Dylan Chuat cleans up in St-Léger | Super Crackinette (9a+) and more

Swiss Dylan Chuat climbs Super Crackinette (9a+) in St-Léger and repeats several routes in French grade XNUMX on the same day.

Dylan Chuat has travelled several times in recent weeks from his Swiss homeland to St-Léger-du-Ventoux in southern France to complete the legendary route Super Crackinette (9a+). After two weekend trips and two more days, the 24-year-old has now managed to complete the climb.

Super Crackinette (9a+) located near Mont Ventoux was climbed in 2016 by Alex Megos The wider climbing community has known about it since 2018 at the latest, when Adam Ondra climbed the line in the first attempt and as then “hardest flash in the world“

Today it is considered a strength endurance test piece and a modern classic, which around eleven top climbers have now added to their tick list – most recently Buster Martin in November 2024. In 2020 Julia Chanourdie also the first female ascent of Super Crackinette.

Productive day for Dylan Chuat: two 8c, one 8a onsight

In addition to his main project, Super Crackinette, Dylan Chuat also had success on other difficult St-Léger routes. The two-time Swiss lead champion also climbed Rêve de Poutre (8c) and La Tournée du Patron (8c) on the same day, both on his second attempt.

Dylan Chuat rounded off his session with an onsight ascent of L'Homme en Bleu (8a).

“Not back in top form yet, but slowly getting better”

Dylan Chuat also attributes his success in Super Crackinette to his training over the last two months. He is "still a long way from being in top form, but things are slowly coming back."

According to Dylan, bigger goals for this year mainly revolve around projects that are coming up in the summer. The Swiss doesn't want to reveal any more than that yet.

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+++ Credits: Cover photo Alexis Nitschke