Climbs

Generally considered to be 9a/+.

Mt. Kasagiyama, Ena, Gifu, Japan

Previously a project of Bernd Zangerl's.

Golden Gate climbs the first 21 pitches of Salathe/Freerider then ~9 new pitches links it into the last 7 pitches of El Corazon.

The naming is somewhat confusing as first ascentionis Giuliano Cameroni has used it to refer to both the stand and the low. This is the stand start.

Hubble is a route at Raven Tor in the UK's Peak District. Ben Moon made the first ascent of the full line in 1990 suggesting a grade of 8c+, making it the hardest route in the world at the time. It is now considered closer to 9a, making it both the first 8c+ and the first 9a!

The route is unusually bouldery and powerful with the meat of the difficulty being a short section on undercuts at the start of the route that is around 8B/+ as a boulder problem. The top of the route is roughly a 7c sport route so shouldn't present any issues for a climber capable of getting through the bottom, though Ben Moon famously fell off the top the first time he managed to climb through the boulder problem.

A kneebar on the crux undercut match move was first discovered around 2014 which apparently makes this move slightly easier. It was first successfully used by Mathew Wright on his ascent in 2020. This method has now been used on several successful ascents. So far, ascentionists using the kneebar method have suggested it doesn't significantly alter the overall difficulty with leg length being a crucial factor.

References

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Cai72J2Sn9BulGmXw7vYE

Generally considered to be 8c+/9a.

Around 8a+ to 8b difficulty wise, protected by pegs and small wires.