30 September 2021
Sean Bailey does Bibliographie 9b+
Sean Bailey, runner-up in the World Cup, reports on Insta that he has done the second repeat of Alex Megos' Bibliographie 9b+ in Cรฉรผse. Megos originally graded it 9c but then Stefano Ghisolfi found some better beta and gave it a personal 9b+ grade, which later Megos agreed upon. (c) Ben Neilson
"Easily the hardest battle Iโve waged with myself. Iโve never been so obsessed. I woke up thinking about the route. I fell asleep thinking about the route. It was nonstop."
The 163 cm tall has previously done one 9a and two 9a+'. In 2021, he has won two Lead World Cups and one in Bouldering. Last year, he was close to having made it to the Olympics in the Continental Championships.
"Easily the hardest battle Iโve waged with myself. Iโve never been so obsessed. I woke up thinking about the route. I fell asleep thinking about the route. It was nonstop."
The 163 cm tall has previously done one 9a and two 9a+'. In 2021, he has won two Lead World Cups and one in Bouldering. Last year, he was close to having made it to the Olympics in the Continental Championships.
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