BURSTA new film featuring the most recent free ascent of Disco 2000, a 13-pitch 5.13+ on Blamman, an island of Kvaløya in Norway, just dropped. It features climbers Kristoffer Klev and Hannes Puman.
The first ascent was in February 2000 by Mårten Blixt and Bjørn Krane at the grade of A2+ aid climb. The first free ascent was by Dave MacLeod, Calum Muskett and Jacob Cook in 2015. Read MacLeod’s report about the FA here.
The pitch grades break down to 5.12b, 5.13c, 5.12d, 5.13c, 5.12d, 5.12c, 5.11, 5.11 and 5.10. The sustained nature of the climb makes it the hardest trad multi-pitch in Europe.
Puman recently rose to fame for making the first free ascent of The Schnoz variation on The Nose, an all-free 5.13 option to the Changing Corners pitches. Read our interview with him here.
Disco 2000
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