3 October 2011

Verdon 8b+ for Monique

Monique Forestier has succeeded on Tom et je Ris 8b+ (32), the intense 60m tufa route in the Verdon Gorge, France. You can watch a video of Martina Cufar on the route here. The killer route has been described as one of the best "lines" in the world. Not only is there hard climbing involved, Robbie Phillips says: "the whole aspect of this climb with it’s limited time to be climbed (between 7am – 2pm), massive walk in, ab in approach to start of route, hanging belay, mega long run-outs, technical nature of the climb and difficulty of working the route...". Given the beauty of the line, it's safe to assume we'll be seeing some great shots from Simon Carter sometime soon.
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