Routes as sport in North America

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A la izquierda de pandora. No se ha intentado nunca.

This is most likely impossible. In the overhang there is no real hold for a stretch of 10 feet. Good luck! Maybe first V16 on rope in Canada

Project right of Megos’s “Fight Club” lives it’s evil brother.

Open Project between 'Hawaii 5-0' and 'Jaws II'

Esta ruta es la, “cereza del pastel” de la zona. A la simple vista impone la configuración de la misma asemejando a la clásica ruta, “Cobra Crack” localizada en Squamish, British Columbia; Canadá armada en 1981 por Peter Croft y Tami Knight a espaldas del, “Chief”. (Como dato la histórico de la ruta antes mencionada, en su momento de armada; duró 25 años sin el primer ascenso hasta que el 23 de Junio del 2006 el escalador, Sonnie Trotter liberó esta ruta de 40mts después de 3 años de trabajo). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaP-_N3h4lY Después de haber escalado la primera sección de, “Eleva tu Cosmos”; la extensión de esta misma te lleva por algunos 10 mts. con un ángulo de alrededor de 25°con una micro fisura la cual no promete ningún agarre en su proximidad junto con una pared liza y resbalosa a sus alrededores lo cual es muy probable que ni la mejor suela pueda lograrla fricción adecuada para soportar la tensión del escalador. Se rumora que pudiese ser el siguiente nivel de dificultad en el país de México que hoy por hoy; todavía no se ha aperturado alguna ruta con este probable grado. Además, después de haber escalado la primera sección, el estilo de escalada con fisura es uno que pocos dominan pero no por eso significa que sea imposible de realizar. Vengan, corran la voz e intenten esta ruta que de seguro promete no ser nada fácil pero si te asegurará momentos inmensos de felicidad.

Direct start version into "Jumbo Love".

CANADAS FIRST 5.15! Which took Megos 7-8 visits to Ravens for. Easy to spot walking into the crag, as the streaked nature of the line, makes it look like a massive, silver lighting bolt, into the cliff. Extremely delicate moves off micro holds, that look like nothing but dimples of limestone, go up the stunning, sharp streaked prow. The extension above the Orginal Prow Project that was bolted by Peter Arbic. Sonnie Trotter added 10 bolts creating Alex Megos' insane and mega steep, test piece. Another hard Boulder problem (Vhard) consisting of bad slopping dimples and tiny beyond micro-edges and a mad dash to the anchor!

The direct start to The Unknown Stunt Man. To say this route has footholds as hand holds is a massive understatement! The foot-hand match crux spat Ondra off close to 20times. Hard 15b apparently

A more direct exit of Ace of Spade. Initially graded 5.15a but upgraded by Daniel Woods and confirmed by Jonathan Siegrist.

Direct finish of "Nu World".

new line to the left of the "Flex Luther"

Combines "Lionshare" and "Dire Wolf".

An easier finish to "Peruvian Necktie". Initially graded 5.14d but upgraded by Daniel Woods to 5.15a.

Originally by Jaws (5.14b) by Dave Graham. Two key holds broke off making it considerably harder, thus the II.

Direct start to Arrested Development.

Initially graded 5.15a, upgraded to 5.15b by Matty Hong in 2021 and downgraded again by Jonathan Siegrist in 2022.

As Traversi dputs it: “Empath is slightly overhanging, about 65 feet tall and it’s difficult all the way from the bottom to the anchors. It’s a power endurance test piece with very few resting positions. The minimal shake spots are on bad liebacks with smears for feet. The route revolves around squeezing this refrigerator-like feature from bottom to top. There are only two down-pulling holds on the entire route. One of the uniquely difficult aspects of the climb is that your left hand is always on the ‘good’ holds and your right hand is always on bad holds. Your left arm gets completely smoked, because there are few opportunities to rest it.”

Starts on "Atlantis".

HARD PROYECT ,MAYBE 5.14+. SUPER BOULDERY AND STEEP. BOLTED BY : RICARDO VARA.

open proyect!

The project line of Bolts above Bittersweet and Op's anchor. Hard future proj!

Extension to romulus

Proyecto sin encadenar.

Ha sido intentada por los mejores escaladores de Puebla, hasta ahora sin encadene.

Sebastian Halenke de Alemania tiene un ascenso con 1 caida y le dio un grado tentativo de 5.14d o 5.15a

https://vimeo.com/150567385

A bolted direct start to "Spirit of the West".

Trotter and Sharma's testpiece and probably the most iconic 9A in the Americas. A V8 slab gains a very steep system of slopper rails to V10/11 exit. Ultra classic!

Named after a fun boulder competition the Vsion used to host called Bow Valley Challenge.

Extension to "John Doe".

Extremely sustained, bouldery moveslwad through the grey bulge. When your feet are firmly planted on the top, breathe a sigh of relief.

Originally 15a- but downgraded by Ondra to 14d. Hard, resistant climbing! v11's stacked.

Start on the right side of the chossy ledge. A very powerful crux negotiates the roof.

Climb Half Nelson but continue up beautiful grey rock to an impossible looking crux.

The second route on the Erratic, left on the steep side of it.

Climb The Pod and continue right at the last bolt.

Grade yet not official

Linkup of two mid-5.14 routes, Unforgivable and Slaughterhouse 5. Begin on a slab for a couple bolts and start pulling hard with a big move to a knob pinch. Establish with some small crimps, then move into the second overhang with some power-sapping moves to underclings. The end of the Unforgivable crux revolves around a slopey right hand pinch as you trend left to a good shake. Continue left post-jug into the v10 slaughterhouse 5 crux, which starts with a BIG left move to a slopey side pull. When this is over you've reached the top of the wall.

Also climbed as V14 high ball.

The route starts with a tough boulder problem on 20-degree-overhanging terrain, and then moves up relatively moderate before firing into two difficult boulder problems using mono pockets, a powerful gaston, and long deadpoint. The climb steepens to a 45-degree angle and continues into the last boulder problem: a series of underclings ending with a "mono-stack" and a deadpoint to an edge. The climb finishes on mid-5.12 terrain and "several feet of victory jugs".

Extension of Spyfiction.

Above 'Reverse Polarity'

Above 'Ray of Light'

short and powerful little climb

The hardest route of Idaho! Starts up "Son of Discovery" and then it traverses right for about three bolts and then heads up to the top of the wall.

Start on "Cracked Open Sky", then at the kneebar branch left.

An exit variant of "Garbage Pail Kids".

Link up of Crew to Bad Girls Club. Harder than Fat Camp.

First bolts are chopped. Climbed to the sub anchor(14a) by Ricardo Vara in 2016. Offical FA by Bruno "Machina" Garcia Feb 2019.

Unrepeated.

A line bolted by Mark Smith. It finishes under the huge roof between Batman and Express.

Linkup of bottom of Livin' Astro and top of China Beach. Complement of China Glide.

Linkup of bottom of China Beach and top of Livin' Astro. Complement of Livin Astroglide.