4 December 2023

Manon Hily sends La Bongada (8c+/9a)

Manon HILY, who was #3 in the Briancon World Cup in 2023, has done Los รบltimos vampiros hippies (8c) as well as La Bongada in Margalef. The 29-year-old has now logged 13 routes 8c and above.
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