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THE LOWDOWN: Pyrrhic victory by Bollinger?

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Pierre Bollinger on Pyrrhus, 9a, 4 kbPierre Bollinger, has made the FA of Pyrrhus, 9a, at Gauxberg, in the Alsace, France.
The route can be divided into three parts. A hard 13 move ~8b is directly followed by a three move 8A boulder crux and then a bad, but also badly needed, rest where you can chalk up for the first time. All that...

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 timo.t 11 Nov 2010
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC: do you mean random as in it's a low percentile move, or just really weird random, as in every time you do it it's like 'what the f*ck was that'?
 La benya 11 Nov 2010
In reply to timo.t:

i imagined this move as having to use your ear in a slot, or having to ask it a series of questions first to get past it
 probablylost 11 Nov 2010
In reply to timo.t: It probably means it's a different set of holds every time.
 timo.t 11 Nov 2010
In reply to mark_wellin: I considered that.
 Tom_Harding 11 Nov 2010
I've never heard of Gauxberg, whats the area like. Worth a trip if your a punter?
 PeterJuggler 12 Nov 2010
In reply to Tom_Harding: I've been to Gauxberg a few times as my girlfriend lives in the village of Dossenheim a 10 minute walk away. I've only bouldered around the bottom of the routes but I do have the guide and most of the routes are > 7b, although there are one or 2 easier routes. It has one of the hardest slab climbs in the world at 8c+. I hope to take some gear when I go back next spring and try some of the routes (probably not this one).
Probably not worth going just for this but there are many other crags in the area, including some nice bouldering.
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 Tom_Harding 12 Nov 2010
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC: Thanks guys, looks nice but a little out of my league, maybe later...
zabullet 13 Nov 2010
How is this a Pyrrhic Victory? Did he top out, untie and then jump off, thereby killing himself?

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