Our Team
Behind the desk
Noémie
If you come to climb on Tuesday or Saturday, you may well come across our graphic designer, Noémie. Often behind her computer, she shows creativity for all our designs. Passionate about hiking, she will give you all the good tips for a stay in the mountains!
Martin
Vous croiserez Martin à la permanence les soirs de semaine ou lors de cours de Blocs & Astuces le mardi. Il grimpe depuis longtemps et vous en parlera avec passion. C'est un grand rêveur qui papotera avec plaisir avec vous après vos séances.
Damien
In charge of our climbing school and level 3 climbing instructor at the Belgian Alpine Club (CAB), Damien is always there to make you smile. Moreover, thanks to him, it's impossible for a child who experiences climbing not to become a fan.
Aliena
Vous la connaissiez derrière le bar en tant qu'étudiante, Aliena a finalement rejoint l'équipe pour de bon ! Elle est chargée des Ressources Humaines et vous accueillera à la salle de Charleroi avec son grand sourire habituel !
Justine
Etudiante chez nous depuis les débuts de Maniak Charleroi, Justine a décidé de nous rejoindre dans l'équipe à la fin de ses études. En parallèle de l'accueil au bar, elle se charge des événements de Charleroi. Elle vous accueillera presque tous les jours à la perm.
Manu
Chef ouvreur de Maniak Charleroi, son expérience, sa technique et sa finesse en tant qu'ouvreur lui valent une belle réputation partout en Belgique. Avec Mathieu, ils font clairement la paire !
Bastien
Bastien nous a rejoint dans l'équipe il y a peu mais connait déjà la salle comme sa poche. En plus de ses permanences au bar, Bastien ouvre aussi, pour votre plus grand bonheur!
Martin
Founder of Maniak, Martin embodiesthe climber's calmness. His specialty? Route climbing! In pairs with Nico, he is keen to share his passion with you through this crazy project launched in 2016.
Nicolas
Egalement fondateur de Maniak, Nico porte le projet avec une véritable passion. Sa spécialité ? Le bloc ! Explosif et infatigable, il forme avec Martin un cocktail détonnant.
Our Boulder Setters
Sur leur échelle en train de visser
Manu
Chef ouvreur de Maniak Charleroi, son expérience, sa technique et sa finesse en tant qu'ouvreur lui valent une belle réputation partout en Belgique. Avec Mathieu, ils font clairement la paire.
Mathieu
Lead routesetter in Nivelles, Mathieu will make you smile and suffer through with his routes and boulder problems. You'll run into him, tools in hand, both in Nivelles and Charleroi.
Martin & Nico
Retrouvez aussi de belles ouvertures de blocs signées par nos fondateurs. Nico vous promet des blocs en force et Martin se charge de vous faire suer avec des parcours plus techniques.
Our Students
Behind the desk, heads in syllabi
Ossian
Carolo dans l'âme, Ossian vous accueillera au bar avec son grand sourire habituel. Il ne manquera pas de vous aider dans les blocs et vous donner le sourire lors de votre passage dans notre salle!
Silvio
Mathieu
Our Instructors
To Initiate You or Make You Progress
Manu
Manu doesn't simply set boulders in Charleroi. He also trains your little monkeys to become pro climbers in no time at all!
Martin
When he is not at the reception desk, Martin teaches the precepts of bouldering to your children during the year-round classes.
Our project holders
Those who believed in our project
Didier Leser
Manager and founder of Cesam Nature, Didier is also a level 3 instructor in both climbing and canyoning. Passionate since his earliest childhood, he is well known in the climbing world.
Dimitri Ballériaux
Lover of outdoor sports, Dim goes from skiing to hiking to wakeboarding. And to tell you the truth, he is mainly a kitesurfer. A passion he shares with his son Louis, whom you will also find behind the bar.
Bernard Lefebvre
Level 3 instructor, Bart is a wellknown name as routesetter. His best performance on cliffs is a 8b. He is also an outdoor lover, which includes speleology. Ps: enjoy our saunas, these are his creations.
Maxime Simon
Alias Max Montagne, a Walloon artist, he plays on the biggest stages such as the Ancienne Belgique, the Francofolies, the Ardentes or the Ronquières festival. His participation in The Voice makes him a well-known face on television. You can sometimes find him live for a concert on Monday evenings.
Thierry Van Rossum
It is thanks to his support that Maniak was able to make his second baby in Charleroi. His ideas brought this new project to fruition. Authentic, courageous and enthusiastic, he is an example for us. Thierry remains in our hearts.
Arnaud Houet
Partner and founder of the law firm Prioux Culot, Arnaud is the quiet force behind the project. He's our administrator, he is the one who makes the tough decisions. Now a fan of climbing, you'll have the opportunity to see him in boulders.
Nicolas et Martin
These two need no introduction. The idea of Maniak was born in 2016 after the almost successful (or not) ascent of Nose in Yosemite. Well surrounded and supported, they quickly moved the project forward until its completion at the end of 2018.
In tribute to Thierry
Thierry joined the aventure Maniak Charleroi in 2019. Lover of the mountains and alpinism, he wanted to support and help develop a project that made sense to him. Gone far too soon, Thierry left his mark on Maniak's history forever.
We still had so much to do together and it is by thinking of him daily that we carry on with the project.