Leo Bøe Makes 5.15a First Ascent of 425-Foot Single-Pitch Climb

Norweigian climber Leo Bøe recently made the first ascent of Verdens Ende 5.15a in the Hanshelleren Cave in Flatanger, Norway. Verdens Ende is roughly the same length as Seb Bouin’s Nordic Marathon, also in the Hanshelleren Cave, making it one of the longest single-pitch climbs in the world. For context, Project B.I.G (bolted by Adam Ondra and FA’d by Jakob Schubert) is roughly 60 meters. Jumbo Love (bolted by Randy Leavitt and FA’d by Chris Sharma) is 76 meters long. “Due to no bolting being allowed, I preplaced trad gear in the cracks as if it were a bolted route…