Buster Martin has climbed his first 9a+ “First Ley” in Margalef. The Chris Sharma classic is an incredibly powerful short route. At 23 years old Buster is now the second British climber to EVER climb a 9a+, the first being legendary Steve McClure
Max Bertone is a young prodigy and part of a family of hard climbers. The route “Chykungunya” was an 8c+ variation along the right of another route “Pari” at their local “Ouaki” crag.
Spanish competition climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo has just sent a 9a+/b and a 9a in the same day. The route “Following the leader” 9a+/b is in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Emma Twyford has just sent her long term project “The Big Bang” 9a in Lower Pen Trwyn, Wales. She becomes the first British woman to climb a 9a. The route was originally found by Neil Carson and was the first 9a route in the UK.
Seb Bouin sends “La Rage d’Adam” 9b/+ named for Adam Ondra. A long term project that is now the single hardest sports limb in France!
Chris Sharma climbing his new traverse problem Super Blood Wolf Moon. Unroped and with a crash pad, this 25 metre, 30 move problem in Cova de Ocell is a bit of an odd one as it could just be seen as a boulder problem
In a huge cave in the Flatanger area of Norway, possibly the hardest sport climb in history has just been completed by it’s creator – … Read more