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NEWS: Alex Megos repeats The Becoming, 9a+

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 UKC News 24 Oct 2016
Alex Megos on The Becoming, 9a+, Rotenstein, Frankenjura, 5 kbAlex Megos has repeated Markus Bock's The Becoming, 9a+, at Rotenstein in Frankenjura, Germany. 

For Alex, it was of course nice to be able to repeat one of the, for him, last remaining hard routes in the Frankenjura, but at the same time he says that he was appauled by the amount of...

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 Shani 24 Oct 2016
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"...he was appalled by the amount of chipping and glueing in the route." Nice one Alex, for both the ascent and the principled stand!
 winhill 24 Oct 2016
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"For Alex, it was of course nice to be able to repeat one of the, for him, last remaining hard routes in the Frankenjura" !
 douwe 24 Oct 2016
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Isn't the route called "Becoming" (without The)?

Since it's Marcus Bock's route it probably refers to this:
youtube.com/watch?v=2ht3XGhlfYs&
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 Knut R. 24 Oct 2016
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And a year ago, Megos commented on another Bock route: "Sad to see that there is some Sika in the route to create unnecessary holds..."

Seems that both Megos and Bock are consistent in their views on climbing ethics.
 stp 24 Oct 2016
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Interesting and I wonder if there will be a reply from Markus Bock. If he doesn't make some kind of statement he will just appear guilty.

If the route can be climbed without the chipped holds then perhaps they should be filled in. The first person to reclimb the route should rename it and be credited with the first ascent. The Frankenjura rock is very different to the limestone here which is continually breaking off and often needs some glue to hold it together.

Any details on how long it took Alex to do?

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