17 September 2025
Felipe Camargo FAโs Abaporu (9b)
Felipe Camargo, who did his first 9b back in 2019, has done the first ascent of Abaporu (9b) in Serra do Cipรณ.
Can you tell us more about the first ascent and the process behind?
I bolted this line in 2023 when I did the FA of Auto Retrato (9a+) and Gran Reserva (9a) at the same wall. Just did the moves but did not really focus on it. This year I spent five weeks on it always climbing during the night as it is in the sun all day. After it gets dark it still takes a while for the wall to cool down so I was climbing in between 9 pm to 2 am.
The route is basically 60 moves long with the crux the last five. It is a pretty physical and low percentage 7C+ Boulder problem.
Can you tell us more about the first ascent and the process behind?
I bolted this line in 2023 when I did the FA of Auto Retrato (9a+) and Gran Reserva (9a) at the same wall. Just did the moves but did not really focus on it. This year I spent five weeks on it always climbing during the night as it is in the sun all day. After it gets dark it still takes a while for the wall to cool down so I was climbing in between 9 pm to 2 am.
The route is basically 60 moves long with the crux the last five. It is a pretty physical and low percentage 7C+ Boulder problem.
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