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THE LOWDOWN: Video: Pyrrhus, 9a

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Pierre Bollinger on Pyrrhus, 9a, 4 kbA few days ago, we reported about Pierre Bollinger's FA of Pyrhus, 9a, at Gauxberg in the Alsace region of France. The guys from Escalade-Alsace were there and caught it on video.
Here it is. Certainly looks nails if you ask me.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=58868
 Pino 15 Nov 2010
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC: Refreshing to see some technical climbing, well done.
 Tris.w 15 Nov 2010
epic
Parrys_apprentice 15 Nov 2010
In reply to Tris.w:

he uses his thumb nicely on the traverse. ouch
 Chris Harris 15 Nov 2010
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC:
Does having the 1st two runners clipped and consequently top roping the start count as a legitimate first ascent in France?
 RupertD 15 Nov 2010
In reply to Chris Harris:
> (In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC)
> Does having the 1st two runners clipped and consequently top roping the start count as a legitimate first ascent in France?

Yes, as it does in every country in the world, pretty much.
 thommi 15 Nov 2010
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC: looks awesome. Just wondering, and not having a go like, but whats that plastered on the hold at about 1:55? looks like sika maybe? or pof?
 Chris Harris 15 Nov 2010
In reply to thommi:
> (In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC) looks awesome. Just wondering, and not having a go like, but whats that plastered on the hold at about 1:55? looks like sika maybe? or pof?

Plastered in sika by the look of it.
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC:

Some lovely greenery there!

Does look very nice, though. Que veut dire 'aleatoire', anyone?

jcm
 mrjonathanr 15 Nov 2010
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:
on/off
 LukeO 15 Nov 2010
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Random
In reply to LukeO:

Yes, of course. As in English. Stupid of me - thanks.

jcm
 mrjonathanr 15 Nov 2010
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:
As in that well-known phrase 'climb to a random finish'?
 French Erick 15 Nov 2010
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:
'touch and go' here is more appropriate.
Or sketchy and you can easily be off.
In reply to thommi: Yann from EscaladeAlsace tells me that, yes, it's sika. The rock in this part of the route is very sandy, and without sika it's not possible to use it (this hold is not chipped). It's often like that in the Alsace sandstone...
 SimonTp 15 Nov 2010
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:
>
> Does look very nice, though. Que veut dire 'aleatoire', anyone?
>
> jcm

Alea iacta est (as every schoolboy knows).
In reply to mrjonathanr:

>As in that well-known phrase 'climb to a random finish'?


No, as in the English word 'aleatory', and as the chap points out the Latin word alea (= dice). (I do realise your translation was more idiomatic though).

jcm
 thommi 16 Nov 2010
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC: Cheers Bjorn. Kind of imagined it was a bit crumbly... looks it. good climbing from pierre mind.
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