How Jakob Schubert Proposed a Big Grade for ‘B.I.G.’—The World’s Third 5.15d
After careful consideration, Schubert decided that the route was a proper step up from his next hardest, ‘Perfecto Mundo.’
After careful consideration, Schubert decided that the route was a proper step up from his next hardest, ‘Perfecto Mundo.’
Schubert hasn’t commented on the grade or the final name for the new climb—but by all accounts it’s at least 5.15c
"I like to find something that feels impossible and then, by working a lot and training a lot, find it possible. The challenge is the motivation."
It was Bouin’s longest-standing project—150-plus days of effort—and, he says, the hardest route he’s ever climbed.
He became the third person in the world to climb a proposed 9c (5.15d) with a repeat of Bibliographie, but later suggested 5.15c
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