Jesús Muñoz Vaquero opens Metropolis (8A+)

Jesús Muñoz Vaquero (Chuchi), who previously has opened over 40 boulders 8A+ to 8C, has done the FA of Metrópolis (8A+) in Hoya moros.

Can you tell us more about the boulder?
This area, in the west of Spain, is where I started climbing and is my favorite area of ​​all the bouldering areas in Spain. I have climbed a lot in this valley and now I am opening new lines on the blocks that have always been there. "Metropolis" is a clear example of this. Being in this remote valley, at 2000m altitude and climbing blocks like this imposing radioactive green ridge given by the lichen makes you feel as if you were climbing in a place far from Earth.

"Metrópolis" is the name of the extinct cyber cafe in my hometown that I went to when I was young. The connection between both such disparate places is that fluorescent green color that I mentioned before.

Several years ago I saw it and cleaned it, but I didn't decide to try it until this year because there was a movement that felt very hard. However, I found a method and a sequence that made climbing much easier.

How is it possible that such a stunning line has not been opened before?
In Hoyamoros there are still very impressive lines to climb and many others to open. The reason is that people are too lazy to walk for 1 hour and 30 minutes with bouldering pads. It's also normal, but for me it's not a problem 😄.