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First Ascent of Pedra Baina, Brazilian Big Wall

Watch the first ascent of the east face of Pedra Baiana, which resulted in one of the hardest big wall in Brazil.

Pedra Baina

The 800-metre route called Sangue Latino took 14 days to free and resulted in 17 pitches to 5.13a.

The climbers are Edemilson Padilha, Valdesir Machado, Willian Lacerda, Horacio Gratton and Wagner Borges.

For more photos and reports on the climb visit here.

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