Alex Megos ticks Kangaroo's Limb (9a+)

Alex Megos, who one month ago placed 17th in the Chamonix WC, has spent the last two weeks in a mostly rainy Flatanger trying Jakob Schubert’s B.I.G. (9c). As a side project, he sent Kangaroo's Limb (9a+) before the weather forecast forced him to move. The 32-year-old has previously sent three 9b+ routes, and with his outstanding onsight ticklist, he is a strong contender, widely regarded as the second-best overall climber in the world after Adam Ondra. The double Olympian has also made around ten podiums in different World Cups and Championships. (c) Mark Postle

Can you tell us more about the trip and the side project ascents?
Yeah it's been tough the last couple of weeks with the weather... I tried Kangaroos briefly last year (for 5min) and didn't want to get into it. This year I thought it's smart to not only try one thing so I opened a couple of side projects. One was Kangaroos Limb, which was nice to try, because it's the only short hard route in the cave 😅😂

So for the last 10 days I tried Kangaroos maybe 3-4 days for a coupe of times in the evening until it happened two days ago.

Where did you move to escape the rain and how long do you plan to stay in Norway?
We are in Trondheim right now. Hell is great!! 😍 I love it there. I don't have an open end trip so I only have about 2 more weeks.

Can you tell us more about the progress on the 9c project?
I could try BIG a few times in the last couple of weeks, but not as much as I would have wanted to. It's an incredible route! Ready good moves and very fun. It's very hard too. It'll need a lot more time and work for me, especially all the kneebar rests 😬