Guggenhell 9a+/b FA by Iker Pou

Iker Pou, one of the very best rock climbers in the world in the last 20 years, has made the FA of Guggenhell 9a+/b in Mallorca. In the video you can see that the 50-meter route is super steep and that he also had to do a figure-four move, i.e. putting the knee on top of the hand to reach as high as possible.

"A big part of the route is the same of "Gran Guggenheim" 9A+ but different end, harder. I took more or less another 8 to 10 days to make the new exit.😅😅. I fall many times in the last crux.

In 2000, Iker did Action Directe 9a and overall he has done around 30 routes up to 9b (+). As a matter of fact, this 44-year-old's hardest ascents have occurred during the last six years. In 2015, he also onsighted his first 8c. In any case, the Spaniard is most known for establishing many of the hardest multi-pitches and Big Walls and in this discipline, he is a contender for being #1 in the world.

"We will continue trying important climbs close to home as long as travelling is not an option, but the truth is that we would love to be able to go out to the Andes or the Himalayas in the summer."