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Marine Thevenet does Delusion of Grandeur (8A+)
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I tried the boulder last year a little bit but at that time I couldn’t find a doable sequence for the start; I am too short for the « standard beta » and couldn’t keep the heel hook for the big undercling move. I am really happy to be able to find another séquence and when I did this séquence, I did thé boulder 😊
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