Video: William Bosi commits the 9b + route King Capella

At the end of March, the Scotsman William Bosi managed the first ascent of the King Capella (9b +) route. This video shows his first ascent.

William Bosi catapulted himself into the illustrious circle of 9b + climbers with the first ascent of King Capella. So far, there has only been a route with this level of difficulty Adam Ondra, Alexander Megos., Jakob Schubert, Stefano Ghisolfi and Chris Sharma.

Video about the first ascent of King Capella in Margalef

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