BURSTAlex Megos was recently on a trip to Fontainebleau, France. His ticklist includes ten problems V11 or harder. Highlights include La Force du Destin V14, Satan i Helvete (départ bas) V14 and Satan i Helvete V13. He climbed three other V13s: Mécanique Élémentaire, Gaïa assis, and La Diagonale des Oufs.
“Back home again and back to training for the next projects,” said Megos on Instagram. “Looking forward to putting some more time and effort into the Frankenjura Project, when the weather improves a little.”
Satan i Helvete (Assis) was first established in 2005 by Sébastien Frigault and graded V15. In 2013, holds broke and the problem has not been repeated since. Oriane Bertone made the first post-break ascent of the low start in 2020 when she was only 15 years old. She proposed a grade of V15, but the consensus among other ascensionists is now V14, which she agrees with. Other post-break ascensionists include Yannick Flohé, Simon Lorenzi, and Camille Coudert.
La Force du Destin was established by Kevin Lopata in January 2005. Paul Robinson made the second ascent, and Nalle Hukkataival the third. La Force du Destin is a crimpy classic that has been repeated by many others, including Yannick Flohé, Pietro Vidi, and Jules Marchaland.
Megos had an epic year in 2025. In January, the German climber made the first ascent of Tuareg Blanco 5.15b/c in Margalef, Spain. The next day, he flashed Mr. Big 5.14d. In March, he achieved the first-ever flash of the historic Agincourt, France’s first 5.14b. In April, he made another first ascent with Le Grand Saccage 5.15a/b and onsighted Dévers Sévère 5.14b/c in Buoux, France. In August 2025, he made the third ascent of Adam Ondra’s Iron Curtain 5.15a and Kangaroo’s Limb 5.15a in Flatanger, Norway. Megos spent the month of August in Flatanger projecting B.I.G. 5.15d, one of three routes of the grade in the world. He battled skin issues on the climb, as well as frigid temps and rain.
Oriane Bertone’s FA of Satan i Helvete (Low)
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