Indoor training is good, outdoor training is better. That's probably what was going through Alexander Megos' head when the following idea came about. This video shows perhaps the toughest sport climbing marathon ever completed. The German redpoint climbed ten routes in the difficulty range 8b - 8c in ten hours, covering the distance between the routes on an e-bike.
Alex Megos at perhaps the toughest sport climbing marathon
Megos climbed these routes in the Franconian Jura
- Disaster (8b+)
- Small Talk (8b+)
- Subway (8b)
- Torment yourself, you pig (8b+)
- Giant slalom direct (8b)
- Father and Son (8b+)
- Meteor (8b)
- Intercooler (8b+/c)
- Plan B (8b)
- Line 1 (8b)
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Credits: Cover photo Frank Kretschmann Kaletsch Medien GmbH
