On the 27th of may of 2012, the rock climber Edu Marin did, for the fourth time in his life, an 8c onsight (V.14B) belayed by his father "Novato". The route is located near the monastery of Sant Miquel del Fai (Barcelona). The line is in a big overhanging wall which disappears behind a waterfall in springtime. The roughness of the onsight ascent and its beautiful and spectacular emplacement gave us the push to accompany Edu with the cameras three weeks after, on the 17th of June. We recorded a repetition of the route so we could share it with all of you.
I'm not normally one to comment on styles of ascent, ethics etc. I'll happily work a route into submission on a toprope before going for a redpoint. But this video really made me think...he seems to know the moves really well when talking about them before setting off. Can that really be an "onsight"?
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