Josune Bereziartu

8a.nu

Quick Info

Nationality: ES
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 57 kg
Date of birth: 19th January 1972
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Hardest Sport (Onsight): 8b+

Contributors: remus

Quick Info

Nationality: ES
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 57 kg
Date of birth: 19th January 1972
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Hardest Sport (Onsight): 8b+
Contributors: remus

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Nanai (8c+)
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Added at 06:09 on 20 September 2021
Bain de Sang (9a)
Added at 19:01 on 25 January 2023
© Rikar Otegi
Bimbaluna (9a+)
Added at 06:05 on 23 May 2023
Bimbaluna (9a+)
Added at 06:05 on 23 May 2023
Honky Tonk Mix (8c+)
Added at 08:07 on 29 July 2021

Ascents

12 recorded ascents.

Year Climb Grade Style Ascent Date
1998 Honky Tonk 8c Lead | worked May 1998
1999 White Zombie 8c Lead | worked 9th May 1999
2000 Honky Tonk Mix 8c+ Lead | worked 2000

First female ascent of an 8c+.

References

[1] https://youtu.be/8v7z4dQcwP8?t=1438

Welcome to Tijuana 8c Lead | worked 21st May 2000
2001 Noia 8c+ Lead | worked 2001
First female ascent.
2002 Nanai 8c+ Lead | worked 2002
Bain de Sang 9a Lead | worked 29th Oct 2002
First female ascent.

With this ascent Josune became the first woman to climb 9a.

2003 E La Nave Va 8c+ Boulder | worked 10th May 2003
2004 Yeah Man! 8b+ Lead | worked 1st Jul 2004
First ascent.

Josune was able to free all the pitches separately but did not manage to free the route in a single push as the weather deteriorated.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/josune-bereziartu-and-rikar-otegi-made-the-first-free-ascent-of-yeah-man.html

2005 Hydrophobia 8b+ Lead | onsight 2005
Bimbaluna 9a+ Lead | worked 1st May 2005
Second ascent.

It hasn’t any repeats so this is first repeat. I was in Switzerland for a month and of all those days I could climb the route for only 10 days, with a media of 2/3 tries per day. [1]

References

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

[2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/josune-bereziartu-and-bimbaluna-9a9a-.html

2006 Hidrofóbia (L2) 8b+ Lead | onsight 18th Apr 2006
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Bimbaluna 9a+ Lead | worked 1st May 2005
Second ascent.

It hasn’t any repeats so this is first repeat. I was in Switzerland for a month and of all those days I could climb the route for only 10 days, with a media of 2/3 tries per day. [1]

References

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

[2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/josune-bereziartu-and-bimbaluna-9a9a-.html

Bain de Sang 9a Lead | worked 29th Oct 2002
First female ascent.

With this ascent Josune became the first woman to climb 9a.

Honky Tonk Mix 8c+ Lead | worked 2000

First female ascent of an 8c+.

References

[1] https://youtu.be/8v7z4dQcwP8?t=1438

Noia 8c+ Lead | worked 2001
First female ascent.
Nanai 8c+ Lead | worked 2002
Honky Tonk 8c Lead | worked May 1998
White Zombie 8c Lead | worked 9th May 1999
Welcome to Tijuana 8c Lead | worked 21st May 2000
Yeah Man! 8b+ Lead | worked 1st Jul 2004
First ascent.

Josune was able to free all the pitches separately but did not manage to free the route in a single push as the weather deteriorated.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/josune-bereziartu-and-rikar-otegi-made-the-first-free-ascent-of-yeah-man.html

Hydrophobia 8b+ Lead | onsight 2005
Hidrofóbia (L2) 8b+ Lead | onsight 18th Apr 2006
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
E La Nave Va 8c+ Boulder | worked 10th May 2003