30 September 2020
Autoengaรฑo 9a by Sergio Verdasco
Sergio Verdasco, an IFSC Para route setter, who did his first 8c in July, has done his first 9a, Autoengaรฑo in Rodellar. "The big difference for me is that I stopped competing in may 2019 and started only rock climbing.
I spent all this time climbing in different places, trying to improve my skills and of curse ยกA MUERTE!" (c)Guillermo Dominguez
"The route is crazy, around 20/25 meters of roof climbing, bolted by the master Dani Andrada. It is a roof but it isnโt only athletic climbing, it has lot of tricky climbing, drop knees, toe hooks, heel hooks, down climbing, knee bars (17 with my beta). At the end, for me it is more a technical, body tension and powerful climb."
On my first try I was able to do all the moves, which made me fell in love with the route. The beginning of the process was easy about each day I was improving in the route, but after being close to the send for the first time the mental game started. It was hard to battle with it but finally it ends in the best way possible.
"The route is crazy, around 20/25 meters of roof climbing, bolted by the master Dani Andrada. It is a roof but it isnโt only athletic climbing, it has lot of tricky climbing, drop knees, toe hooks, heel hooks, down climbing, knee bars (17 with my beta). At the end, for me it is more a technical, body tension and powerful climb."
On my first try I was able to do all the moves, which made me fell in love with the route. The beginning of the process was easy about each day I was improving in the route, but after being close to the send for the first time the mental game started. It was hard to battle with it but finally it ends in the best way possible.
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