He’s 53 and Just Climbed a New Six-Pitch 5.14a
The steep new route climbs out featured rock through a huge roof in Sardinia
Alex Huber
German climbing legend Alex Huber has made the first ascent of La Bavarese at Punta Giraldili in Sardinia. The 53-year-old is one of the world’s most accomplished big wall climbers.
La Bavarese climbs up and out the biggest roof on Punta Giraldili at V, 5.13c, 5.14a, 5.13d, .14a and 5.12. “Right through the centre of this overhang leads the new route which I opened ground up one year ago,” said Huber.
“In October I came back with the intention to free climb its six pitches, but too much rain made a completely free ascent impossible – I had to come back and that´s exactly what I did.”
In 1996, Huber established Open Air at Schleierwasserfalle, a route that many considered to be the world’s first 5.15a. Huber also established Bellavista 5.14 and Pan-Aroma 5.14 on Tre Cime, Samsara and Feuertaufe on the Grand Capucin, Wetterbock 5.14, and the incredible Nirwana for the first ascent of Latok II. On El Capitan, he freed Freerider 5.13, El Nino 5.13 and Golden Gate 5.13.
