22 January 2019

Filipinos 9a FA by André Neres

Andre Neres has done his third 9a by the FA of Filipinos in Meio Mango. (c) José Ferreira "One of the best and probably the hardest route i've done so far. Took me several sessions to figure out the beta. Bolted by Mike, I'm not sure about the grade, it's totally my style, harder than Estado Critico and way harder than Peixe Porco, i'll go for 9a, would be great to have other opinions. The route is around 18 meters, very explosive with a first crux that could be 8A boulder problem, followed by 2 more hard sequences, untill here it is around 8c/c+ and you get to a not so good rest, as you are on a 40 degree angle wall. After this you get to the last part, 15 hard and sustained moves where you can’t clip and should be around 8 by itself. It took me over 10 sessions to figure out the sequences and i’ve been trying it since i got back from Red River Gorge in November. Two months of hard work and many sessions on it, i was very lucky with the conditions. Meio Mango is easily one of the best unknown crags in Europe, it has 10 years of existence, it is a seacliff 45 min south from Lisbon on a place called Cabo Espichel, over 150 routes together with a new sector we are bolting called Atlântida. Plenty of easy and medium routes and a lot of potential for hard stuff. Breathtaking sunsets, no phone connection, no human constructions, dolphins cruising around frequently, it is a paradise by the sea. "

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Jorge Diaz-Rullo FA’s Café Colombia (?) after 240 sessions

Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, he’s already stacked four 9b+ sends and now he’s ad…

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26 January 2026

Sean Bailey FA’s Duality of Man (9c)

Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. ” After four total years and three seasons of climbing,…

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23 March 2026

Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Café Colombia

Jorge Diaz-Rullo elaborates on the reasons for him to suggest 9c for Café Colombia on Instagram, which he took down last week after projecting it for 240 sessio…

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4 November 2017

9a by André Neres in Portugal

Andre Neres has done his second 9a, Peixe Porco in Sagres, which is the only 9a in Portugal. Peixe Porco 9a by André Neres from Hands Up Creations on Vimeo.

23 April 2013

'Estato Crítico', 9a by André Neres

Andre Neres (pic© Ignacio Sandoval Burón) has done his first 9a, Estado Critico in Siurana. "Epic journey for me. Proud to be able to deal with the time pressur…

26 January 2023

Mar de Bering 9a/+ FA by Seb Bouin

Sebastien BOUIN reports on Insta that he has done the FA of Mar de Bering 9a/+ in Meio Mango. "We are always amazed to be in a such beautiful place." Here is a…