Alex Megos Onsights 5.14c in France
The German climber is having a big year with several hard sends in Buoux, France
Alex Megos has made one of his most difficult onsights to date with Dévers Sévère 5.14c at Aix-en-Provence in Buoux. The route is incredibly steep and features a wild 360° footless rotation near the end. The line was established by Erwan Legrand in late 2022. Legrand was only 14-years-old at the time and he sent the route barefoot.
About why there has not been much progress in onsight climbing over the past decade, Megos said on 8a.nu, “Most people don’t do that and have not done it. It will maybe come in the future, but at the moment the projecting game is much more in fashion. I think it’s a matter of people not wanting to invest to much time and energy into only one try. If it’s goes wrong it’s over. There is no second try. So you need to be a very strong and intuitive climber and you need to be willing to invest time.”
While in Buoux, Megos made the first ascent of Le Grand Saccage 5.15a/b, flashed an historic 5.14b, and onsighted Finement Con 5.14a, about which he said, “It was very straight forward pulling on pockets – very much my style.”
Megos’s hardest routes to date are Perfecto Mundo 5.15c, Bibliographie 5.15c, Change 5.15b/c, and Move 5.15b/c.
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