25 February 2026
Antoine Maire does 9a+ and two 9aโs
Antoine Maire, who last year sent his first six 9aโs, has started out 2026 by sending Le playboy rรดde sans complexe (9a+) and Beginning Of The Strongness (9a) in Aix-en-Provence. This week the 29-year-old sent Era Vella (9a) in Margalef.
โThis line is so spicy, like my progression which is in the ascendent phase. I arrive on stage, brilliant performance, I shine in public, dominant aura. I follow in private with the brother, mentally I almost cracked after three falls under the relay but the secret is to never give up. I'm coming back from Spain with the trailer filled with a beautiful cross, as I promised my brother!โ
โThis line is so spicy, like my progression which is in the ascendent phase. I arrive on stage, brilliant performance, I shine in public, dominant aura. I follow in private with the brother, mentally I almost cracked after three falls under the relay but the secret is to never give up. I'm coming back from Spain with the trailer filled with a beautiful cross, as I promised my brother!โ
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