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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).
6 mar 2024 · By 2019, he’d climbed 1,550 sport routes above 5.13b, including three 5.15c and a three 5.14d onsights. 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.
25 lip 2023 · DNA (9c/5.15d): The World's Second 9c Route. The overhanging cave of La Ramirole, which overlooks France’s Parc Naturel des Gorges du Verdon, conceals a monstrous route. Verdon’s Goliath, DNA, is now the world’s second most difficult route, and only one local legend holds the key to solving the puzzle of climbing it.
27 mar 2023 · A Brief History of 5.15 Rock Climbs. There are a lot of 5.15 routes in 2023 and a lot of climbers who send 5.15a. Here's where the grade got started and some milestone moments. Noah Walker March 27, 2023. In 2001, Chris Sharma established Biographie, also known as Realization, in Céüse, France.
18 maj 2017 · 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!
29 wrz 2023 · The first 5.15c was climbed a decade ago. There are now a dozen climbs graded 5.15c or 5.15d. Here’s the most up-to-date list to March 2023. Silence 5.15d: Bolted by Adam Ondra in 2012 and first climbed by Ondra in 2017. The 45-metre cave route is found at Flatanger, Norway.
Climbing grade conversion. In North America both sport and trad rock climbs are graded using the YDS (Yosemite Decimal System). This system starts at 5.0 (like climbing a steep ladder) and progresses in difficulty up to 5.15 (an overhanging cliff).
