Perfecto mundo climb K. Aug 21, 2024 · Sharma later passed on Perfecto Mundo to Alex Megos, who made the FA in May 2018. Photo: Ken Etzel Yesterday, Alex Megos sent one of the most difficult routes in the world, completing the first ascent of Perfecto Mundo (5. Sep 27, 2023 · Still, though, when Schubert compared Perfecto Mundo with B. Since then, Stefano Ghisolfi and Jakob Schubert have Perfecto Mundo is an 9b+ Sport route at Margalef in Spain. 15c), a sustained, 25-meter, 45-degree limestone route in northeast Spain. Perfecto Mundo picked up a second repeat by Jakob Schubert in 2019. After a very successful competition s Oct 11, 2024 · “It feels so good to be on rock again and this route was the perfect one to acclimatize,” said Roberts about Gancho Perfecto on Instagram. Despite most of the difficult climbing being in the 25 meters, this single-pitch, 15-bolt sport route guarantees endurance-zapping climbing from the very first move. 14d with the ascent. 15c) in Margalef, Spain. Then 10 moves to reach the crux: a jump from a mono to a big pinch. Nov 30, 2021 · Perfecto Mundo, meaning Perfect World in Spanish, is a 30-35 meter route, featuring a pumpy 45-degree overhang on the main section, leading to a slabby headwall finish. Originally bolted by Chris Sharma who was making good progress on the line, though he ultimately shifted his focus to try La Dura Dura instead. Jul 16, 2019 · ‘Perfecto Mundo’ in Catalonia is officially one of the hardest climbs in the world. Nov 8, 2024 · “I’m now excited to get stuck into Perfecto Mundo. 15c or 9b+) is 25 meters of overhanging limestone at Margalef in Catalunya, Spain. 25 moves of 8c+ to reach a poor rest. 15c routes than any other climber—Perfecto Mundo, Change, and Bibliographie—and thus had a solid understanding of the grade. Yellow rock at the bottom that goes to white and at the top it is grey. he had the route totally dialed. That, and you Apr 3, 2020 · Tenaya athlete Alexander Megos spins the yarn of his memorable mission to climb Perfecto Mundo (9b+/5. The route is 45-degrees overhanging with a boulder problem to pull over into the final slab. … I didn’t see any room for improvement. 15c is an Alex Megos first ascent from 2018. 15c) is among the most elite. “I felt at a point where I had found the most efficient way possible for me. 15c or 9b+) at the limestone crag of Margalef in Catalunya, Spain. G. 15c not FA’d by Adam Ondra. , there was no comparison: Perfecto Mundo “felt way easier to me. . It’s only been repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi and Jakob Schubert. That, and you In August 2021, Ghisolfi made the second ascent of Megos’ Bibliographie 5. ” Perfecto Mundo 5. He sent Rainshadow when he was only 15 years old, becoming the youngest Brit to climb 5. First bolted by Chris Sharma in 2008, the line remained an unsent test piece until Alex Megos claimed the first ascent in 2018. May 10, 2018 · Alex Megos on Perfecto Mundo (5. Located to the right of La Dura Dura in Oliana, Le Blond is a unclimbed project that Sharma believes is harder than Perfecto Mundo. The route was then repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi in December 2018 and Jakob Schubert in November 2019. And it’s a challenge that only a tiny and select group of the world’s greatest climbers has ever conquered. “ Der Einrichter der Route, Chris Sharma, gratuliert Alex und beschreibt die Route als „non stop hard climbing on small pockets and crimps up a beautiful Aug 7, 2019 · ‘Perfecto Mundo’ in Catalonia is officially one of the hardest climbs in the world. Perfecto Mundo (5. I. At grade 9b+, the route is so difficult that sections only allow room to fit a single finger. In the years prior to 2018, only Ondra and Chris Sharma had climbed the grade. He’d visualized every move, every hold, and Join Jakob Schubert in his process of climbing the 9b+ route ‘Perfecto Mundo’ in the Spanish climbing mecca of Margalef. ” Roberts has climbed several U. 5. Nov 30, 2021 · Perfecto Mundo, meaning Perfect World in Spanish, is a 30-35 meter route, featuring a pumpy 45-degree overhang on the main section, leading to a slabby headwall finish. Margalef, Spain, is home to some of the hardest sport climbing routes in the world, and Perfecto Mundo (9b+/5. Ken Etzel. Aug 31, 2023 · First ascended by Alex Megos on May 9, 2018, Perfecto Mundo was the world’s first 5. Perfecto Mundo is an 9b+ Sport route at Margalef in Spain. Perfecto Mundo – a brutal and unforgiving line that, in parts, allows the use of nothing more than a single middle finger. ” By the time he sent B. “I’m now excited to get stuck into Perfecto Mundo. At the time (and still true today) Ghisolfi had repeated more 5. 15c—huge news in the climbing world. 15d and suggested a downgrade to 5. May 10, 2018 · This has been an important process in my climbing career and clipping the anchor of „Perfecto Mundo“, my first 9b+ as well as getting the first ascent was an incredible experience. Afterwards endurance 8b+ with few rests. It’s a brutal and unforgiving line that, in parts, allows the use of nothing more than a single middle finger. Watch TNF athlete Stefano Ghisolfi Perfecto Mundo is an extreme 30-metre Catalonian route that defines the limits of sport climbing. Yesterday, on May 9, Alex Megos stuck the crux on Perfecto Mundo—a dyno from a mono pocket to a big pinch that must be latched just right—then continued, pumped, towards the top. Tenaya athlete Alex Megos on his memorable mission to climb Perfecto Mundo (9b+/5. 14d routes, including Rainshadow and Batman at Malham Cove and Stevolution and Hubble at Raven Tor. bdbauwlrfsvbyqzadgvlgmkzuqtsgjtadaccsupipasxtmwozglrdfayrmeh