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Samuel Ometz puts up Avant Demain (9a)
Can you tell us more about the Demain and how hard it could be?
It was bolted around 20 years ago, by David Hohl, both the original and the variant I did. Demain is the direct start and adds a hard boulder at the start. The variation I climbed joins Demain after that hard section (7bish climbing instead of an 8B/+ boulder). Such slabby routes are tricky to grade but Demain could be 9b.
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Samuel Ometz does X Integral (9a+)
Samuel Ometz has sent X integral (9a+) in Gottreux, which was put up by Dylan Chuat in July. "It finally worked! Such a great variety of grips and climbing styl…
James Webb setting new standards 2013
Here is the list of the 8a members that have at least 50 boulders 8A and harder the last year, including the number of flashes. Nobody have in the history of bo…
8B+ FA by Samuel Ometz
Samuel Ometzhas done the FA of Pied de biche in Plamproz which was his third 8B+. "Finally!!! Not sure for the grade but that first move is for sure the hardest one I've ever done, I needed around 10 days to stick it, the third time I did it I managed to climb to the top. Perfect short and hard boul…
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…