Butterfly Circus (8b), the aesthetic crack line by Fred Moix in Val Bavona, is well on its way to becoming a classic. Climbing greats such as Babsi Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher and Jernej Kruder have already paid the route a visit. In the latest video by the Wide Boyz, Pete Whittaker shows his encounter with the hard crack climbing in southern Switzerland.
At the end of February, the Slovenian secured Jernej Kruder the first repetition of Butterfly Circus (8b). Fred Moix The first ascended line has been in high demand ever since. At the beginning of June, the strong climbing pair Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl the crack line a visit.
It goes without saying that crack specialist Pete Whittaker from the Wide Boyz also wanted to try the route in Val Bavona. Butterfly Circus is on the verge of becoming a new hard crack test piece in Switzerland.
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Credits: Cover picture Wide Boyz