Loic Zehani FA’s Phoénix (9a+)
”Nice route. 30 hard, beautiful and varied movements. Slighty overhang. Finally done after many failures in the last hard move! Thank you to Thomas and my father for finding me THE méthod for the last move . It was time for it to end before it got too hot . About a dozen days, 11 of which were with crappy methods ...”
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Loic Zehani does the FA of Zao (9a)
Loic Zehani has done the FA of Zao (9a) in Sainte-Baume. Zao was the 22-year-old's 77th route logged in the 9a to 9b range. "Very old project (maybe 30 years!).…
Loic Zehani FA's Les Nymphes (9a)
Loic Zehani, who has already completed 14 FA's 9a+ to 9b, has done the FA of Les nymphes (9a) in Sainte-Baume. "Nice crimpy route. A hard approach on varied gri…
Loic Zehani makes quick work of, Coup fourré 9a
Loic Zehani continues his fine form by making the first repeat of Manu Lopez’s Coup fourré (9a) in Faron nord needing only three attempts. ”It’s a nice and lo…
Loic Zehani does the FA of Zao (9a)
Loic Zehani has done the FA of Zao (9a) in Sainte-Baume. Zao was the 22-year-old's 77th route logged in the 9a to 9b range. "Very old project (maybe 30 years!).…
Loic Zehani FA's Les Nymphes (9a)
Loic Zehani, who has already completed 14 FA's 9a+ to 9b, has done the FA of Les nymphes (9a) in Sainte-Baume. "Nice crimpy route. A hard approach on varied gri…
Loic Zehani makes quick work of, Coup fourré 9a
Loic Zehani continues his fine form by making the first repeat of Manu Lopez’s Coup fourré (9a) in Faron nord needing only three attempts. ”It’s a nice and lo…
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Michaela Kiersch completes Dreamtime (8C)
Michaela Kiersch has repeated Fred Nicole’s classical Dreamtime (8C) in Cresciano. The Doctor in Hand Therapy has now completed 17 boulders graded 8B or harder,…
Irmgard Braun, 72, ticks Le string à Fredo (7c)
Irmgard Braun, who was featured in an interview sending a 7c+ in 2021, has done Le string à Fredo (7c) in Gorges du Tarn. "This year I tried the route on six d…