Seb Bouin and Others Send Hard Europe Sport Routes

The 2017 European sending season is off to a good start with a number of breakthrough sends. Seb Bouin sent La Novena Enmienda 5.14d/15a in Santa Linya, Spain, with an injured finger. The steep roof line was given 5.15a but was later downgraded.

La "novena enmienda" 9a/9a+!!!It's good to clip the chain when you put energy and risk in the route. The difficulty was not to injure more my pulley. Some days I could climb and some days I needed to wait. I was scared about this injury, that's why I am happy to do this route, it's good for my mind and good for my next objective !!! Thank's a lot to @raphaelfourau for the picture. @blackdiamond @chrlehmanov @eb_climbing @drnograd @yyvertical @blockout_montpellier @pucseries @patxiusobiaga_pucseries @mytendon #eb #yy #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #climbing_is_my_passion #climbing #climber #climb #santalinya #novenaenmienda #climbingincatalonia #climbed #escalade #escalada #climbersrock #climbersofinstagram #climbingprojects

A photo posted by Seb Bouin (@sebbouin) on Jan 23, 2017 at 11:43am PST

The leading climbing site 8a.nu noted that Katherine Choong sent two 5.14bs in Oliana, Fish Eye and Mind Control, and she onsighted Mon Dieu 5.13. The experienced 42-year-old Matteo Gambaro ticked a new 5.14c he bolted at Val Pennavaire in Italy. Reffo Silvio reported on Facebook that he made the second ascent of Thunder Ribes in Arco after Stefano Ghisolfi’s first ascent. Ghisolfi has been working on First Round, First Minute 5.15b, first climbed by Chris Sharma and repeated by Adam Ondra and Alex Megos. Ghisolfi did manage a send of First Ley 5.15a, left of First Round. Watch Ghisolfi attempt First Round below.

Yesterday, in the worst condition (humid and rain until some moments before I climbed) I had another good try on First Round First Minute, falling just one move from the end of the crux! #lasportiva #e9climbing #e9team #teamlaspo #epictv #fiammeoro #campcassin #bouldering #steghiso #rockclimbing #climbing #klettern #escalade #climbing_pictures_of_instagram @vertical.life.climbing

A video posted by Stefano Ghisolfi (@steghiso) on Jan 22, 2017 at 2:39am PST