9b archives

Seb Bouin is the first to repeat the Ondra route Iron Curtain (9b)

Seb Bouin manages the redpoint ascent of the Iron Curtain route in Flatanger, first climbed by Adam Ondra in 2013. Seb Bouin reports.

First Ascent: Jonathan Siegrist climbs Event Horizon (9b)

Jonathan Siegrist is in the best shape of his life. In the past year alone he has climbed 9a and harder ten times. At the end of May he managed another coup on the 5G wall not far from Las Vegas: the first ascent of Event Horizon (9b).

Adam Ondra gets the first ascent of his route Bomba (9b) in Arco

Adam Ondra can often be found in Arco lately, projecting difficult lines with Stefano Ghisolfi. On Wednesday he managed the first ascent of his line Bomba (9b). The First Ascent is a foretaste of what could follow when top climbers like Stefano Ghisolfi, Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert push each other.

Video: The stony path to the first ascent of the 9b route L'arenauta

Video of the spectacular 9b climbing route L'arenauta

On February 8th, Stefano Ghisolfi made the first ascent of one of the most difficult routes in Italy: L'arenauta (9b). This video shows the ascent of the heavily overhanging and spectacular route.

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Isn't Julia Chanourdie the third woman to conquer grade 9b?

The Frenchwoman Julia Chanourdie has risen to the illustrious group of 4b conquerors with the inspection of Eagle-9 in Saint Léger. Only two women had cracked this level before her. But now comes compatriot Pierre Le Cerf and proposes a devaluation to 4a+ after climbing to Eagle-9.

Stefano Ghisolfi gets the first ascent of the Route l'Arenauta (9b)

In the Sperlonga climbing area between Rome and Naples, Stefano Ghisolfi was the first to climb the l'Arenauta route, drilled by Giuliano Tarquini 20 years ago. He suggests grade 9b as an evaluation.

Germany vs. Great Britain - Where was the first 9a climbed in the world?

The latest episode of Actiontalk TV and LACRUX's BETA program is dedicated to historical climbing routes such as Action Directe, Hubble and Akira. In exclusive interviews with the German climbing professional Alex Megos and the controversial Frenchman Fred Rouhling, we investigate the question of whether climbing history needs to be rewritten and what about the confused history of the 9b route Akira.

Historical Akira climbing route repeated - Fred Rouhling rehabilitated?

Fred Rouhling's Akira historic route was repeated by Seb Bouin and Lucien Martinez. Do they confirm the controversial Gra 9b?

French Julia Chanourdie climbs 9b route Eagle-4

Julia Chanourdie climbs a 4b route with Eagle-9 in St. Léger as the first French woman and only the third woman worldwide.

Dave Graham scores 9b Route Ali Hulk Sit Start Extension Total

Dave Graham scores 9b Route Ali Hulk Extension Total Sit Start

The American professional climber Dave Graham succeeds in the red point ascent of the 9b route Ali Hulk Extension Total Sit Start in Rodellar.

Laura Rogora climbs as the second woman 9b: Ali Hulk Extension Total Sit Start

On July 25, 2020, Italian Laura Rogora wrote climbing history: a woman of this age has never climbed a route with difficulty level 9b. And only one woman managed to do that before.

Alexander Megos manages first ascent of Perfecto Mundo (9b +) in Margalef

The German professional climber Alexander Megos succeeds in climbing the fourth 9b + in the world: Perfecto Mundo in the Spanish sport climbing area of Margalef. The 26-meter long route on the heavily ...

Boulderer Daniel Woods climbs an 9b route with La Capella

The Boulderer Daniel Woods climbs with La Capella for the first time an 9b route

The American Daniel Woods has been in Spain for a little over 10 days. He has already achieved one of his goals on the trip: He succeeds in ...

Again Adam Ondra: 9b first ascent

Adam Ondra's success stories reach us faster than we can publish articles. Yesterday the over-climber succeeded again with the Route Eagle (9b) in St. Leger ...

Stefano Ghisolfi climbs a 9b for the fourth time

Stefano Ghisolfi's patience and perseverance in planning La capella in Siurana have paid off. The Italian succeeds in repeating the route for the first time and ...