Last week, I went with the french team to Cuenca (Spain), for a training course.
The goal of this training course was to try hard routes on sight. We had bad luck, because it rained 4 days in the week, so we climbed under the rain, in the wind and the cold... It was really sticky.
On this crag, there are a lot of two-finger pockets, finger locks and monos. It's a limestone with a lot of texture and sharp holds.
This trip was really interesting because the conditions were good to try hard routes on sight. During the week, I did on sight:
"Chuli cocinero" 8a+
"Public enemy" 8a+/b
"Goliath" 8a+
"El sabor de la caca" 8b+
I flashed "Nikita" - 8b, and on first try "Taladrina" - 8b+.
This week-end was the Vertik-trip, a Belgium competition. Some climbers were invited for this challenge of ultime problems and routes. Working the morning, and ultime try in the evening in front of a crazy public. I did third for the boulder problem, and first in the route. With my total of points, I won the competition. Edu Marin was second and Gabor Szekely third.
Congratulations to the organizers for this great event.
Mike Lecompte in the ultime boulder problem. The crazy swing.
This is my first news, and I would like to speak about my last trip: The Cimaï. Two weeks ago, I did Treblinka: 8b, it's an old, but really nice route. I'm so happy I've done it, because it's a legendary route in France.
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