Puigblanque Ramon Julian

First ascent of La Rambla, 9a+ by Ramon Julian Puigblanque

Ramon Julian Puigblanque climbed La Rambla (9a+) in 2003. The route is a real benchmark for hard routes (40-meter, 17-bolt route). 

La Rambla is an extension to Alex Huber's 8c+ testpiece. The route rejected several top-level climbers including Alex Huber, J-B Tribout, Marc LeMenestrel, Daniel Andrada, Christian Bindhammer, Yuji Hirayama, Dave Graham, Alex Chabot, and just 3 of them succeded:

1. Ramon Julian Puigblanque (8th of March 2003)
2. Edu Marin (30th of November 2006)
3. Chris Sharma (1st of December 2006)