9 August 2025

Loic Zehani does Chocholocco (9a) 2nd go

Loic Zehani, with 18 FAโ€™s 9a+ or 9b to his name, has repeated Chocholocco (9a) in Carros, on his second go. โ€One of the craziest moments of my climber life: A very nice route ( sort of diagonal prow of about 15 meters ) an anthology fight ( especially on an undercling right hand few moves before the rest and to finish the route because I was pumped ). An approximate work of the movements sometimes ... I feel like I'm in really good shape theses days , one of the best in my life maybe ( good try in my big project , some 8B flash in the Kilter Board ... ). The first part is very powerfull and resistant, the second part is easier but itโ€™s physical too and the finish on the pockets is not easy when you are pumped. Thanks Axel Franco to have bolted this 5 stars route.โ€

Can you tell us more about the crazy experience sending a 9a second go?
I was only in the area for the day and decided to go to this crag because it looked really beautiful. When I got there, I went straight to check the moves on this route. Thirty minutes later, I sent this king line through a nice fight in the second part, given the lack of optimization of the betas . I will keep good memories of this half-day.

What is next?
I have no plan, only one project ๐Ÿ˜€ Itโ€™s a hard project ( ~ 9b ) in a cave in Gorges de lโ€™Ardรจche.
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