6 November 2021
Papichulo 9a+ by Mathieu Bouyoud
Mathieu Bouyoud has done Papichulo (9a+) in Oliana. The 31-year-old has previously put up two 9a+ FAs and this was his first repeat of the grade. Full story at Fanatic Climbing (c) Toni Mas Bucacha
โMy first check in Papichulo was in June 2019, just after my send of โEsclatamastersโ. I did a second trip in November 2019, a week for Christmas 2019 and 10 days in Fรฉbruary 2020, where I was close, falling in the loop. Unfortunately, Covid pandemia didnโt allow me to finish this project, so I stick a postcard of the crag on my fridge as a reminder, to keep the motivation high! Just having a talk about the projects with friends who were trying too as Axel Ballay gives me a lot of hope. โPapichuloโ is one of the best 9a+ to climb, the place is incredible, this blue line perfect. A route that suits my style, fingery and sustained. I did the perfect try to conquer it.โ
โMy first check in Papichulo was in June 2019, just after my send of โEsclatamastersโ. I did a second trip in November 2019, a week for Christmas 2019 and 10 days in Fรฉbruary 2020, where I was close, falling in the loop. Unfortunately, Covid pandemia didnโt allow me to finish this project, so I stick a postcard of the crag on my fridge as a reminder, to keep the motivation high! Just having a talk about the projects with friends who were trying too as Axel Ballay gives me a lot of hope. โPapichuloโ is one of the best 9a+ to climb, the place is incredible, this blue line perfect. A route that suits my style, fingery and sustained. I did the perfect try to conquer it.โ
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