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In July, Seb Bouin climbed the ultimate endurance test piece with Nordic Marathon (130m, 9b/+) in Flatanger. The monster route stretches 130 meters through the gigantic roof and connects Nordic Plumber (8c) with the second pitch of Thor's Hammer (9a/+) and the direct headwall of Hanhelleren Cave. Now there is the video for the impressive first ascent.
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In 2013 Adam Ondra set up a line at Hanhelleren Cave in Flatanger that seemed too intimidating to even climb: Project Big. Nine years after his first attempts, Adam Ondra is targeting the route again, this time together with Jakob Schubert.
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This video shows Jakob Schubert planning the Project Big route in Flatanger, one of the most difficult climbing routes in the world.
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Emil Abrahamsson has created an exciting comparison video showing Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi on the world's most difficult route. The Swedish climber has divided the 9c route Silence into individual sections and compares the beta of the two climbing greats Ondra and Ghisolfi.
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Stefano Ghisolfi he found a new solution for the first crux of Silence (9c). What does this mean for the entire route?
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How do Ghisolfi and Ondra keep fit when they project a 9c route for a longer period of time? This video provides insight.
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The Italian Stefano Ghisolfi reports on the progress in the 9c route Silence in a new video. Starting after the first crux, he was able to climb to the deflector.
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About a week ago, Stefano Ghisolfi arrived at the Flatanger climbing area. Now Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert are joining them. Which routes are the three planning to take?
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This video shows Stefano Ghisolfi trying out the most difficult sections of Route Silence (9c) in Flatanger.
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The Swiss professional climber Alex Rohr manages the free ascent of the first pitch of the Flatanger Route Change (9a+/b). This personal report provides insight into the process of the inspection.
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The French climber Seb Bouin crowns his successful Flatanger trip with the third ascent of Adam Ondra's Change (9b +) in the Hanhelleren Cave.
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The French-speaking Swiss climber Dylan Chuat has been staying in the Norwegian climbing Mecca Flatanger since the beginning of July. In the famous Hanhelleren Cave he scored various difficult routes, including Adam Ondra's endurance line Thor's Hammer.
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With Nordic Marathon (130m, 9b/+) Seb Bouin opens an endurance hammer of the very best quality. His new route combines the Nordic Plumber line (8c) with the second pitch of Thor's Hammer (9a+) and the direct headwall of Hanhelleren Cave. Interesting to know for potential repeaters: The strong Frenchman climbed the last 5 to 10 meters due to the enormous cable pull free solo.
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In Flatanger, Norway, Seb Bouin is currently pulling one difficult route after another. First he secured the first repetition of Adam Ondra's Iron Curtain (9b), later he scored the second pitch of Thor's Hammer (9a+) in just nine attempts. Now he wants to climb through the entire Flatanger Cave at its most overhanging point. A new 9c?
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Seb Bouin manages the redpoint ascent of the Iron Curtain route in Flatanger, first climbed by Adam Ondra in 2013. Seb Bouin reports.
