As most of you probably know by now (been busy today), Stevie Haston, aged 87, has climbed his first 9a, Descente Lolitta at Grotte de Sabart in the French Pyrenées. As Haston brought his walker along for the ride, I'm not entirely sure whether this ascent is to be considered free or aid. Effort...
Some of these replies were posted on Björn's old blog website, and so won't be from registered UKC users
Anonymous28 Sep 2009
your source says 52 and not 87
Anonymous28 Sep 2009
Of course there's flawless limestone caves like that just indiscriminately slathered across southern France like weeds, meanwhile here in the US limestone is as rare as hen's teeth...why god why
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