Just 'La Rambla'

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By remus at 08:25:30 UTC on 2nd March 2026.

Currently we have La Rambla (8c+) and La Rambla Extension (9a+), with the former the short version established by Alex Huber.

Current naming is technically correct but I think it's perhaps a bit confusing as it seems like everyone calls the extension La Rambla now. Maybe we'd be better off calling the line to the intermediate lower off La Rambla (L1) or something and calling this La Rambla?

Post #1 by remus OP at 08:25:30 UTC on 2nd March 2026.

Answered my own question in writing that out. Per the style guide on names I think we need to stick to commonly used names where possible, otherwise it gets too confusing.

I've added Other Name=La Rambla Extension and changed the name of the climb to the intermediate lower off to La Rambla (L1).

Post #2 by remus OP at 08:29:30 UTC on 2nd March 2026.

Isn't there some controversy / beef around this?

Post #3 by TdG at 09:16:27 UTC on 2nd March 2026.

Yeah, Huber gave the short version 8c+ (before the extension was bolted) then Ramonet suggested 9a+ for the extension. Huber has said he doesn't think the extension really adds any difficulty, and I think Ondra may have said something along the lines of "the extension doesn't add 2 grades", so you could read that as the extension is overgraded and should be 8c+/9a or the original version was undergraded and was closer to 9a/+.

There's also some funny stuff with a jug on the extension which Ramonet didn't use on the FA but it seems is now used. Muddies the waters a bit further on the grade.

I can sorta see why Huber could be a bit frustrated. He's put up the meat of it in 1994 (a great effort for the time!), but (to play devil's advocate) everyone considers it Ramonet's route because he did the little extension on top 9 years later, which apparently doesn't add much difficulty and gave it a big/soft grade.

Post #4 by remus OP at 09:26:42 UTC on 2nd March 2026. Edited at 10:13:04 UTC on 2nd March 2026.

Prime beef! Would be good to have some of that in the description.

Post #5 by TdG at 09:41:35 UTC on 2nd March 2026.

Updated the write up on this. Kept it a bit more low-key than the above as I couldn't find good sources for the beef (though I havent looked particularly hard).

Post #6 by remus OP at 13:32:34 UTC on 2nd March 2026.