Dani Andrada
Daniel Andrada Jiménez , usually called Dani Andrada (born July 15, 1975 in Seville ) is a Spanish sport climber who has completed some of the world's most difficult first ascents . He was one of the first to succeed in climbing a route with difficulty 9b on the French scale.
Life
Dani Andrada started climbing in 1988. In 2007 he was one of the first climbers to achieve a 9b with the route "Ali Hulk" in the Ali Baba Cave in Rodellar near Huesca (Spain) . In 2008 he succeeded in the same cave the route "Delincuente natural" for which he also suggested 9b . In 2012 he extended the “Ali Hulk” route with the “Picacho” boulder. For this extension he suggested the difficulty “9b”. This is a two-part route with a boulder on the cave roof and a second part, for which he had the climbing harness put on in a resting position. In Getu in the province of Guizhou in southwest China he managed one of the world's most difficult multi-pitch tours with "Corazón de Ensueño" in the Chuanshang cave.
The Spaniard is the most active climber in the French grade and bouldering grade 8a / Fb 8a and harder. In the meantime he was able to climb over 4000 routes in these difficulties.
Dani Andrada was also successful in competitive climbing, he won 4 world cups, including the Rock Master in bouldering in Arco in 1999 .
Web links
- Dani Andrada - sport climber, Spain. Retrieved February 6, 2020 . List of Andrada's most important inspections.
Individual evidence
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- ↑ www.ukclimbing.com
- ↑ www.alpinfieber.net ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.ukclimbing.com
- ↑ Profile at www.digitalrock.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Andrada, Dani |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andrada Jiménez, Daniel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish sport climber |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th July 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville |