Watch Margo Hayes climb Biographie at Céüse in France

In March 2017 American rock climber Margo Hayes became the first woman in the world to climb a confirmed 9a+ when she redpointed La Rambla in Siurana, Spain. Her ascent, unsurprisingly, netted her the prestigious Arco Rock Legends award. Not even six months later the nineteen-year-old capitalised on her amazing form and sent Biographie at Céüse in France, the legendary 9a+ first ascended by Chris Sharma in 2001. 

Reel Rock have now released an extended and remastered cut of this historic first female ascent and the footage from Break on Through, directed by Matty Hong, Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer, captures Hayes' incredible grace, determination, and mastery of climbing movement. Poetry in motion, as they rightly state.

BIOGRAPHIE -THE ROUTE'S HISTORY
bolted by Jean-Christophe Lafaille, climbed to half-height by Arnaud Petit in 1996. The extension was freed by Chris Sharma in 2001 and called Realization.
Chris Sharma, USA, 2001
Sylvain Millet, France, 2004
Patxi Usobiaga, Spain, 2004
Dave Graham, USA, 2007
Ethan Pringle, USA, 2007
Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Spain, 2008
Enzo Oddo, France, 2010
Jonathan Siegrist, USA, 2014
Alexander Megos, Germany, 2014
Adam Ondra, Czech Republic, 2014
Sachi Amma, Japan, 2014
Stefano Ghisolfi, Italy, 2015
Jon Cardwell, USA, 2016
Sean Bailey, USA, 2016
Margo Hayes, USA, 2017
Piotr Schab, POL, 2018 
Stefano Carnati, ITA, 2018
Jorge Díaz-Rullo, ESP, 2019
Sébastien Bouin, FRA, 2020

TOPO: the crag Céüse

Info: reelrocktour.com