Golpe de estado, El Pati

[9b editor]

F.A. Chris Sharma, today, 17 of december 2008.

1) Direct and bouldery start (9a)

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2) bad rest:

(Photo by Said Belhaj)
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3) Estado critico (8c+/9a)

Unsure about the grade, Chris is thinking it's most probably 9b, because the route is harder than many 9a+s he climbed recently.
" I'm still not totally sure on the grade, but it is comparable in some ways to 'Jumbo love' except the bottom is probably harder and the top a bit easier and less overhanging. I'll have to try some other routes to compare a bit more before I'm sure about the grade. "
Chris Sharma

Chris bolted the line in november 2007 and worked it in winter 2007.
Success eluded him until an intense 6 days spell resulted in the redpoint reported by Daila Ojeda.


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