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NEWS: Papichulo, 9a+, by Said Belhaj

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UKC News 28 Apr 2016

Said Belhaj has repeated Chris Sharma's Paoichulo, 9a+, at Oliana, in Catalunya. This was the Swedish climbers hardest route to date and also the first 9a+ by a Swedish climber.

At 35, after having a been more or less professional climber for 20 years, Said Belhaj has showed he is still...

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Morgan Woods 28 Apr 2016

In reply to UKC News:

wow....that's dedication. i wasn't even aware he had climbed a 9a.

xyz 28 Apr 2016

In reply to UKC News:

A 9a+ route to climb but possibly 9b+ to spell

Papichulo, Paoichulo, Papiculo !!

progrupicola 29 Apr 2016

In reply to xyz:

Funny misspells

Papiculo is the best! the crux would be trying not to lose f..ocus, and it would have seen fewer repeats for sure!!

stp 29 Apr 2016

In reply to UKC News:

There's a really good enormocast interview with him from a few months ago. Very interesting guy.

http://enormocast.com/episode-96-said-belhaj-all-in-all-the-time/