23 August 2013

9a by Seb Bouin in Flatanger

Erik Grandelius, who lately has done two 8c+ in Flatanger, reports that Seb Bouin has done A Little Badder 9a in Flatanger, after two weeks of projecting, which for 40 metres shares the 9b FA Move from Adam Ondra. (c) Bealplanet The three guys have been climbing together for a month and the new trick is to just do one or two pushes every second day. During the endless resting periods they have been "chossploring", which means "to find just another overhanging sand quarry that although looking nice from distance is utter shit.
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