BURSTYesterday, Alex Megos made the fifth ascent of Kangaroo’s Limb 5.15a (9a+) in the famous Hanshelleren cave of Flatanger, Norway. The route was established by Adam Ondra in 2013. Jakob Schubert picked up the second ascent, Stefano Ghisolfi the third, and Shawn Raboutou the fourth.
Megos has 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, opening up some severe splits that will likely take a long time to heal properly. Kangaroo’s Limb was a side project during his visit. Ghisolfi also sent the route as a ‘side project’ in 2023 while working Silence 5.15d.
Kangaroo’s Limb is unlike most of the huge enduro lines in the rest of the cave. Instead, it’s short, bouldery, and intense. Starting with a jump off the ground, the route climbs through a series of near-horizontal roofs up slopers, pinches, and crimps. After a rest position, a big left-hand dyno follows, and then a technical crux. The route ends with a mantle onto a ledge and a victory whip onto the draw below.
“One of the side projects went down just before leaving Flatanger today,” said Megos. “The [Instagram post] picture was taken on a rare moment of sunshine about 10 days ago. Since then it’s been raining nonstop. [B.I.G.] was wet a lot of days and because of the rain we decided to leave Flatanger and hit up a couple of different areas for the moment. Time to heal the skin (if that’s even possible) and to see something else.”
Stefano Ghisolfi climbing Kangaroo’s Limb 5.15a
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