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Post by MarkAnderson on Aug 1, 2014 8:21:14 GMT -7
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Post by Charlie S on Aug 3, 2014 19:30:12 GMT -7
What does that list look like on the European side? Are there really that many more 5.14d climbers across the pond?
5.14d, (even 5.13+ for that matter!) looks like, to me, the grade of immortals. But perhaps that's just my perspective from the 5.10/5.11 point on the totem pole. Although we all strive to go higher...
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Post by emperorsnewclothes on Aug 4, 2014 8:31:09 GMT -7
The same site has a breakdown for a bunch of other countries as well. escalade9.wifeo.com/par-nationalite.phpFrom the country names I can recognize as European, there are 203. I'm also willing to bet that 203 is well below the actual figure. I recall a video somewhere (maybe with Novato Marin?) where a Spanish climber talks about how like 40+ people in his village of 250 can climb at least 8c+. However, if we just look by country, the US is still doing all right. Only the French (at 39) have more 9a climbers than the Americans. I agree Mark! We need more hard routes - I'd like to help, though it's gonna take me a bit to get there!
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Post by ell on Oct 3, 2014 7:33:53 GMT -7
Only 18 from the UK. There are a bunch of young guys who have just got 8c+ recently though. Most people laugh at you if you train over here, but then wonder why they aren't improving!
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Post by frido on May 13, 2016 23:20:09 GMT -7
How comprehensive is that list? What about 9b's? I count less than 30, routes. Would have thought, there would be more in the US. Just recently, found this excellent research on >9a's in Switzerland. I thought there would be only a handful, but its actually around 30 as well.
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