15 December 2017

9a+ in Margalef by Sangwon Son

Sangwon Son reports on Facebook that he has done Demencia Senil 9a+ in Margalef and in total he needed 28 days. Projecting video from last month. The last time he made 8a news was in 2013 when he had done La Rambla. When we asked what was his next plan he answered, - Tomorrow I will try Demencia Senil. The answer of 2017 is, - Tomorrow I will try First Round First Minute. (c) Sangrok Lee The Korean was an active competition climber until 2011 who almost always was Top-15 in Lead and his best Boulder result was #5 in the world championship in 2007.
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