from The Alpinist - newswire
I n northern Spain Adam Pustelnik and Nico Favresse completed the second ascent of Orbayu (8C+/9) on Naranjo de Bulnes. Pustelnik and Favresse spent four days red-pointing the thirteen pitch route, located in Picos de Europa. The Pou brothers, Eneko and Iker, established Orbayu in September of 2009 grading it at 8c+/9a and donning it the hardest big wall free climb in the world. The route climbs the west face of the wall for over 1600 feet with five pitches in the 8 grade range. The Pou brothers had ...
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from UKClimbing.com News
There is now a full report from Nico and Adam on Black Diamond's website.
Both climbers says it is an exceptional route and that they would like to thank the Pou brothers for their vision for this line and their effort to put it up. On the unavoidable subject of the grade, they say they felt the route was a bit easier than the grade given. Instead of 8c+/9a for the crux pitch, they suggest 8c or 8b+ depending on your height.
I mentioned in the update that Adam had had an accident after...
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from 9b - Everyone's Blog Posts
F.A. Iker and Eneko Pou, 2009.
13 pitches.
New pitches bolted by Pou brothers: 1: 8a+, 38 m, 6 bolts 2: 8a, 25 m, 3 bolts 3: 8a, 25 m, 5 bolts 4: 7a, 25 m, 3 bolts
6 pitches…
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from UKClimbing.com News
Perhaps not the most impressive ascent in terms of shear numbers, but onsighting the 1220m/39 pitches Il Pesce a.k.a. The Fish on The Marmolada in the Italian Dolomites is always impressive.
Since its first ascent, from Koller and Sustr in 1981 it has remained a route which even the top climbers have the utmost respect for.
Why?
I suggest you read the Pou brothers' account to find out more.
Right now, they are waiting for better weather in the Aosta valley on the Italian side of Mont...
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from DreamInVertical
I just wanted take a moment to highlight a couple of videos that really impressed me. Free high quality climbing videos are nothing new, but these films capture something more. In the first video, the Pou brothers, Iker and Eneko, travel around Europe and climb three very impressive big walls. Pan Aroma, established by Alex [...]
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from Climbing Narcissist
If all goes to plan Reno, NV will be home to the world's tallest climbing wall by this summer Worlds Tallest Climbing Wall Coming To Reno? from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: New Climbing Gym Coming To Boulder Wall Street Journal John Bachar Article Climbing Video: Steph Davis Climbing The Salathe Wall On El Capitan Climbing Videos: Alex Honnold, Others Big Wall Climbing In Borneo Climbing Video: Climbing The Pacific Ocean Wall On El Cap w/Dave Hahn, Jimmy
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from Climbing Narcissist
Check out this climbing wall in the Netherlands that weighs in at a staggering 120 ft tall How Does Your Local Wall Stack Up? from ClimbingNarc.com Related posts: Love For A Rocklands Local Climbing Videos: Alex Honnold, Others Big Wall Climbing In Borneo Wall Street Journal John Bachar Article Climbing Video: Pou Brothers On The Worlds Hardest Big Wall, Orbayu (5.14c/d) Update On Alex Honnolds Alone On The Wall First Ascent: The Series Climbing Video: Steph Davis Climbing The Salathe Wall On El Capitan
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from UKClimbing.com News
Three super routes in one summer for Spain's top big wall climbers:
Iker and Eneko Pou have repeated Zahir (300m F8b+) in the Wendenstock, Switzerland.
This is the third alpine route of extreme difficulty that the pair have climbed this summer...
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Panaroma , the super hard Dolomite multipitch route has been repeated by the Pou brothers. The route, first freed by the Alex Huber back in 2007, has pitches up to F8c in difficulty, with spaced protection.
Full story with photos and video:
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Dani Andrada has onsighted the 400m 13 pitch Zaratustra, ~8a/+, on the Pilar del Cotatuero, Spain. The free version of the route was put up by Manu Cordoba and Mikel Zabalza in 1997, and first freed by the Pou brothers.
Although best known as a single pitch sport climber, the Spanish Machina is no stranger to multi-pitches, having done routes like the 6 pitch Lurgorri, ~8c+, and Hotel Supramonte, 8b, previously.
When I talked to the man a couple of years ago, he said he had found a...
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