Tom Bolger, the British climber now resident in Northern Spain, has ticked another F9a.
This time it was Open Your Mind Direct at Santa Linya. But Tom is aiming for the extension, which is graded F9a+.
From Tom's Blog:
"After a couple of familiar boulder problems at the base of the crag to warm up, and waiting for the good conditions to arrive I found myself clipping the chains. Looking up at the extension shaking out I wanted to continue but looking at the soaking tufa holds I knew that it would have to wait for another day..."
Tom Bolger has made the first ascent of a project named E.L.L.I.E in a cave in La Bisbal de Falset, Priorat. If confirmed, the route will be a first of the grade for the British expat living in Catalonia.
Tom Bolger has made the first repeat of Ramón Julián Puigblanque's Maya 9a+ at Margalef in Catalonia, Spain. First climbed in 2016, the line has waited seven years for a repeat ascent.
A British expat living in Spain, Tom has climbed in the ninth...
The Ticklist #23 Lockdown Round-Up - Ascents from around the world
We held off reporting on ascents during lockdown, but as things begin to ease in the UK, here's a round-up of some of the hardest ascents from the last few months...
Nice one Tom. When you coming on your holidays to Malham for one of Steve's routes? We are out to Margalef tomorrow for two weeks, will no doubt see you there!
Comments