8 December 2008

8B+ by Ekaitz Maiz

It makes some weeks we reported Ekaitz Maiz's first 9a with Sistematik Ihes and now, we return with his renewed tick list. Thus, he got his first 8b OS with Karma in Lezaia; then, and in the same area, he bolted and sent Ardi Beltza, 8c. After that, he moved to Etxauri, where he fired-off Pistolaren Mintzoa, solid 8c+. After failing on his other proyects in Etxauri plus the firsts snowfalls, he was obligued to go at lower altitude, so he decided to keep on trying his three-years-lasting and 20 movements on slopers boulder-route proyect in Aizpún for, being lucky this time, sending which is called Harribizi Harribitxi and graded it 8B+. He defines it in desnivel as follows: "It's a very technical problem which demands a lot of power endurance, a style I'm good at. You depend a lot on the conditions, it must be cold but not humid". //IS Photo: Haitz Pagogaraialdeagaskoa.
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