Two 8c+ (9a) by Alex Garriga
11 January 2022
"I sent Pal Norte in a false second go (I did the first part, which is common with Pal Este three years ago). Then I tried Frenesí and could send it the following day, after four tries in total." (c) Carlos Pascual
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Two 9a's again by Alex Garriga
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Mejorando Imagen 9a+ (b) by Jorge Diaz-Rullo
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Lomba's 9b knee pad technique and leg strength story
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Three girls injured on the same move in SLC
During the qualifications in the Salt Lake City Boulder World Cup last weekend, (at least) three girls injured themself on the same move. Jenya Kazbekova (#14 i…
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Two 9a's again by Alex Garriga
Alex Garriga has done La Bongada (9a) (giving it a personal 8c+ grade) and Wild Publico (9a) in Margalef. In total, the 23-year-old has now done 31 routes 8c+ a…
16 May 2021
Mejorando Imagen 9a+ (b) by Jorge Diaz-Rullo
Jorge Diaz-Rullo has done the third ascent of Mejorando Imagen in Margalef, which Ramon Julian Puiblanque made the FA of in 2013 as a 9a. Alex Megos did the fir…
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Cafe Solo 9b FA by Jorge Diaz-Rullo
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Seb Bouin and his (9c) grading
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Eder Lomba does Rainman 9b
Steve McClure put up Rainman 9b at Malham in 2017 after projecting it for 128 days. It is considered the hardest route in Britain and now Eder Lomba has done the first repeat. It is a link-up that goes through the crux of Rainshadow 9a and then into Batman 9a before finishing up Bat Route 8c. Intere…
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Lomba's 9b knee pad technique and leg strength story
In the Eder Lomba video of Rainman 9b, we can see that he stays in a kneebar from 3:50 - 7:10, and short parts of it, "no hands rest". Steve McClure did the FA …