Iker Pou Archives

Imposing red point ascent: the Pou brothers score Jon (8a + / 8b)

The Basque professional climbers Iker and Eneko Pou manage the first free ascent of the Jon (8a + / 8b) route in the Egino climbing area in the province of Álava.

Again Iker Pou: Guggenhell (9a + / 9b) first climbed

A few days after the first ascent of the Gran Guggenheim route, the 44-year-old goes one better and climbs an even more difficult exit variant, Guggenhell, which he scores 9a + / 9b ...

Iker Pou cracks a monstrous route: Gran Guggenheim (9a +) first climbed

Iker Pou manages the first ascent of a heavily overhanging and long roof route on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The route called Gran Guggenheim is rated 9a + by Iker.

Pou brothers open new difficult route: Rayu (8c, 600m)

The Pou brothers open and score the heavily overhanging multi-pitch route Rayu (8c, 600m) on the Picos de Europa.

Unknown Factors: climbing film with Jacopo Larcher, Siebe Vanhee, Matty Hong and the Pou brothers

Jacopo Larcher, Siebe Vanhee, Matty Hong and the Pou brothers opened new climbing routes in the Indian Baspa Valley last autumn. Now there's the film.

Iker Pou climbs the route Artaburu in a monster roof at Margalef

The top Basque climber Iker Pou is concluding a long-term project and commits the futuristic route Artaburu in Margalef, which over several meters ...

Iker Pou commits brutal one-finger overhang route

The top Basque athlete Iker Pou has given the Margalef climbing area, known for its orange rocky drums, two new difficult routes: La Orden del Puño (8c) and Pueblo Pequeño ...

Film about Nina Caprez and Cédric Lachat in Orbayu

Petzl publishes a film about the ascent of the Orbayu route (8c, 500m, 13 pitches) by Nina Caprez and Cédric Lachat. The Orbayu route in the National Park ...