Iker Pou frees Guggen-Hell 9a+/b, hardest sport climb on Mallorca
Basque climber Iker Pou has made the first ascent of Guggenhell, at 9a+/b currently the hardest sport climb on the island of Mallorca.
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44-year-old Basque climber Iker Pou making the first ascent of Guggenhell 9a+/b on the island of Mallorca, Spain in March 2021
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It was just a matter of time. After making the first free ascent of the 9a+ Guggenheim in mid-February, 44-year-old Basque climber Iker Pou has now completed the most difficult connection in the huge grotto on the island of Mallorca. Called Guggen-Hell, the new linkup overhangs a staggering 50 meters and requires not only huge endurance, but also fingers of steel for the two-finger pockets at the back of the cave.
Graded 9a+/b, Guggenhell is now the hardest sport climb on the island, up a notch from Big Men freed by the youngest of the Pou brothers in 2015 and still unrepeated.
Link: FB Hermanos Pou, La Sportiva, Petzl
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