12 January 2026
Will Bosi FAโs Pรดr do Sol (8C+)
William Bosi, with five 9Aโs under his belt, has after three trips to Portugal done the first ascent of Pรดr do Sol (8C+) in Sintra. (c) Teresa Coimbra
โThis boulder has to be one of my top three all-time favourites! Firstly, the boulder looks so big and blank. The fact that there is just the perfect amount of features to make it work is really surprising. Then, the sequence is just insane... lots of unique moves leading to the crazy โcomp-styleโ double clutch crux move. The only downside was how sharp the holds are, which meant my sessions all had to be quite short. Every session trying this bloc along with my good friend Chris was incredibly enjoyable and really memorable.
Grading is always hard, but this line felt considerably harder than any of the other lines Iโve done in Portugal or of similar style lines elsewhere. So 8C+ seems right to me. However, the unique style of moves and low angle definitely makes it hard to grade this one!
This year I really want to focus on Silence (9c) so I will be trying to get back to Flatanger as soon as the season starts. Therefore, Iโll be mostly focusing on training and local Scottish projects until then. However, if possible, I would love to take another trip to try Terranova (in Moravsky Kras, Czechia).โ
โThis boulder has to be one of my top three all-time favourites! Firstly, the boulder looks so big and blank. The fact that there is just the perfect amount of features to make it work is really surprising. Then, the sequence is just insane... lots of unique moves leading to the crazy โcomp-styleโ double clutch crux move. The only downside was how sharp the holds are, which meant my sessions all had to be quite short. Every session trying this bloc along with my good friend Chris was incredibly enjoyable and really memorable.
Grading is always hard, but this line felt considerably harder than any of the other lines Iโve done in Portugal or of similar style lines elsewhere. So 8C+ seems right to me. However, the unique style of moves and low angle definitely makes it hard to grade this one!
This year I really want to focus on Silence (9c) so I will be trying to get back to Flatanger as soon as the season starts. Therefore, Iโll be mostly focusing on training and local Scottish projects until then. However, if possible, I would love to take another trip to try Terranova (in Moravsky Kras, Czechia).โ
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