October 7, 2010 – Pou Brothers Score Alpine Hat Trick

With their recent repeat of Zahir F8b+ (5.14a) in Switzerland, Ikor and Eneko Pou completed their quest to climb three of the world’s hardest alpine rock rocks. Earlier this year the pair climbed Solo Per Guierrieri F8c (5.14b) and Pan Aroma F8c (5.14b), which are both located in the Dolomites. These long committing rock routes are characterized by difficult climbing and runout bolt spacing. More details here.