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British climber Tom Bolger has added yet another top level sport route to his CV with an ascent of Fabela pa la enmienda (9a) in the Santa Linya cave, Northern Spain.

Tom is one of the UK's leading sport climbers and is currently on very good form. Here we find out a little more about what it takes to tick the magic grade of 9a...

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In reply to UKC News: What a shame about that Mattress in all the photos.

In reply to chrishamper: Its not a mattress it is the archaeologists method of covering their dig comes with a six foot fence to.

In reply to UKC News:

I liked that interview a lot. Really liked the way Tom described clearly his redpointing process on this route and the layers of things you need to get right to pull off sending a route which is approaching the limit of your ability. Definitely a few pointers in there for anyone wanting to climb as hard as they can.

In reply to chrishamper:

It's a metal covering over the dig sites - archaeologists are interested in the cave as Neanderthals (or something similar) lived there 'back in the day'. Fortunately there's a deal in place whereby climbers get the cave in winter and they use it in summer, and they cover the bits they're interested in when they leave each year. Actually it's quite useful for keeping your kit out of the dust!

Good work Tom (and nice photos Lynne)!

In reply to abarro81:

Imagine what the Neanderthals would've made of the ascents!

In reply to abarro81: I stand corrected. Thought it must have been a huge mattress.