Exclusive: Alexander Megos to devalue Stefano Ghisolfi

Even before Stefano Ghisolfi officially commented on the difficulty of bibliography, we spoke to Alexander Megos as part of the BETA program on Actiontalk TV.

The BETA news show is presented by Bächli Bergsport and Mammut

The Italian succeeded two days ago Stefano Ghisolfi the sensation of the year. He repeated the route Bibliography (9c) in Céüse, first accomplished by Alexander Megos. on August 5, 2020. But the way in which Stefano Ghisolfi commented on the inspection, gave an inkling that he might not confirm grade 9c.

We asked Alexander Megos how he feels about the matter. The interview can be found in our latest issue of the show BETA at Action Talk TV.

Alex Megos to downgrade bibliography to 9b +

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