11 November 2013
8c by Alex Ventajas (14) and 8c+ FA and repeat in Santuario
Alex Ventajas (14), see picture, has done his second 8c in Santuario, Suci pa la Hipoxia which finishes in the new 8c+ FA Hipoxia extension by Iris Matamoros Quero. Iris projected it for five years and he thinks it is almost 9a as also the first repeater Gonzalo Larrocha believes.
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Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Cafรฉ Colombia
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Iris Matamoros Quero joins the 9a club
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As of 2012, around 70 climbers have done at least one of the โฆ
19 January 2012
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12 September 2019
Two 9a's on the same day by Gonzalo Larrocha
Gonzalo Larrocha, who previously has done 12 routes 9a and harder, has done two 9a's on the same day, Cosi se Arete and La Gioconda in Rodellar.
"I have spent two weeks in Rodellar. Both routes are quite long. Cosi sa arete is 50m with the hardest part in the last 5m. Gioconda is over 45 m with a โฆ
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Iris Matamoros Quero joins the 9a club
Iris Matamoros Quero has done his first 9a, Esclatamasters in Perles which was opened by Ramon Julian Puigblanque in 2006. It is an excellent 40 metres routes challenging different styles of climbing. Iris has previously done three 8c+.
As of 2012, around 70 climbers have done at least one of the โฆ
19 January 2012
Iris Matamoros Quero novi član kluba 9a!
Iris Matamoros Quero je preplezal svoj prvi 9a, Esclatamasters v plezaliยฤu Perles. Smer je kot prvi preplezal Ramon Julian Puigblanque leta 2006. Je odliฤna 40โฆ
12 September 2019
Two 9a's on the same day by Gonzalo Larrocha
Gonzalo Larrocha, who previously has done 12 routes 9a and harder, has done two 9a's on the same day, Cosi se Arete and La Gioconda in Rodellar.
"I have spent two weeks in Rodellar. Both routes are quite long. Cosi sa arete is 50m with the hardest part in the last 5m. Gioconda is over 45 m with a โฆ
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Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