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The First 9a: Wolfgang Güllich, Action Directe, and the Move That Changed Climbing
In 1991, Wolfgang Güllich made the first ascent of Action Directe in Bavaria's Frankenjura — completing a route now recognised as the world's first 9a. The route is nine metres long, and it required Güllich to invent a new training tool specifically to build the finger and pulling power that a single explosive movement demanded. He died in a car accident less than a year later. The campus board is in every climbing gym in the world.
By ZealZag Team