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Rikardo Otegi sends "Iñi Ameriketan” 9a

At the start of June Rikardo Otegi freed "Iñi Ameriketan”, one of Spain's hardest, tentatively grading it 9a.
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At the start of June Rikardo Otegi freed "Iñi Ameriketan”, one of Spain's hardest, tentatively grading it 9a.

This extremely overhanging and completely natural route follows a line through the Cueva de Baltzola, in our news recently for Josune Bereziartu's repeat of “La travesia”.

No staranger to hard redpoints, over the last few years the 34 year-old has quietly repeated and made first ascents of some of the hardest routes in Spain, France, Italy and America, climbing up to 8a+ boulder, 8b onsight and redpointing twelve routes graded 8c or harder.

Well done Rikardo!


Rikardo Otegi sending Iñi Ameriketan (Ph. Josune Bereziartu)


Selection of Rikardo Otegi's ascents
Noia 8c+
Azken Baso Oilarra 8c/c+
Assai 8c/c+
Honky Mix 8c+
Guenga 8c+
Tas Tas 8c+/9a
La Travesia de Balzola 8c+/9a
Iñi Ameriketan 9a


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