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6 mar 2024 · He was the first to climb a 5.15c with Change in 2012, the first to flash a 5.15a with Supercrackinette in 2018, and the second ever to onsight a 5.14d with Cabane au Canada in 2013. According to The Economist, Ondra is “regarded as possibly the best climber ever to fondle rock.”
In April 2022, French climber Sébastien Bouin – a frequent climbing partner of Ondra – established the world's second-ever 9c (5.15d) route, which he called DNA , in the La Ramirole cave, Verdon Gorge in France; it also remains unrepeated (2023).
27 mar 2023 · In 2019, Hayes would climb the first female ascent of Papichulo 5.15a in Oliana, Spain. In that same year, Olympian Julia Chanourdie would climb Super Crackinette 5.15a in Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux, becoming the fourth woman to climb 5.15.
28 paź 2016 · That grade – part of the Yosemite Decimal System, which ranges from 5.5 to 5.15 with sub-grades for 5.10 up – is very advanced climbing, to be sure.
The number of women who have sent consensus 5.15. Though Ashima Shiraishi and Basque climber Josune Bereziartu have come close with ticks of 5.14d/5.15a, Hayes is the first woman to climb a confirmed, solid 5.15. Go, Margo!
22 lut 2018 · The grade had narrowly eluded American phenom Ashima Shiraishi and Spaniard Josune Bereziartu, and Hayes’ success made her the first woman to climb a consensus 5.15 route. News of her...
23 lut 2023 · On February 5, Italian sport phenom Stefano Ghisolfi clipped the chains on what is likely the high point of his career so far, the crimpfest Excalibur, which he estimates at 9b+ (5.15c). Ghisolfi was one of several top-shelf climbers who battled the route in recent months, along with Adam Ondra, Laura Rogora, Will Bosi, and Jakob Schubert.
