13 December 2012

Which are the first natural 8B< and 9a<

Action Directe is the famous first 9a in world put up by Wolfgang Güllich in Frankenjura in 1991, as long as Hubble by Ben Moon in 1989 has not also been upgraded. Both these famous routes are not natural as they are both glued so which is the first pure 9a in the world on perfect rock? When it comes to bouldering, Fred Nicole's La Danse del Balrog and Radja have been down graded and could both be considered as eliminate variations. Which are the first non-contrieved 8B which ends at the top of a boulder with a clear and natural start? The first natural 9a might be La Rambla first anchor in 1994 (c) 4sport.ua and also the first 9a+ is probably his Open Air in 1996. When it comes to 9b, it might be Jumbo Love by Chris Sharma in 2008?
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