American climber Margo Hayes is the first woman to climb a 9a+ route. Margo Hayes is on fire. At 19 years old, Margo Hayes made history when she became the first woman to climb a confirmed 9a+/5.15a with her ascent of La Rambla in Siurana, Spain. The 20-year-old rock climber was the first woman to climb a 5.15a grade route (on La Rambla in Catalonia, Spain) in February of last year — and she’s already repeated that feat this past September with an ascent of Biographie/Realization. Watch Cardwell Send Margo Hayes continúa haciendo historia en la escalada deportiva. Now she’s ticked her third. Hayes climbs into the crux sequence of La Rambla, 9a+, in Siurana, Spain. In February 2017, Hayes reached the top of La Rambla, in Siurana, Spain. Margo Hayes on La Rambla, first female 9a+ [VIDEO] 17 March 2017. A part of Team Petzl since 2016, this elite climber has a penchant for sport climbing at cliffs both near and far. The line was first climbed by Chris Sharma and is a 50 metre endurance-based route. On February 26, 2017 Margo Hayes made history with her ascent of La Rambla in Siurana, Spain—she became the first woman to climb a confirmed 9a+/5.15a. Applause, hoots, and hollers erupted in … Margo Hayes training at Movement Climbing and Fitness in Boulder, Colorado. Follow American climber Margo Hayes on her quest to make history and become the first woman to ascend two of the most revered climbs in the world – La Rambla in Spain and Biographie in France. The first video of America’s Margo Hayes climbing La Rambla a Siurana in Spain, thanks to which she became the first woman to climb 9a+. This implies that either La Rambla is a 9a and Rambla Extension is a low end 9a+, or La Rambla is a low end 9a+, and La Rambla extension is just a harder 9a+. [citation needed] Repetitions. Margo Hayes Climbs La Rambla, Becomes First Woman to Send 5.15a; Want help sending your own project? I first met Margo when she was a 14-year-old sending 5.13s. The highest grade in … Paige has climbed 9a routes twice before Kryptonite (Algorithm and Shadowboxing). The Boulder native will try to earn at trip to Tokyo 2020 at the IFSC Climbing World Championships this month. What transpires is her grit, incredulity and pure joy. NUMBERS Wednesday, 22 March Margo Hayes, with a background in gymnastics, started climbing at ten and directly joined Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou's Team ABC in Boulder. She made history by being the first female to climb a 9a+ route in her ascent of La Rambla (5.15a), and repeated that feat by sending her second 5.15a at Biographie/Realization in Céüse, France. Watch to hear the story of how she pulled it off. Margo Hayes was not on anyone’s shortlist when she ticked La Rambla in Siurana, Spain that February. In 2016, she won both the Bouldering and Lead Climbing events at the World Youth Championships in Guangzhou (China). See more ideas about Rock climbing, Margo, Bouldering. By September that same year she had climbed another 9a+, Biographie at Ceuse. The 18-year-old Margo Hayes from the United States climbs with La Rambla in Siurana as the first woman a 9a + and makes history with it. The route in question was first ascended by Germany’s Alexander Huber in 1994 to a pocket at 3/4 height. Margo Hayes has repeated Ramon Julián Puigblanque's La Rambla (extension), 9a+, at Siurana - Valley in Spain. It was an epic moment in climbing and climbers around the world celebrated with Hayes. At the beginning of 2017, Margo Hayes sent La Rambla (9a+/5.15a), becoming the first woman to successfully climb at the grade. Margo Hayes is an American professional rock climber from Boulder, Colorado. Today, she shares with us the gear she packs when heading out for a typical day at the crag. Margo Hayes climbs Spain’s La Rambla route. Whether 9a or not, Paige Claassen and Margo Hayes are among the strongest female climbers. La Rambla is a 5.15a-rated climb, which is … Here’s a first glimpse of her on La Rambla at Siurana. At the end of February 19-year-old American climber Margo Hayes shifted the borders of the impossible and became the first woman to climb 9a+. Margo Hayes, native to Boulder, Colorado, thrives on both the thrill of competition and the serenity of climbing in nature. Photo credit: Greg Mionske; Adventure; Margo Hayes Is on the Verge of Making Her Olympic Dreams a Reality. 