11 December 2009

Oldies 9a FA explosion in 2009

Amazing First Ascents opened by old-timers and in most cases it is actually personal best's. Climbing is the only physical sport where you can perform world-class between the ages of 13 - 52. Anybody forgotten? (There are also some 35+ "8c+/9a" personal record not listed.) 52 - Steve Haston, 9a Descente Lolita 50 - Mauritzio "Manolo" Zanolla, 9a Eternit 50 - Beat Kammerlander, 8b (+) trad Princip Hoffnung 45 - Arthur Kubista, 9a+ Der Lange Atem 42 - Francois Nicole, 9a Amazonie 40 - Yuji Hirayama, 9a The Fifth Element 39 - Fred Rouhling, 9a+ Empreinte 38 - Toni Lamprect, 8C+ Bokassa's Fridge 37 - Luca Zardini, 9a Welcome to the club 35 - Christophe Zehani, 9a Décalage vers la lumière 35 - Matteo Gambaro, 9a Azione Diretta
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