The route, his third at 9a+ in 2024 alone, was first climbed by Alex Megos in 2016, but is best known for its second ascent, when Adam Ondra became the first person ever to flash a route at 9a+.
In 2025, Access Fund helped local climbing advocates double the accessible terrain in the Red River Gorge. It’s just one in a recent spate of wins—and this is just the beginning.
https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/southeast-revival
The test-piece line goes at 5.13+ with a hard boulder problem by Osian Parry
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Hervé Barmasse, together with the German Felix Berg and the Pole Adam Bielecki, has completed the first-ever ascent of the South Face of Numbur Peak in Nepal, in Alpine-style.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/numbur-peak-barmasse-berg-and-bielecki-with-alpine-style-first-ascent/
German Olympian Lucia Dörffel has successfully climbed the boulder problem Hazel Grace (stand start), located in Switzerland’s Gotthard Pass.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/lucia-dorffel-repeats-hazel-grace-font-8b/
The top six competitors were only separated by two holds on the men's final route
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