Jakob Schubert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmfkrjlsFzU

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/12/joe_mama_9a+_by_jakob_schubert-70874

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/jakob-schubert-climbs-third-9b-stoking-the-fire-at-santa-linya.html

https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8ZYCPBEet/

References

[1] https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/jakob-schubert-repeats-sharmas-el-bon-combat-5-15a-b-suggests-downgrade/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmYXe2u0juM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQdU0jY21Ig

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvRhsEgg524

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KskvEEi-m9s

https://youtu.be/3cMVANB7--U?t=556

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1pXMfyLSM

Wow so psyched to add this kingline! You basically do the hardest part of the original force tranquill and then instead of matching the crimp and going out right you do another big move straight up to a pocket from there you do a rather scary top out. It’s definitely harder than the original line but I like the style a lot so personally I would say it‘s not enough to push it up a full grade. It‘s the logical exit and climbs very well so I would love to see some repititions and hear their opinion 😉 [2]

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr82TsVOEXk

[2] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/switzerland/alpen/graubunden/magic-wood-averstal/route/729865104

https://youtu.be/w-99jH2Ma9E?t=181

https://youtu.be/hirWmnwVDrQ?si=u9f6OvyMyUr_tp6h&t=561

Jakob climbed the route in 4 tries.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2tpGYD0MT/

https://jakob-schubert.com/en/blog-Alasha-Spain.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOCwtzqZXWU

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVShxVIDDSk/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hirWmnwVDrQ

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXT7j6fD3SH/

https://youtu.be/C_-2CEfzFPk?t=502

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXT7j6fD3SH/

https://youtu.be/C_-2CEfzFPk?t=145

Third go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOtHqgCrHS8

Yes! Probably my hardest flash so far, at least I really struggled and had to fight 😅 8c+/9a, hard to grade after the flash since I definitely didn’t climb it optimally.. Thanks for the beta and support Alfons 🙏[2]

[1] https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXgvAweDI5H/

[2] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/spain/siurana/la-capella/route/1724509353

Second ascent.

Before sending the route Jakob had a heart breaking fall at the chains when a hold broke. Fortunately he found some new beta and did it next go.

https://www.instagram.com/jakob.schubert/p/CYpCC8HoeKk/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx0cwZgokl0/=

After climbing through the crux Jakob snapped a jug off in the relatively easy upper section. Fortunately it wedged in to a crack long enough for him to move to some other holds, narrowly avoiding heartbreak.

On the grade:

To me it felt a whole step beyond Perfecto Mundo which seems confirmed at 9b+. This alongside reflections with Adam [Ondra] made me propose 9c for B.I.G. While in my eyes the range for grades up to 9b seem to have settled due to the total amount of routes and ascents, this doesn’t yet seem the case for 9b+ and 9c, where the possibilities for comparison are still very limited. There are not even 10 climbers that claim to have sent 9b+, and the total of routes graded 9b+ or harder is still below 15, most of which are yet to see repeats. This makes it obvious that confines for both 9b+ and 9c are still blurry and will develop over time and through ascents and shared opinions. I hope they will come soon! [3]

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jBavqTama8

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CxtCl5Lo58g/=

[3] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/norway/mid-norway/route/8356255512

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyOmyaQoDBF/