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Rock Climbers Free-Soloing a 5.14 Route

Jorge Díaz-Rullo and Dave MacLeod free-soloing Darwin Dixit in Spain

Darwin Dixit in Margalef, Spain, is a popular 5.14 that has been free-soloed at least twice, once in 2021 by Jorge Díaz-Rullo free-soloing and once in 2008 by Dave MacLeod. Watch both sends below.

The route was originally 5.14b, then dowgraded to 5.14a and then bumped back up to 5.14b after a hold broke.

Jorge Díaz-Rullo

Dave MacLeod

 

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