Max Bertone does La moustache qui fâche (9a+)

Max Bertone, currently #8 in the Lead WC, has done La moustache qui fâche (9a+) in Entraygues. The 18-year-old first made headlines doing an 8c+ at age 12. ”Happy to send this one ! I lost a lot of time with a bad hand sequence on the second crux of the route. Today I found it and top immediately after. With this beta I felt the route very soft for the grade. A solid 9a or a soft 9a+ I think.”

How many sessions did it take?
I did 3 sessions last year and this year I did it at the fourth because of a bad hand sequence on the second crux. I finally found the good sequence at the fourth session this year and I did it immediately after.

Can you tell us more about this years comps and what is the plan towards the World Championships?
My season went really well ! My goal was to make a few finals, and I managed to get on the podium in Bali and reach the final in Innsbruck, which was particularly meaningful to me. I’m also happy I had the chance to climb a bit outdoors during the short break between Madrid and Koper. The rest of the season will be a bit calmer: I’ll train in Paris and Innsbruck to prepare for the Koper World Cup in early September. Then I’ll head back to Réunion Island to take my school exams, and finally, I’ll be off to the World Championships at the end of September!