, 14 September 1991
* 2nd [[Alexander Adler]], 9 September 1995
* 3rd {{Interlanguage link|Iker Pou|es}}, 7 June 2000
* 4th [[Dave Graham (climber)|Dave Graham]], 21 May 2001
* 5th {{Interlanguage link|Christian Bindhammer|de}}, 14 May 2003
* 6th  Richard Simpson, 2005 (disputed)<ref name=RC1/><ref name=RC2/>
* 7th [[Dai Koyamada]], 15 October 2005
* 8th {{ill|Markus Bock|de}}, 22 October 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.climbing.com/news/action-directe-itandrsquo-s-a-trade-route/ |title=Action Directe: It's a Trade Route |publisher=Climbing.com|author=Dougald MacDonald|date=30 May 2012 |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>
* 9th [[Kilian Fischhuber]], September 2006
* 10th [[Adam Ondra]], 19 May 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/adam-ondra-repeats-action-directe-frankenjura.html |title=Adam Ondra repeats Action Directe, Frankenjura|publisher=Planet Mountain |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>
* 11th [[Patxi Usobiaga]], 24 October 2008
* 12th {{ill|Gabriele Moroni|it}}, 17 April 2010
* 13th [[Jan Hojer]], 22 May 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockandice.com/videos/climbing/rock-climbing-classics-episode-2-jan-hojer-climbs-action-directe-5-14d/ |publisher=Rock and Ice |title=Rock Climbing Classics: Episode 2 – Jan Hojer Climbs Action Directe (5.14d) |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>
* 14th {{ill|Adam Pustelnik|pl}}, 10 October 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wspinanie.pl/serwis/201010/10-adam-pustelnik-action-directe-en.php |title=Action Directe by Adam Pustelnik! |author=Wojciech Słowakiewicz |date=Oct 10, 2010 |publisher=Serwis Wspinaczkowy wspinanie.pl |accessdate=October 12, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015033613/http://www.wspinanie.pl/serwis/201010/10-adam-pustelnik-action-directe-en.php |archivedate=15 October 2010 |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* 15th Felix Knaub, October 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klettern.de/news/sportklettern-bouldern/felix-knaub-hat-action-directe-im-frankenjura-geklettert.587036.5.htm|title=Felix Knaub hat "Action directe" (11) im Frankenjura geklettert|accessdate=November 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112090719/http://www.klettern.de/news/sportklettern-bouldern/felix-knaub-hat-action-directe-im-frankenjura-geklettert.587036.5.htm|archive-date=November 12, 2011|url-status = dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* 16th {{ill|Rustam Gelmanov|ru}}, 26 March 2012
* 17th [[Alex Megos|Alexander Megos]], 3 May 2014<ref name=PM5>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=41777|title=Alexander Megos, the Action Directe Frankenjura interview|website=PlanetMountain.com |date=6 May 2014|accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref>
* 18th Felix Neumärker, 16 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dmmclimbing.com/news/2015/05/neumarker-repeats-to-tu-jeste-nebylo-9a-action-directe-9a/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911062206/http://dmmclimbing.com/news/2015/05/neumarker-repeats-to-tu-jeste-nebylo-9a-action-directe-9a/|url-status = dead|archive-date=September 11, 2015|title=Felix Neumärker Repeats Two 9a's in Three Days|author=ClimbingNews|date=May 26, 2015|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref>
* 19th Julius Westphal, 25 June 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wildclimb.it/world/news/lintervista-julius-westphal-dopo-action-directe |title=Interview of Julius Westphal! |author=Toni Lonobile for Wildclimb |date=June 27, 2015 |accessdate=June 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107002500/http://www.wildclimb.it/world/news/lintervista-julius-westphal-dopo-action-directe |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |url-status = dead|df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* 20th {{ill|Stefano Carnati|cs}}, 14 June 2016<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/stefano-carnati-sends-action-directe-5-14d-frankenjura/ | title=Stefano Carnati Sends Action Directe (5.14d), Frankenjura | date=15 June 2016 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | website=[[Rock & Ice]]}}</ref>
* 21st {{ill|David Firnenburg|cs}}, November 2016<ref name=FD/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.8a.nu/news/action-directe-9a-by-david-firnenburg | website=8a.nu | date=3 November 2016 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | title=Action Directe 9a by David Firnenburg}}</ref>
* 22nd Stephan Vogt, 2017.<ref>[https://www.boulder-bundesliga.de/2017/04/stephan-vogt-klettert-action-direct Stephan Vogt bezwingt »Action Directe«], retrieved 6th April 2017</ref>
* 23rd [[Simon Lorenzi]], 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Simon Lorenzi enchaîne "Action Directe", son premier 9a !|trans-title=|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.climb2climb.be/news/outdoor/2759-simon-lorenzi-enchaine-action-directe-son-premier-9a|format=|accessdate=2017-05-15|last=Quentin Coster|date=|year=|language=fr-fr|pages=|quote=|archive-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513080306/http://www.climb2climb.be/news/outdoor/2759-simon-lorenzi-enchaine-action-directe-son-premier-9a|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 24th Said Belhaj, 2018 (disputed)<ref name=LAX1/><ref name=LAX/>
* 25th {{ill|Stefan Scarperi|cs}}, 2 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockandice.com/videos/climbing/action-directe-5-14d-by-stefan-scarperi/|title = "Action Directe" (5.14d) by Stefan Scarperi|date = 6 November 2018}}</ref>
* 26th Adrian Chmiała, 5 May 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wspinanie.pl/2019/05/legendarne-action-directe-dla-adrian-chmiala/|title = Legendarne "Action Directe" dla Adriana Chmiały! | date=5 May 2019 | accessdate=9 September 2022 | website=wspinanie.pl}}</ref>
* 27th [[Mélissa Le Nevé]], May 2020; first female<ref name=CM/><ref name=RI/><ref name=MlN/>
* 28th Phillip Gaßner, May 2021<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.climbing.com/videos/uncut-video-philipp-gassner-climbs-action-directe-9a-5-14d/ | title=This Climber Crushes the Notoriously Difficult Action Directe | date=11 May 2021 | accessdate=27 December 2021 | magazine=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]]}}</ref>
* 29th Buster Martin, October 2022<ref name=CLBuster>{{cite web | magazine=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/ | title=Was 'Hubble' or 'Action Directe' the First 9a? Buster Martin Weighs In | first=Delaney | last=Miller | date=10 November 2022 | accessdate=20 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://gripped.com/news/action-directe-5-14d-sent-by-top-u-k-climber/ | title=Action Directe 5.14d Sent by Top U.K. Climber | date=12 October 2022 | accessdate=5 November 2022 | website=Gripped.com}}</ref>
* 30th Vojtěch Trojan, April 2023<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.lezec.cz/clanek.php?key=17596&nazev=vojta_tojan:_action_directe_9a | title=Vojta Tojan: Action Directe 9a | date=29 April 2023 | accessdate=29 April 2023 | website=Lezec.cz}}</ref>
* 31st Moritz Welt, October 2023<ref name=GR55>{{cite web |last1=Pardy |first1=Aaron |title=Action Directe 5.14d is Repeated for 30th Time |url=https://gripped.com/news/action-directe-5-14d-is-repeated-for-30th-time/ |magazine=Gripped Magazine |access-date=6 December 2023|date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
* 32nd [[Stefano Ghisolfi]], November 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pardy |first1=Aaron |title=Stefano Ghisolfi Sends the Legendary Action Directe 5.14d |url=https://gripped.com/news/stefano-ghisolfi-sends-the-legendary-action-directe-5-14d/ |magazine=Gripped Magazine |access-date=13 November 2023|date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
* 33rd Michał Korban, September 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Michał Korban sends Action Directe (9a) in Frankenjura | date=October 2024 | accessdate=20 January 2025 | url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/michal-korban-sends-action-directe-9a-frankenjura.html | website=PlanetMountain | quote= This is the 33rd confirmed ascent of what is arguably the most famous 9a in the world}}</ref>
* 34th Lukáš Mokroluský, March 2025<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.8a.nu/news/lukas-mokrolusky-17-ticks-action-directe-9a | title=Lukas Mokrolusky, 17, ticks Action Directe (9a) | date=2 April 2025 | magazine=Vertical-Life | first=Vojtěch |last=Růta|accessdate=19 June 2025}}</ref>
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First female free ascents ([[FFFA]]):

