19 January 2012

Iris Matamoros Quero joins the 9a club

Iris Matamoros Quero has done his first 9a, Esclatamasters in Perles which was opened by Ramon Julian Puigblanque in 2006. It is an excellent 40 metres routes challenging different styles of climbing. Iris has previously done three 8c+. As of 2012, around 70 climbers have done at least one of the maybe 120 9a routes in the world.
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