13 November 2019

Climb Free 9a and an 8c+ by Alex Khazanov

Alex Khazanov, who won one Boulder World Cup last year, has done Inception 8c+ and his second 9a, Climb Free in Nezer Cave. Both routes were bolted by Ofer Blutrich and opened by Adam Ondra and Climb Free as the first 9a in Israel. "Since more than one year I had the focus to try to make it to the Olympic games. A task that proved to be harder than seemed haha Focusing on the competitions, and specifically, the fact that I had to train all three disciplines, made climbing outside not an option. I know some people can do both, but unfortunately for me, I am not one of them. Coming back from Japan, I realized that something had to change. I forgot why I love climbing so much. I was training because I had to, not because I wanted to. So, I went outside, to remember why I climb. I knew that Adam has put up some hard routes in Nezer cave, so I went to check them out. I had no idea what to expect both from my fitness level on rocks, but also from the route itself. A few people tried to climb free, but no one could figure out the moves of the crux, so this route became a sort of a mystery. With a big fight and a lot of good vibes and fun, I ended up doing it on my first try of the second day. At the moment I feel in the best shape of my life (even though the comps may not reflect it) and I am excited to see what can I do. In December I will head to Spain to see what I am capable of, and perhaps after that, I will go to Ticino for some bouldering. Wow, just talking about it makes me psyched. I missed rock climbing!

1 comment

Sort by:

Date

Jorge Diaz-Rullo FA’s Café Colombia (?) after 240 sessions

Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, he’s already stacked four 9b+ sends and now he’s ad…

285

26 January 2026

Sean Bailey FA’s Duality of Man (9c)

Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. ” After four total years and three seasons of climbing,…

163

23 March 2026

Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Café Colombia

Jorge Diaz-Rullo elaborates on the reasons for him to suggest 9c for Café Colombia on Instagram, which he took down last week after projecting it for 240 sessio…

119

21 September 2018

Incubator 8A+ (B) flash revenge by Alex Khazanov

Alex Khazanov who has won one Boulder World Cup in 2018 got his revenge after being #50 in Innsbruck WCH by flashing Incubator 8A+ (B). Video on Facebook. "Probably not hard enough to be a proper 8B, but still a good frustration power flash straight after not making semis in the world championship…

31 May 2012

Alex Khazanov

Alex Khazanov has done Matrix in Nezer Cave in Israel.

7 October 2015

8B+ by Alex Khazanov

Alex Khazanov has done Ill thrill 8B+ (C) in Magic Wood. (c) Eddie Fowke "Ohhhh yess!!! Moments like this are a big part of the reason why I climb. I tried it …