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Iker and Eneko Pou has put up what could very well be the most difficult multi-pitch on the planet, the 500m Orbayu. With a hardest pitch of 8c+/9a it's probably the hardest bigwall ever climbed. Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla, also mentioned in the post below, climbed Solo per vecchi guerrieri, 8c/9a,...

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Some of these replies were posted on Björn's old blog website, and so won't be from registered UKC users

Tough Enough was freed by the frenchies a couple of years ago at 8b+. (So much for the worlds hardest slab, young brits..) The crux pitch was actually done on-sight by Yann Geshiers.

Thanks! To be exact, Yann Ghesquiers flashed the 8b+ "Gecko"-pitch in September last year, shortly after Arnoud Petit made the first red point ascent.
The pitch is not the same pitch as the 8c+, but the next. The 8c+-pitch was avoided by a re-bolted variation.
Here's the full story.

iker pou action directe 9a:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNMtwNe92h0