Spanish climber Ainhize Belar has just ticked her first 5.14d with Begi Puntuan at Etxauri, Spain. The European Cup competitor had previously climbed a handful of 5.14b sport routes, but skipped 5.14c.<\/p>\n
Patxi Usobiaga made the first ascent of the steep limestone route in 2006, when Belar was under a year old. On 8a.nu<\/a>, Belar said, “I tried the route for the first time two months ago. I have had to find my own methods due to the long moves and it has been difficult to find good conditions, but I enjoy a lot the process. It is a style that I am quite good at (crimps) and I got all the moves the first day, except for the last clip to the chain. The clip was very far away and there was a very long move that I thought I was not going to be able to do, but it has been a matter of looking at it well.”<\/p>\n The youngest climber to send 5.14d was Th\u00e9o Blass in 2022, read about it here<\/a>. Also last year, Yunxi Chen became the youngest climber to tick 5.14a with her redpoint of China Climb, read about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the 2022 European Youth Cup, Belar finished 32nd in Female Youth Lead. With her send of Begi Pentuan, Belar grabbed the first female ascent since the FA.<\/p>\n\n