4 April 2015

Era Vella 9a by Alex Barrows

Alex Barrows has done his first 9a, Era Vella in Margalef after some serious projecting. "3 trips, 5 months specific training, a shit load of replica problems and more doubts and self-questioning than a philosopher. Felt like I was dreaming on the last few moves. By far the hardest thing I've done, even if it doesn't have any hard moves on it! IT'S CAKE TIME BITCHES! Kranko the Klown has his happy face on :) Era Vella was put up by Chris Sharma in 2010 and is by far the most repeated 9a in the world with close to 30 ascents. The 45 meter route is one of the highest rated hardcore route in the 8a data base.
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