Ascents in Flaggermusmannen

My biggest mental battle so far! Thanks Adam for the vision and inviting me to join the process. Really proud of this one, it has been one hell of a ride!

B.I.G. feels so strange to grade because it really doesn’t feel that bad if you try just the moves. The crux is an 8a+ boulder problem and by now I have it dialed so well that I can do it easily even multiple times in a row. But because of the very powerful style of the boulder it’s way more difficult to do it after 80+ moves of climbing.

To me it felt a whole step beyond Perfecto Mundo which seems confirmed at 9b+. This alongside reflections with Adam made me propose 9c for B.I.G. While in my eyes the range for grades up to 9b seem to have settled due to the total amount of routes and ascents, this doesn’t yet seem the case for 9b+ and 9c, where the possibilities for comparison are still very limited. There are not even 10 climbers that claim to have sent 9b+, and the total of routes graded 9b+ or harder is still below 15, most of which are yet to see repeats. This makes it obvious that confines for both 9b+ and 9c are still blurry and will develop over time and through ascents and shared opinions. I hope they will come soon!

No send. Four goes over two days.

Really nice climb! Way too short to be classic, but the movement is much nicer than that on the 6c. Incredibly easy for the grade though, onsighted, downclimbed and climbed up again as a warmup! The biggest crux is finding an undercling above your head when the chalk begs you to go left!

Hardest 6c ever! Took 3 tries and quite an awkward beta to solve. If it weren't for the crux and the length this climb would be incredible!

Project big was wet again so I had to try something else finally. Tried this fun bouldery route a bit 6 years ago, 2nd try this trip. Maybe not the proudest line but definitely fun to climb!

14 tries in 5 days

Had one attempt on draws that were already up. Stopped a few clips from the top.

2nd. Crazy technical dihedral.

1st go. Long and pumping.

2nd go. Kneebars.

Nice climbing! Warm up,onsighted but belayed people on the first 6c pitch. First day of good conditions!

2nd go. Some nice impromptu beta from Jon and Alexander! Really cool prow feature.

Desperate warm up on a humid day... the sloper traverse was hard!

Second try. Cool gym like moves... toe hooks and jumps. Thanks Jon for the beta, belay and cheerleader work!

Superkul! Inte farligt att inte förklippa andra, bara lite hårdare. Blev förklippt för mig pga föll på första för dagen, och kände mig bekväm

Den enda led jag hade tänkt göra på resan. Skräckblandad upplevelse, son väntat. Det ingår nog i graden att vissa grepp är naturligt vattenfyllda. Tog lång tid att lösa den övre känsliga biten. 3:e.