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Comité d'accueil 9a by Matteo Gambaro (47)
"We discovered the crag of Seranon this winter and the place is really beautiful. It is two and a half hours from our house and we went often in a day or for two days with our van. The routes are very technical and slightly overhanging. The style is varied between small grips and pockets and cracks. I climbed the two really beautiful 8b and then I started trying the 9a which forks from the more aesthetic 8b. The first part is technical up to a small rest. Here begins a very difficult sequence on small tricks often opposed up to a reverse crack. From here it takes a lot of head and arms to get to the top with a very random exit movement.
The first days I spent studying the movements which seemed really difficult and strange. Often the hot sun of this January made it impossible for me to progress. I tried the route one day a week often after work and after the first few days, I managed to do all the difficult parts. Yesterday it was very cold and the sun was hazy. In the beginning, I didn't think I could warm my fingers but after a long warm-up on the route, I decided to give it a try which was successful. Thanks to Elena, in the picture, who always accompanies me and who also struggles with her project."
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