Beto Rocasolano FA’s Parecero Igual Guerrero (9a/+)

Beto Rocasolano made the first ascent of Parcero Igual Guerrero (9a) in Margalef last month. Now 34, he climbed his first 9a at 26 and has since added 26 more routes up to 9a+, along with 18 boulders graded 8C and harder. (c) Mateus Haladaj

Can you tell us more about your FA?
I climbed it in February and it’s a super nice route bolted by Angelo [Bernal Quintero] this summer. He told me I’m going to like it because it’s quite bouldery, but for sure you also need endurance hehe.

The route starts from the same start as La Bongada, but the entry is tricky because the first move is hard and some people skip it. For me, to be honest, you need to do it to say you climbed the route. It’s similar to if you skip the first move in a boulder problem and say you climbed the complete line.

So the route is like an 8c route, then two moves of a 7c boulder on a bad undercling, and you have to be precise to take a bad pocket after big moves to reach the rest. After the rest there is another 7c boulder problem on pinches! So it’s a super nice route! For sure it’s going to be a classic for strong people because it’s a super fun climb!

Some strong climbers tried it and think it might be 9a+, but for me I’m happy to do a FA in a world-class crag like Margalef in the 9th grade. It’s a goal for me, so I’m happy! 😊😊😊

What about the start and the potential of skipping the first move?
You need some rocks but not to much to reach the first holds but the people put more and more to skip the first move, jajajajaja.

Ramon [159 cm] did the first ascent of La Bongada (9a) that share the same start and you need to respect the FA. Originally it was four rocks but later people put more.