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Megos vs. Ghisolfi - so differently they climb bibliography

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Why did Stefano Ghisolfi downgrade bibliography to 9b +? Is he just stronger than Alex Megos or did he just find a better solution? We have analyzed.

Stefano Ghisolfi has been the main reason for the devaluation of Bibliography called on 9b + a new beta / solution for a key sequence of the route. What does Ghisolfi do differently than megosso that the route becomes one degree easier? We looked at the videos of the two inspections in the latest issue of the BETA program and analyzed them in detail.

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