[remus]

How tall is Will Bosi?

Haven't measured him properly but just asked Tom: "About 5ft9 [175cm]"

[jwi]

Taller than your average 9a+ climber.

[jwi]

Seb Bouin has done Catxasa in Santa Linya, but says that it is not 9a+ with knee pads. If so, Jakub Konecny is the only repeater of Catxasa who risks dropping out from the 9a+ club, as the other repeaters have all done lots of 9a+s or harder.

[Duma]

Are there any 9th grade routes (apart from his own and Ondra's) that Seb hasn't suggested downgrading?

[spidermonkey09]

Are there any 9th grade routes (apart from his own and Ondra's) that Seb hasn't suggested downgrading?

 

Everyone else on the scene must think hes a total nobhead, constantly downgrading their hardest routes...

[Bradders]

Seb Bouin has done Catxasa in Santa Linya, but says that it is not 9a+ with knee pads. If so, Jakub Konecny is the only repeater of Catxasa who risks dropping out from the 9a+ club, as the other repeaters have all done lots of 9a+s or harder.

Isn't that just willy waving?

If he's the only one suggesting a downgrade, and the others to repeat it are all well rounded at the grade and above, surely he's the one whose gradar is malfunctioning.

[jwi]

Everyone complains about soft grades, but no one wants to do anything about it

[jwi]

[SA Chris]

(weather + rock) x cheapness ^ wads being there = Spain

[HaeMeS]

(weather + rock) x cheapness ^ wads being there = Spain = lucky bastards

[Duma]

Can we change Swiss (shudder) to Switzerland? Or Schweiz, or Suisse? Or at least Swiss Confederation?

[jwi]

Yeah, and Czech to Czech republic... Sorry

[Coops_13]

Yeah, and Czech to Czech republic... Sorry

or is it Czechia?

[jwi]

Seb Bouin has done Catxasa in Santa Linya, but says that it is not 9a+ with knee pads. If so, Jakub Konecny is the only repeater of Catxasa who risks dropping out from the 9a+ club, as the other repeaters have all done lots of 9a+s or harder.

Edu Marin agrees https://www.instagram.com/p/B86qzlYKE1w/

[Steve Crowe]

All the beta for Pachamama 9a+  by Cedric Lachat

[SA Chris]

Bastard ruined my onsight.

[dunnyg]

Someone will still probably give you some free shoes if you flash it.

[SA Chris]

Don't want shoes, I do it for personal glory.

[dunnyg]

I'll have them then 

[duncan]

Piotr Schab: Joe Mama
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FW73lpU2c/?igshid=qjl7w1wo5nsv

[jwi]

According to Escalar Jorge Diaz-Rouleau has also repeated "Joe Mama".

[jwi]

Julia Chanourdie has done the third repeat of Alex Megos's route Supercrackinette, 9a+, in Saint-Leger-du-Ventoux and joins the quite exclusive club of female 5.15-climbers. Apart from Chanourdie, Adam Ondra (flash) and Gérome Pouvreau has also repeated the route. Not a bad list...

[jwi]

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Date         Climber            Name                     Grade   Area                   
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2017-02-26   Margo Hayes        La Rambla                9a+     Siurana                 

2017-09-24   Margo Hayes        Biographie/Realization   9a+     Céüse                   

2017-10      Angela Eiter       La Planta de Shiva       9b      Villanueva del         
                                                                 Rosario                 

2019-03-22   Margo Hayes        Papichulo                9a+     Oliana                 

2019-11-07   Anak Verhoeven     Joe Mama                 9a+     Oliana                 

2020-03-13   Julia Chanourdie   Super Crackinette        9a+     Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux 
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There are currently four women who have done undisputed 9a+ routes. Margo Hayes has done three, Anak Verhoven has done between none and two—depending on where Sweet Neuf (currently 9a/a+) and Joe Mama (9a or 9a+) ends up on the scale—, Angel Eiter one (9b actually), and Julia Chanourdie one.

If 9a/a+ count, Josune Beriziartu was the first with Bimbaluna in 2005 and Ashima Shirashi was the second (?) with Open your mind Direct in 2015 (with reservation that I understand nothing of what's happening in the overhanging choss pile in Santa Linya). Anak Verhoven could ad a few more to her tally as well.

For lists of hard female sends these are the only list I have found:
Up until 2015:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_r%C3%A9alisations_f%C3%A9minines_en_escalade_sportive_au-dessus_du_niveau_8c
Up to right about now:
http://escalade9.wifeo.com/du-cote-des-filles.php

[jwi]

Video of Julia Chanourdie climbing Super Crackinette https://www.instagram.com/p/B944QjrpnT8/

[jwi]

And another one from St Leger.  Hugo Parmentier on Eagle-4