BURSTManon Hily has climbed Punt X 5.14d/15a at Gorges du Loup, France, which was first climbed by Alex Chabot back in 2008. Earlier this season, Hily repeated Trip Tik Tonik 5.14d.
Hily has climbed nearly 40 routes 5.14a or harder. The 31-year-old is an active comp climber, and balances this with hard rock sends. Her tick list includes Era Vella 5.14c/d, La Bongada 5.14c and Coma Sant Pere 5.14c in Margalef, Spain, and La Ligne Claire 5.14c in Saint Léger, France. In November of 2024, she made the first female ascent of L’Enfumette 5.14c in Saint Léger.
Hily had been projecting Biographie 5.15a, about which she said here, “It’s still in the back of my mind, I haven’t given up on it yet. I think I’ll go back to it when I have more time to devote 100 per cent to it, otherwise I don’t have enough time to hope to go there on the weekend and do it. I don’t like to plan too far ahead. I’m more of a live-in-the-moment kind of girl, so I’ll see what this year has in store for me.”
Below are short videos featuring Punt X with climbers Muriel Sarkany and Jules Marchaland, and follow Hily on Instagram here for more great climbing.
Punt X
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