25 September 2015
8a+ onsight by Muriel Sarkany (41)
Muriel Sarkany, one of the best competition climbers in the history, who did her first 9a when she was 39, has onsighted Paideia 8a+ in Rodellar. The picture by Kaori is from Florida 8a+, which she did one day later.
Between 1997 and 2004, Muriel won the Overall WC 5 times and in the remaining 3 years she was the runner-up! The 153 cm tall stopped competing in 2010 and has since done some great progress peaking so far being 39 years old.
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