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From Dirt Grows the Flowers (8C) by Nico Pelorson
Nico Pelorson reports with Insta videos that he has done From Dirt Grows The Flowers (8C) in Chironico and Squalo Bianco (8B+) in Valle Bavona.
Can you tell us more about the 8C ascent?
it's a magnificent boulder opened around twenty years ago by Dave Graham. I've always dreamed of trying this boulder. It is broken down into two sections. A very fingertip first and a very physical second where you have to do a mantle. I will say that section 1 is worth 8A and the second 8B. Fun fact, I only managed to do the second section once, when I tried to do the red point from the ground ๐ . I needed 3 sessions to redpoint this one.
The 25-year-old is known for his stiff grades and actually, for most of the hardest climbs he has done, he has given personal grades, like Soudain seul (9A) and No Kpote Only (9A). Including also three 9a+, he has one of the most impressive Combined tick lists out there, during the last few years.
Can you tell us more about the 8C ascent?
it's a magnificent boulder opened around twenty years ago by Dave Graham. I've always dreamed of trying this boulder. It is broken down into two sections. A very fingertip first and a very physical second where you have to do a mantle. I will say that section 1 is worth 8A and the second 8B. Fun fact, I only managed to do the second section once, when I tried to do the red point from the ground ๐ . I needed 3 sessions to redpoint this one.
The 25-year-old is known for his stiff grades and actually, for most of the hardest climbs he has done, he has given personal grades, like Soudain seul (9A) and No Kpote Only (9A). Including also three 9a+, he has one of the most impressive Combined tick lists out there, during the last few years.
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