Melissa Le Neve has made the first female ascent of Action directe
Melissa Le Neve has made the first female ascent of Action Directe, the masterpiece established by Wolfgang Güllich in Germany’s Frankenjura in 1991. This milestone 9a is one of the most famous and coveted sport climbs in the world.
Breaking news: 30-year-old French climber Melissa Le Neve has repeated Action Directe, one of the most famous and coveted sport climbs in the world, freed in 1991 at Waldkopf in Frankenjura by Wolfgang Güllich. Graded 9a, the route is an absolute cornerstone of cutting-edge difficulties that attracts an irresistible draw for the vertical elite.
After claiming the first female ascent in 2014 of Wallstreet, the world’s first 8c put up by Güllich in 1987, it was inevitable that Le Neve would concentrate her efforts on close by Action Directe. After a series of important attempts and specific training she is currently in the form of her life. The coveted first female ascent of the world’s most famous 9a is hers, confirming her status as one of the world’s greatest of this sport.
Action Directe (9a), Waldkopf, Frankenjura (GER)
1. Wolfgang Güllich, Germany (14/09/1991) – First ascent
2. Alexander Adler, Germany (1995)
3. Iker Pou, Spain (2000)
4. Dave Graham, USA (2001)
5. Christian Bindhammer, Germany (2003)
6. Richard Simpson, UK (2005) – contested
7. Dai Koyamada, Japan (2005)
8. Markus Bock, Germany (2005)
9. Kilian Fischhuber, Austria (2006)
10. Adam Ondra, Czech Republic (2008)
11. Patxi Usobiaga, Spain (2008)
12. Gabriele Moroni, Italy (2010)
13. Jan Hojer, Germany (2010)
14. Adam Pustelnik, Poland (2010)
15. Felix Knaub, Germany (2011)
16. Rustam Gelmanov, Russia (2012)
17. Alexander Megos, Germany (2014)
18. Felix Neumärker, Germany (2015)
19. Julius Westphal, Germany (2015)
20. Stefano Carnati, Italy (2015)
21. David Firnenburg, Germany (2016)
22. Stephan Vogt, Germany (2017)
23. Simon Lorenzi, Belgium (2017)
24. Said Belhaj, Sweden (2018) – contested
25. Stefan Scarperi, Italy (2018)
26. Adrian Chmiała, Poland (2019)
27. Melissa Le Nevé, France (2020)
