Alexander Megos’ fingers could also be wrecked, however his ego is nicely padded right this moment following a fiendishly profitable journey to Margalef, Spain.
In case you occur to see some partial model of the put up first — the record clipped off someway by formatting — you would possibly assume, “okay, he had a reasonably candy journey.”
Then while you open it, you’ll assume one thing else completely.
Alexander Megos went off in Margalef this season — and I imply off.
I can not keep in mind when I’ve seen such a damaging three-week rampage of mountaineering. And I don’t anticipate to see one other one prefer it for fairly a while.
The ultimate tally: three 5.14b routes together with a flash, three 5.14c routes together with two first ascents, three 5.14d routes together with one FA, and 5 routes 5.15 or more durable together with three new routes.
In case you’re considering, “What?” then jinx, you owe me a Coke. When was the final time you noticed someone go on a 3-week journey and rack up such an extended record they didn’t trouble maintaining observe of something simpler than mid-5.14?
Even with out these gimmes (your 5.14a’s and so forth), Megos averaged a 5.14 route or more durable each one and a half days he was out.
And that’s not counting relaxation days.
Pardon my French, however what the huck.
