26 February 2018

La Rambla 9a+ by Gerard Rull

3rdrockclothing reports that Gerard Rull has done La Rambla 9a+ in Siurana. "It is clear Gerard has certainly left behind his serious pulley injury which occurred in 2016 which required surgery. His recovery encompassed most of 2017, it is exciting to see him back on top form." On his Instagram with a picture by Ilia Karpenko: "I never felt so loved and supported by all my people. So I just want to say thanks. Thanks to all those that supported me all the way here, that believed in me in every single moment, even in the darkest ones:" The FA of La Rambla was done in 2003 and it has now been repeated 19 times, out of which seven times just the last year, which makes it the most repeated 9a+ in the world. The FA was made as an eliminate and once the repeaters did go further out using a jug, Ramonet said his version was harder. The 9a+ grade has also been questioned later but all the last ten repeaters have confirmed it. Originally, it was Alex Huber who did the FA in 1994 to an anchor some six meters below calling it La Ramla 8c+. Alex have later said that his route should be considered 9a based on modern grading and some repeaters including Adam Ondra have confirmed this.
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