History-Making Ascent: Janja Garnbret Climbs Bibliographie 5.15c
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In Slovenia, the climber Janja Garnbret awakens a kind of admiration that neither the cyclist Tadej Pogacar nor the ace of the NBA Luka Doncic achieve, a quality linked to their genuine modesty, to the absence of imposture, to the denial of ego as a personal projection. It is a figure that refuses to externalize its greatness, that does not confuse trust with arrogance and that has competed against itself for years without even one of its rivals…
Janja Garnbret continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in sport climbing. She became the first woman in history to climb Bibliographie, a 9b+ route. The 35-meter-long route in Ceüs, France, was first climbed by Alexander Megos in 2020. Since then, it has become one of the most important endurance tests in modern sport climbing.
A great feat for Janja Garnbret, she became the first woman to conquer the legendary 9b+ route in the French Alps. Everything was perfect, the Korošica was happy.
Garnbret completes career-defining climb
Slovenian climbing superstar Janja Garnbret is no stranger to setting records, and now she has added another landmark to her extraordinary career by becoming the first woman to successfully climb the Bibliographie, one of the world's most difficult sport climbing routes. Only five men have so far climbed the route, rated at 9b+, and Garnbret had previously attempted the famed route in France but walked away without completing it This time, she r…
History-Making Ascent: Janja Garnbret Climbs Bibliographie 5.15c
Janja Garnbret has repeated Bibliographie 5.15c in Céüse, France, marking her first climb at the grade. Garnbret is the second woman to climb 5.15c, after Brooke Raboutou sent Excalibur in spring 2025. Bibliographie features more than 80 moves over 35 metres of climbing. Alex Megos made the first ascent of Bibliographie in August 2020, originally suggesting a grade of 5.15d. The route’s second ascent came just over a year later from Stefano Ghis…
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