UKC

After a long fight, Jonathan Siegrist has repeated Chris Sharma's Biographie, 9a+, at Céüse, France.
After months of preparation and weeks of working the route he managed to make what I think is the 8th ascent.

Biographie was bolted by Jean-Christophe Lafaille in the late 80s, but as it became...

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In reply to UKC News:

I'm sure Sharma doesn't care but it seems a bit off changing the name back to Biographie, it sounds like it was always intended to go to the top so having the shorter versions name take precident doesn't make sense.

Anyone want to make an attempt at listing the other 7 ascensionists?

In reply to Tyler:
Sharma, Patxi, Ramon, Dave Graham, Ethan Pringle, Enzo Oddo, Sylvain Millet. Not in that order. Is it sad that I didn't have to look that up?

In reply to UKC News:

Can't wait to watch the video (assuming there is one), love watching this guy climb.

In reply to abarro81:

I don't think so but you're probably asking the wrong person!

In reply to Tyler:

I rememebr reading that there had been a stir and that some of teh french climbing world were offended that Chris had renamed it. He wrote an article in response and added withiun it that he did not mind/it did not matter or some such thing and then the route was to be known as Biographie.


I thought that Adam Ondra had climbing it hvaing gone for the flash but failing?