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Alex Megos has managed to make a flash ascent by Sonnie Trotter's The Path (The path of least resistance), 5.14a/8b+R, at Lake Louise, in Alberta Canada.

Having repeated the hardest Canada had to offer in terms of sport climbing, and having added some first ascents including Fightclub, 9b, Alex...

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In reply to UKC News:

Great stuff. Even more impressive is the style of ascent given his little background in trad climbing which makes this achievement one of the best in the field ever. Seems he is really crushing it in Canada. What's next?

In reply to UKC News:

This is just awesome! Surely those suspicious and dismissive of indoor walls and training will now see just what results it can produce. Beast! Well done Alex!

In reply to ff:

He looks absolutely boxed in that picture. Must be hard.

In reply to UKC News:

Superb, proper next level climbing.

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So this is maybe an E9/E10/E11(???) flash. Crikey.

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He has that look...'you weren't there man...you weren't there' (hands start to shake)

In reply to UKC News:

Absolutely mind-blowing ascent! Inspiring.

I suspect this is one of the very few trad routes he has done. His last one might have been an E2 he did years ago when visiting the UK in Wales.

In reply to UKC News:

mindblowing, E10 flash, just incredible

In reply to Mr Fuller:

Tim Emmett said it was the 'hardest trad climb' of his life, and he's climbed E9/10 in Britain. Really impressive.

In reply to UKC News:

One one hand, I'm not surprised by his flash of an 8b+, as two weeks ago, I watched him flash an 8b, which he made look like 6b. He sauntered up, through the crux, carrying on a conversation about how the rock was really difficult to read. Made it look quite trivial.

On the other, I'm rendered mystified by his flash of the Path. To be able to keep it together, miles above gear, on a flash of this grade, on rock which can be slightly slippery at times, beggars belief.

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So... does that mean everyone can stop headpointing now?

In reply to snoop6060:


My guess is that he doesn't feel it's type 2 fun yet and blames trotter...