Alexander Megos, climbing video 1

The first of four climbing videos searching for the climbing secrets of Alexander Megos.
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Alex Megos climbing First Round First Minute 9a at Margalef, Spain in February 2016
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"Climbing has a million stories, I'm going to tell you one from Alex. And this is a good one." These words are uttered by someone who knows a thing or two about climbing, namely Jerry Moffatt. The British ace, without a doubt one of the most successful climbers in the world during the 1980's and 1990's, talks about German climbing phenomenon Alexander Megos in the first of four episodes.

Megos astounded everyone in 2013 with the historic world's first ever onsight of a 9a climb - Estado Critico at Siurana – and ever since then he has continued to raise the stakes, dispatching the benchmark 9a Action Directe in a mere two hours in the Frankenjura, redpointing the 9a+ Biographie at Ceuse in a single day and repeating his first 9b, First round, First minute at Margalef 9b on the last day of 2015. It comes as no surprise therefore that in recognition for this he was awarded the Salewa Rock Award 2015 at the Arco Rock Legends...




16/02/2009 - Jerry Moffatt interview
Interview with Jerry Moffatt, one of the most successful climbers in the world during the 1980's and 1990's, with important first ascents such as Stone Love 8b+ in Germany's Frankenjura and Liquid Ambar 8c+ at Lower Pen Trwyn, Wales and The Ace FB8B at Stanage, England.




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