Tom Bolger has made the first repeat of Ramón Julián Puigblanque's Maya 9a+ at Margalef in Catalonia, Spain. First climbed in 2016, the line waited seven years for a repeat ascent.
A British expat living in Spain, Tom has climbed in the ninth grade since 2011 and ticked over 20 lines graded 9a or above. In recent years, he has dedicated his time to bolting and projecting hard new lines of his own up to 9a/+.
We asked Tom what he's been up to, and whether he'll ever come back to the UK to try the hard classics...
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