Bibliographie | 9b+ Sport route at Céüse

France / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / Hautes-Alpes
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Bolted by Ethan Pringle.

First bolted by Ethan Pringle who quickly abandoned it as too hard for him. It took Alex Megos a lot of effort over multiple years to finally make the first ascent. Initially proposed at 9c it later settled at 9b+ after a relatively quick repeat by Stefano Ghisolfi.

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Ascents

6 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent. 60 sessions.

Alex initially suggested 9c but after a (relatively) quick repeat from Stefano Ghisolfi (who found some new beta and suggested a downgrade to 9b+) Alex adjusted his suggestion down to 9b+.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjw8CqK3KJ

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COuxNFuAS1Q
Second ascent. Over 25 sessions.

Stefano suggested 9b+ after he found new beta for the first and second cruxes.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CS9qgxXs1WK/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCR5t9siaC/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJnTmYiMBeI
Third ascent. 24 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdFUn9J9t3/

[2] https://www.climbing.com/news/how-sean-bailey-sent-duality-of-man-and-why-he-kept-quiet/
Fourth ascent.

Bibliographie was a big goal for me this year. Since Alex [Megos] did the first ascent, I was psyched to try something really hard from someone else here in France. Even if Céüse is very far away from my own natural climbing style, I was really motivated to go through the process. A 9b+ in my ‘local’ area, already with 3 ascents by top climbers... it was obvious that I had to try it.

Bibliographie is not a route that particularly suits my strengths, so it was a great challenge to do a 9b+ on tiny crimps. But now it's time to go back to something a little more my style…😉

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CtMYJySrClO/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV92iFq-NM8

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmdcGIoRw20
Fifth ascent. Around 60 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CyiUiIAt98R/

[2] https://www.climbing.com/news/interview-jorge-diaz-rullo-bibliographie/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqIITpFWOto
Sixth ascent. First female ascent.

Clipping the chains, I wasn’t thinking about grades or milestones. I was thinking about how lucky I am. Lucky to have found a passion that still inspires me after all these years. Lucky to share it with people who make every experience richer. Lucky to keep discovering new things about myself through climbing. [2]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZU2zDwiuQP/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DZU6sG8jDDf/

[3] /file/83cad5ac-f6e8-4aa7-21f0-19491411d8e1/Olympic Champion Janja Garnbret Becomes First Woman To Complete 9b_ French Ascent.zip

[4] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZVNTj_s4Tf/

[5] https://www.instagram.com/p/DZVIttVERND/

[6] Video of the ascent /file/6cb04b2a-de14-2436-2bce-ae3a0bafc61a/MI202507220311_h264_1080p.mp4

[7] https://youtu.be/vjznhjWS7_k