Keyword: Ceuse

Just two months after Janja Garnbret, Laura Rogora achieved the second female ascent of "Bibliographie" in Céüse. The Italian needed only six days for her first 9b+ – no one had ever climbed this grade so quickly before her.

French climber Hugo Parmentier has freed a new route in Céüse, one of France's most famous limestone massifs: after the first ascent on June 6th, he grades "Générations Futures" 9a. The video of the ascent is now available online.

The exceptional Slovenian athlete achieves the first female ascent of one of the most iconic and demanding routes in sport climbing, becoming only the second woman ever to climb a 9b+ route.

Yannick Flohé is back on the rope: With Ratstaman Vibrations (9b/+) in Céüse, the German professional climber has managed his hardest route to date.

Video: Accompany French professional climber Seb Bouin on his way to the fourth ascent of Bibliographie in Ceüse.

The American Matty Hong repeats Biography in Ceüse, the first sport climbing route with a difficulty level of 9a+. It was drilled in 1989 by Jean-Christophe Lafaille. The American Chris Sharma managed a first free ascent in 2001.

At the end of July, Alexander Megos made the first ascent of Ratstaman Vibrations (9b). Now there's the video for it. Since this success in Ceüse, the German professional climber has been unstoppable. In October in Margalef he scored 14 routes between 8c and 9b within three weeks.

The German climbing pro Alexander Megos causes a stir with another extreme first ascent in the climbing Mecca Ceüse: Ratstaman Vibrations. Drilled in 2012 by Chris Sharma in the Face de Rat sector, the line has been attempted by numerous top climbers and traded as a potential 9c. Megos keeps quiet about the level of difficulty and speaks of one of the best routes in the 9b range.