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NEWS: Patxi Usobiaga Climbs Hades (F9a) Second Try

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 UKC News 26 Aug 2009
[Patxi Usobiaga and Adam Ondra swap beta for Hades F9a, 3 kb]A day after coming second in the World Cup, Patxi Usobiaga visited the crag Nassereith intent on climbing the F9a route Hades.
From Patxi's Website:

"On Sunday, seeing how great the weather was, we decided to go rock climbing to Nassereith. There I met Adam [Ondra], who was also there ...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=48984
 Morgan Woods 26 Aug 2009
In reply to UKC News:

either of those boys must be getting close to a 9a onsight!
 catt 27 Aug 2009
In reply to UKC News:

Wow. Is this the fastest tick of a 9a?
In reply to catt: Possibly?

It does kind of disprove the addage ive heard uttered before of you don't get stronger by climbing on plastic.
 Jus 27 Aug 2009
In reply to Morgan Woods:
> (In reply to UKC News)
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> either of those boys must be getting close to a 9a onsight!

unbelievable.
 Toccata 27 Aug 2009
In reply to UKC News:

Speechless.
 GrahamD 27 Aug 2009
In reply to tbertenshaw:
> (In reply to catt) Possibly?
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> It does kind of disprove the addage ive heard uttered before of you don't get stronger by climbing on plastic.

Other way round, I'd have thought, from the tone of the article: you only get to be really good on plastic if your main interest is climbing rock. , obviously

In reply to GrahamD: ok so climb on plastic but yearn to climb on rock and you can get strong.....
In reply to GrahamD:
> (In reply to tbertenshaw)
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> Other way round, I'd have thought, from the tone of the article: you only get to be really good on plastic if your main interest is climbing rock. , obviously

I don't know how you'd define Patxi's "main interest", but he makes a lot of sacrifices in his life to be in shape for the competitions, and indoor training always takes priority over going climbing outdoors.
How do you pronounce Patxi?
 dycotiles 27 Aug 2009
In reply to highaltitudebarista:

Like Patshi or Patchi
 GrahamD 27 Aug 2009
In reply to midgets of the world unite:

No doubting either of their dedication to both indoor and outdoor. More a tongue in cheek response to:

"who was also there desintoxicating from the plastic"

Which kind of implies to me that the rock is where he thought it was really at.
 James Oswald 27 Aug 2009
In reply to UKC News:
Awesome
 Nic 27 Aug 2009
In reply to midgets of the world unite:

> but he makes a lot of sacrifices in his life to be in shape for the competitions

What - like not doing anything on grit ?
 GrahamD 27 Aug 2009
In reply to Nic:


> What - like not doing anything on grit ?

Grit is kid's play, by all accounts.

In reply to Nic:

exactly that, actually.

When I met him last Easter, he was really keen to come over to Britain to try some stuff, but it became apparent that he couldn't fit a visit when conditions would be good into his training schedule, so...
 Simon Caldwell 27 Aug 2009
In reply to midgets of the world unite:
> he couldn't fit a visit when conditions would be good

presumably he believed everyone who said it has to be cold - he ought to have a word with Mr Nakajima
 Ian Paterson 27 Aug 2009
In reply to highaltitudebarista: I thought it was pronounced "Patz-eh".
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