Pure emotions: Jorge Diaz Rullo on the first ascent of Cafe solo (9b)

At the beginning of November, the Spaniard Jorge diaz Rullo managed the first ascent of the Cafe Solo route in Margalef, Spain. Now he publishes an uncut video of his inspection that makes you excited.

This is once again one of those uncut videos that we were really excited about. The calls of the people on the wall rock, the press breathing of Jorge Diaz Rullo and then this moment at minute 2:11 and then the redeeming cry of victory when clipping the deflector. Great! This video is guaranteed to make your fingertips sweat.

Grandiose 9b first ascent by Jorge Diaz Rullo

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