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Norwegian Magnus Midtbo Sends Spanish 5.15

Norwegian climber Magnus Midtbo has climbed over a dozen routes graded 5.14d or harder.

The strong 27-year-old reported on Instagram that he climbed Papichulo 5.15a in Oliana, Spain. There have been a number of hard sends in Spain recently including Jonathan Siegrist on La Rambla and Ashima Shiriashi’s two 5.15a redpoints.

Midtbo noted that it was very humid and even started to rain while he was on the second half of the route.

Midtbo’s Website

A photo posted by Magnus Midtbø (@magmidt) on

Watch Midtbo climb a 5.14c:

Magnus Midtbø – Jungle Speed 8c+.mov from MadSkillz Media on Vimeo.

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