19 years old climbers did La Rambla 27 February 2017. Feb 25, 2019 - Explore Jessica Cairns's board "margo hayes" on Pinterest. Nothing excites her more than clipping the chains on a route overlooking her own backyard. And this is at the end! In February, 19-year-old Margo Hayes set out to climb a sheer rock face in Spain known as La Rambla. I began thinking about La Rambla more than a year ago. Petzl Denmark. Margo Hayes’ take on her personal best, the hardest send by any woman. Margo Hayes (born February 11 1998) is an American professional rock climber from Boulder, Colorado.She is known for being the first woman to climb a route graded 9a+ (5.15a) (La Rambla, in Siurana, Spain).In 2016, she won both the Bouldering and Lead Climbing events at the World Youth Championships in Guangzhou (). At the beginning of 2017, Margo Hayes sent La Rambla (9a+/5.15a), becoming the first woman to successfully climb at the grade. In February 2017, Margo Hayes became the first woman to climb a 5.15a when she sent La Rambla, one of the most technical climbs in the world. On Feb. 26, 2017, Margo Hayes sent La Rambla 5.15a in Siurana, Spain, and became the first woman to climb the grade. At 14, Margo did her first 8A boulder and was #8 in the Youth World Championship. Today, she shares with us the gear she packs when heading out for a typical day at the crag. 19 year old Margo Hayes sends La Rambla (9a+/5.15a) in Siurana, Spain, and makes history by becoming the first woman to climb at that grade. Nineteen-year-old climber Margo Hayes from Boulder, Colorado, climbs La Rambla in Siurana, Spain. How does she do it? That moment when you send ‘La Rambla… Hayes, who completed the climb on February 26, 2017, is … With La Rambla (9a+) and Biographie within a few months, the 19-year-old has taken the world of climbing by storm. By Mary Murphy • 5280 August 2019 Here in the America, however, we've known of Margo's climbing achievements and impressive work ethic for years. In Spain in fact, Margo resolved the famous La Rambla, a “confirmed” 9a+. MARGO HAYES: La Rambla's absolutely beautiful. After Margo Hayes completed the first female ascent in 2017, attempts were made to claim it at a lower grade. The repeat ascents were by: The 19 year old from Boulder, Colorado spent seven days projecting the benchmark 5.15a climb. Margo was the only woman to climb the famous 9a + trilogy Biography, La Rambla and Papichula. In the past, Josune Bereziertu and Ashima Shiraishi did 9a/9a+, near to the incredible grade but not “full”. Margo Hayes in 2017 – making her the first woman to climb a confirmed 9a+ (5.15a) Stefano Ghisolfi in 2017 Jacopo Larcher in 2017 – a day after Stefano Ghisolfi Klemen Becan in 2017 Tomás Ravanal in 2018 Jon Cardwell in 2018 Piotr Schab in 2019 Dave Graham in 2019. While we all won’t be flying to Spain to climb La Rambla ourselves, we can always learn from the outlook, process, and approach of climbers who are truly at the top of the game. She is known for being the first woman to climb a route graded 9a+ (5.15a) (La Rambla, in Siurana, Spain). She started her ascent at around 4:25 p.m. on February 26, 2017. Margo Hayes is a rock climbing athlete for The North Face. Already a year ago, the young American attracted attention when she won gold at the Junior World Championships in Lead and Bouldering. Petzl USA. After sending fourteen 5.14s in 2016, climbing 5.15 was a goal of mine, and my first one had to be one of the classics. Margo Hayes has repeated Chris Sharma's iconic Biographie, 9a+, at Céüse, France. “I felt a rush of emotion that I hadn’t expected,” she tells Rock and Ice of the moment she clipped the anchor. Margo Hayes La Rambla Video: The full interview is definitely worth a read and you can find it by clicking through below. @margojain vs 'La Rambla' A post shared by Matty Hong (@honngy) on Mar 5, 2017 at 3:31pm PST. Margo Hayes, la Rambla, Siurana, Spagna, Margo Hayes su la Rambla a Siurana in Spagna. Here the video of incredible ascent by Megan Hayes on La Rambla, first female 9a+. So right before Margo Hayes, 19, clipped her chains at the top to become the first woman to send (rock-climbing's term for successfully climbing a route) La Rambla, she was rocked by emotions. Margo Hayes burst onto the international climbing scene in 2017 with her ascents of La Rambla and Biographie (both 5.15a). 15a in Céüse, France, in September of the same year. Margo Hayes from Boulder, Colorado, has climbed La Rambla at the Spanish crag Siurana and, in doing so, has become the first woman to redpoint a 9a+ sports climb. Margo’s third 9a+, like her second, is a Chris Sharma test-piece. This was the first female ascent and Margo's second of the grade after La Rambla which she repeated in … Margo Hayes became the first woman to climb 5.15a this weekend with a send of ‘La Rambla’ in Catalonia, Spain. Margo Hayes La Rambla 9a+ training interview. Watch excerpts from her historic ascent in this short video. On the Rock, Margo achieved its first 9a last year in Rifle, Colorado. Ever. Although Margo enjoys traveling to new destinations, for her, there is no place like home. On February 26, 2017, Margo Hayes, 19, became the first woman to successfully climb La Rambla in Siurana, Spain. Further reading. A part of Team Petzl since 2016, this elite climber has a penchant for sport climbing at cliffs both near and far. Margo Hayes, first female 9a+!! 19 year old Margo Hayes sends La Rambla (9a+/5.15a) in Siurana, Spain, and makes history by becoming the first woman to climb at that grade. It's … Margo Hayes recently climbed Biographie (5.15a / 9a+), quite likely the hardest sport route ever done by a woman. We met with Margo before the Youth World Championships and talked to her about climbing La Rambla, the media, and why we climb. 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