4 August 2024

Victor Guillermin's footage from Avaatara (9a) in Lebanon

Victor Guillermin made the first repeat of David Lama's Avaatara (9a) last year, at age 17. "Avaatara, is very particular, because it is located near a 100m sinkhole, so the access to the base of the route is very scary and dangerous. This took me a lot of mental energy during the trip. During the first two sessions, I managed to do all the moves and some sections, but when I started real tries on the third day, I fell in the crux, a hard dropknee to a half crimp. I kept falling at this move 20 times in a row, during 5 sessions but finally, I found another beta, which was better for me, with heel hooks, two days before we took off to France.

On my last day, I felt better than ever, but conditions were really bad. It was windy, so the waterfall wet the holds and it rained a lot. But finally, probably on my last try, with a bit of sun, I managed to pass the crux and kept going to the anchor, with a huge fight and big screams! It was definitely for me one of my biggest fights and one of my proudest ascents!"
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