Change | 9b+ Sport route at Flatanger

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Added 29th November 2020. Last updated 8th September 2024.

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Adam Ondra
Added at 17:12 on 18 December 2020
Stefano Ghisolfi
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Added at 15:08 on 19 August 2022
Stefano Ghisolfi
Added at 19:12 on 27 December 2020
Stefano Ghisolfi
Added at 07:09 on 07 September 2024
Sébastien Bouin
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Added at 09:08 on 08 August 2022
Alex Megos
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Added at 18:08 on 22 August 2024
Jorge Díaz-Rullo
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Added at 09:08 on 29 August 2024
Jorge Díaz-Rullo
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Added at 11:09 on 02 September 2024
Alex Megos
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Added at 22:09 on 08 September 2024

Ascents

5 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Adam Ondra Lead | worked 4th Oct 2012 9b+
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0uesTSgMys

Stefano Ghisolfi Lead | worked 28th Sep 2020 9b+
Second ascent.

The third ever repeat of a 9b+ or harder (the rest being first ascents).

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8AETvINyAk

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsDEqBn8h0/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7DLZ0wAhwU

Sébastien Bouin Lead | worked Aug 2022 9b/9b+
Third ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg_hGbCj8uj/

Alex Megos Lead | worked Aug 2024 9b/9b+
Fourth ascent. 5 sessions.

I was really at my limit. Especially because I hadn't really worked out all sequences perfectly yet. I hadn't even managed to send either of the two sections separately. The route is incredibly pumpy and I was often really near to dropping off. I was in it for at least 45 minutes, perhaps an hour.

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I'd also like to emphasize [sic] again what a visionary achievement it was for Adam [Ondra] to free this route 12 years ago. Don't forget, I also have the benefit of videos and all the beta, that helped me a lot. If, like Adam, you have no idea whether it will work in the first place, then a project like this can seem completely impossible in the beginning. His really was a really awesome ascent!

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C--ypMjC7xA/

[2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alex-megos-climbs-change-9b-plus-flatanger-just-5-days.html

[3] https://www.climbing.com/news/interview-alex-megos-change-olympics/

[4]https://www.instagram.com/p/C_rCZ3jiaRi/

Jorge Díaz-Rullo Lead | worked Aug 2024
Fifth ascent. 15 sessions.

Being able to pass the boulder problem at the beginning from the ground for the first time and then climbing the 50 meter complete line was a physical and mental fight that I will never forget. I gave everything I had, my arms and body couldn’t do more, but in the end I managed to clip the chain 🥳 [1]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C_P2HuUt0yQ/

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