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Laura Rogora Climbs 5.14d/15a in France
Laura Rogora recently ticked Le Cadafist 5.14d/15a (9a/+) in Saint Léger, France. The line was opened by Gérome Pouvreau and originally graded 5.14d. Subsequent ascensionists like Alex Megos and Jules Marchaland (among others) upgraded the route to 5.14d/15a, which Rogora agrees with. While in Saint Léger, she also onsighted Le Concept 5.14a.
“I really didn’t expect to repeat this majestic line in just 4 attempts,” a humble Rogora said on Instagram. A couple weeks ago, she made the first ascent of L’Ultimo Ruggito 5.14d in Gole del Melfa, Italy. For her warm-up that day, she onsighted Leoni Alfa 5.14b and to cool down, she sent another 5.14b, Lo Squalo di Macerata.
Until recently, 5.14b was the hardest grade to have been onsighted by a woman. It was Rogora who broke the record in July of this year with her onsight of Ultimate Sacrifice 5.14c in Gorges du Loup. On the same day, she ticked Trip Tik Tonik, 5.14d. Her hardest first female ascent to date is Erebor 5.15b, which she climbed in 2021. She has many 5.15a sends, most of which were female first ascents.
Rogora is well-known for extremely sendy short trips to various areas around Europe. As another example, in late 2024/early 2025 she visited Mišja Peč in Slovenia, where over the course of a week – with no rest days – she redpointed Sanjski Par Extension 5.14d, Xaxid Hostel 5.14d (on her sixth go), Martin Krpan 5.14d (on her fourth go), Človek Ne Jezi Se L2 5.14c (on her second go), Hysteria 5.14c (on her third go), and Sanjski Par 5.14c. She also clipped the chains on two 5.14b routes, Strelovod and Talk is Cheap.
Alex Megos climbing Le Cadafist 5.14d/15a
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