b'The 90s also saw other innovations marked by other innovations, brought to you by some of the strongest climbers of the day. The British climber Simon Nadin, winner of the first Climbing World Cup in 1989, and Patrick Edlinger, one of the biggest stars of free clim-bing, came up with a series of holds that soon became collectors items. They are instantly recognisable for their "marble cake" look.Other climbing champions joined the movement: Lynn Hill (with the El Cap series), Franois Legrand (with Act 1 and 2), then the Petit brothers in 1994 with their famous series of larger scale Menhir holds. The first macro-system also appeared in 1997. These were se-parate elements which, when joined together, formed a mega- column, complete with assembly instructions, to enhance a flat wooden or concrete wall. Finally, at the other end of the spectrum, we were also the first manufacturer to offer screw-in micro-holds, a concept that was soon to become a standard."I still use the holds I created. Its"A keen climber and competitor,true that I wouldnt design such smallI used to train a lot on the climbing wall holds today! But the still sit proudlymy brother, father and I built together. next to the top hold from the 1989I soon came up with the idea to provide super final in Lyon, which is now onnew shapes that were kinder to the my little climbing wall and was kindlyskin on your fingers, so you could train given to me at the time by Antoinefor longer. We created some great and Marc Le Menestrel, the routeseries, from small holds to big holds setters." like the Menhirs, which were ground-Simon Nadin, first Climbing World Cupbreaking. It was a pleasure to see them Champion in the World Cup!My greatest pride is the creation of the Frres Petit hangboard which was on the market from 1996 to 2020, a benchmark that still exists in many training areas!!!"Franois Petit, multiple world climbing champion and founder of the Climb Up group16 1717'