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New 8c+/9a bigwall by the Pou-brothers

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Iker and Eneko Pou has put up what could very well be the most difficult multi-pitch on the planet, the 500m Orbayu. With a hardest pitch of 8c+/9a it's probably the hardest bigwall ever climbed. Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla, also mentioned in the post below, climbed Solo per vecchi guerrieri, 8c/9a, a couple of years back, but I guess it doesn't qualify as a proper bigwall. Also, didn't a couple of British guys, James MacHaffie and someone climb an 8c+ slabby multi-pitch on Madagascar (Tough enough?)a year or so back? I'll check on that later, when I've got time.

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28 Sep, 2009
Thanks! To be exact, Yann Ghesquiers flashed the 8b+ "Gecko"-pitch in September last year, shortly after Arnoud Petit made the first red point ascent.The pitch is not the same pitch as the 8c+, but the next. The 8c+-pitch was avoided by a re-bolted variation.Here's the full story.
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