Breaking News: Sean Bailey Sends Bibliographie 5.15c
His is the third ascent after Alex Megos and Stefano Ghisolfi
Sean Bailey, who’s risen to the top of the World Cup comp scene with a number of gold medals this year, has repeated Bibliogrpahie 5.15c in France. Bailey had sent 5.15 in the past, with Joe Mama 5.15a and Biographie 5.15a.
On social media, he said, “I spent a lot of time questioning why I was putting myself through it. I knew I could train for it, come back another year with the right fitness and a fresher mind and probably have an easier time at it. In the end, I realized I needed to see this process through just as much as I needed to send, I’m glad I did!”
It was first climbed by Alex Megos in 2020, who graded it 5.15d, and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi this year. Ghisolfi had been projecting Bibliographie for a number of months. He’s a six-time world cup winner and had previously climbed Change 5.15c and Perfecto Mundo 5.15c.
About the grade, Ghisolfi said, “I know I can climb a 9c [5.15d], but for a route to be that grade it needs to be much harder than the existing 9b+s [5.15c’s], and Bibliographie for me isn’t.” Read more on his post below. Olympic bronze medallist Jacob Schubert said, “Lot’s of respect, not just incredibly strong but also being honest about your feeling of the grade even with such a big achievement is not taken for granted. True role model!” Megos agreed with the downgrade, and it sits at 5.15c.
Bibliographie was a multi-year project for Megos and is located at the famous Céüse. The name is a nod to Biographie just a few metres to the left, which was one of the first 5.15a lines. Megos famously sent Biographie 5.15a on his third full try back in 2014, and in July this year sent another Céüse line called Pornographie 5.14d in four attempts.
The world’s hardest sport routes include Change 5.15c by Ondra in 2012, La Dura Dura 5.15c by Ondra in 2013, Vasil Vasil 5.15c by Ondra in 2017, Silence 5.15d by Ondra in 2017, Perfecto Mundo by Megos in 2018 and Bibliographie 5.15c by Megos in 2020.
We’ve reached out to Bailey for his toughts on the hard line.
Watch Sean Bailey climb Joe Mama 5.15a
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