18 December 2025
Iker Pou, 48, does Witch hunter (9a)
Iker Pou, who sent Action Directe (9a) 25 years ago, has repeated Tom Bolgerโs Witch hunter (9a) in Margalef.
โIโm very happy. Iโve gone through two very complicated personal years that didnโt allow me to perform at my best, but now I can proudly say Iโm back. When youโre young, itโs easy to focus 100% on climbing, whereas as you grow older and responsibilities and problems multiply, it becomes much harder to stay up there. But Iโve fought for it, and I feel Iโm returning, and thatโs very important to
If you stay strong in sport climbing and youโre able to transfer that first to big walls and then to big mountains, youโll become a great alpinist. However, if you begin to slip in this discipline, it becomes very difficult to maintain a good level to keep achieving major ascents up thereโฆ โ
โIโm very happy. Iโve gone through two very complicated personal years that didnโt allow me to perform at my best, but now I can proudly say Iโm back. When youโre young, itโs easy to focus 100% on climbing, whereas as you grow older and responsibilities and problems multiply, it becomes much harder to stay up there. But Iโve fought for it, and I feel Iโm returning, and thatโs very important to
If you stay strong in sport climbing and youโre able to transfer that first to big walls and then to big mountains, youโll become a great alpinist. However, if you begin to slip in this discipline, it becomes very difficult to maintain a good level to keep achieving major ascents up thereโฆ โ
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