This Climber Crushes the Notoriously Difficult Action Directe
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today.
When Wolfgang Güllich made the first ascent of Action Directe in 1991, he raised the standard for sport climbing, completing the world’s very first 9a [5.14d]. And is with many old-school routes (or at least as old school as you can get for 5.14d) the route is considered very difficult for the grade. In this uncut footage, watch the 20-year-old German climber Philipp Gaßner climb through the line without too much trouble.
