This is how Alexander Megos does in the hardest bouldering problem | Video

New training session, new challenge: Max Räuber screwed a tough bouldering problem for Alexander Megos in the Steinbock bouldering hall in Nuremberg. An impossible task, or does the German climbing professional even manage a flash ascent?

Alexander Megos. and the hardest boulder, these are two components that guarantee excitement. Still stands behind the camera Christopher Hanke, who doesn't hold back with cynical comments and apt sayings, the mix is ​​perfect. In the latest episode of the German climbing trio Max robber created nothing less than the hardest bouldering problem. You can see in the following video whether Alexander Megos makes short work of this challenge or fails mercilessly.

Video: Alexander Megos vs the hardest boulder

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