6 November 2024
Alizee Blass, 11, does Periodismo (8b)
Alizee Blass has sent Periodismo (8b) in Villanueva del Rosario. She did her first 8a at age 9, on the same day as her brother, Theo, sent a 9a being 12 years old. Her father Vlad Arn reports.
โAlizee chose to try Periodismo on the advice of Spanish climbing legend Andrea Cartas whom we met at the crag. The route was well suited to shorter climbers. Progress was quick and she needed 4 sessions to send it. The route was originally graded 8b/8b+ but is now considered an 8b because of new crux beta. On the next day Alizee did an 8a+ at the same crag after two tries. She has a couple of harder projects at our home crag and is looking forward to the cooler winter conditions to give them a serious push. She also enjoys competitions although she prefers climbing on real rock.โ
โAlizee chose to try Periodismo on the advice of Spanish climbing legend Andrea Cartas whom we met at the crag. The route was well suited to shorter climbers. Progress was quick and she needed 4 sessions to send it. The route was originally graded 8b/8b+ but is now considered an 8b because of new crux beta. On the next day Alizee did an 8a+ at the same crag after two tries. She has a couple of harder projects at our home crag and is looking forward to the cooler winter conditions to give them a serious push. She also enjoys competitions although she prefers climbing on real rock.โ
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