*1st. [[Mélissa Le Nevé]], May 2020<ref name=CM/><ref name=RI/><ref name=MlN/>

==Filmography==
* [[Dai Koyamada]]'s 2005 ascent: {{cite AV media | title=Action Directe | asin= | type=Motion picture | date=2006 | publisher=Frontier Spirits Productions | people= | url= https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/film/action-directe-2006 | accessdate=27 December 2021}}
* [[Jan Hojer]]'s 2014 (second) ascent: {{cite AV media | title=Rock Climbing Classics: Episode 2 – Action Directe 9a | asin= | type=Motion picture | date=May 2014| publisher=[[Mammut Sports Group|Mammut]] | people= Falquet, Nicolas (director)| url= https://www.rockandice.com/videos/climbing/rock-climbing-classics-episode-2-jan-hojer-climbs-action-directe-5-14d/ | accessdate=27 December 2021}}
* Stephan Vogt's 2017 ascent: {{cite AV media | title=The Fire Within | asin= | type=Motion picture | date=October 2017 | publisher=Mad Rock Climbing | people= Funke, Alexej (director)| url= https://gripped.com/profiles/watch-stephan-vogts-two-finger-dyno-on-action-directe/ | accessdate=27 December 2021}}
* [[Mélissa Le Nevé]]'s 2020 ascent: {{cite AV media | title=ReelRock 15 | asin= | type=Motion picture | date=2020 | publisher=[[Sender Films]] | people= Lowell, Josh (director), Mortimer, Peter (director)| url= https://www.mountainfilm.org/media/reel-rock-15-action-directe | accessdate=27 December 2021}}

==See also==
*[[History of rock climbing]]
*[[List of grade milestones in rock climbing]]
*''[[Silence (climb)|Silence]]'', first climb in the world with a potential grade of {{Climbing grade|9c}}
*''[[La Dura Dura]]'', second climb in the world with a consensus grade of {{Climbing grade|9b+}}
*''[[Jumbo Love]]'', first climb in the world with a potential grade of {{Climbing grade|9b}}
*''[[Realization (climb)|Realization/Biographie]]'', first climb in the world with a consensus grade of {{Climbing grade|9a+}}
*''[[Hubble (climbing route)|Hubble]]'', first climb in the world with a consensus grade of {{Climbing grade|8c+}}
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==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://hardclimbs.info/climbs/action-directe/ Action Directe], ''Hard Climbs'' (2023)
* [https://www.climbing.com/news/ondra-15-repeats-iaction-directei/ Adam Ondra, 15, Repeats Action Directe (video)], ''[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]]'' (May 2008)

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