Tyler Thompson ticks La Rambla (9a+)

Tyler Thompson, who the last ten weeks has done six routes 8c+ or 9a, has repeated Ramon Puigblanque’s La Rambla (9a+) in Siurana. ”It felt surreal to get up this in a few days after struggling several years ago. Honored to experience this bit of history!”

Can you tell us more about the ascent and the process behind?
I initially tried La Rambla two years ago during my first trip to Europe. I spend 2 or 3 weeks on the route, but ultimately didn’t feel super close and abandoned the project for the last bit of my trip to climb some other classic routes. Since that trip I’ve had it in my mind and always wanted to come back with more endurance. Last summer I had a climbing trip in the states that gave me some confidence in my endurance and I planned another trip back to Siurana. In the fall I included a lot of outdoor climbing with a focus on long routes in my training and came feeling super prepared for the route. I climbed to the crux on my second try of this trip and felt significantly more consistent in the crux. We had some good conditions and I fought my way through the crux on my 4th day this year! It felt surreal to climb such a historic route that I have known about for so many years.

What are your next plan?
Planning on trying Jumbo Love (9b) in the spring! That’s as far ahead as I have planned.