1 May 2023

Sachidananda (9a+) by Maho Normand (17)

Maho Normand 🦐, who previously has done six 8c+'s, out of which, two at age 14, has sent Sachidananda (9a+) in Orgon. "First 9! Best line in the sector with a great effort! Harder than the 9a try! Hard for 9a and for me not 9a+ reference. Even if I do not like slash grades, I think the correct rating is 9a/+! The next ones will see if I said right. I can finally go somewhere else with peace of mind. What an incredible process!"

Already one year ago, he told 8a that he was working Sachidanada after having had almost a year off due to injuries and a lack of motivation.

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
Sachidananda was a project that I had in mind since my friend Victor Guillermin sent it. For the sequence, I spent say a big fifteen sessions to try, spread over one year! A few sessions last year were really bad, I couldn’t even do the movements of the crux and I couldn’t stack the sections because it was so intense for me. This year after a big recovery and regular training, I move well in the movements and in the 3rd session of the year I finally succeeded with a method of mine to pass the famous crux in the middle of the route!

After that, continuing to the chain...a whole other matter. After adapting to the route, we had to put in runs. Several sessions later I finally manage to chain. It was a big mental fight, full of emotion, I loved the process.
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