{"id":6001,"date":"2025-04-30T00:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/?post_type=relatos&#038;p=6001"},"modified":"2025-12-16T00:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:47:49","slug":"genesis-project","status":"publish","type":"relatos","link":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/relatos\/genesis-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Countless routes crisscross our crags, but few leave their marks on climbing history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rare classics are often the first of the grade for a particular crag or country or even the world. Take\u00a0<em>Wall Street\u00a0<\/em>for example, the world\u2019s first 8c, climbed by Wolfgang G\u00fcllich back in 1987. Or\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9xmK6nzFLXo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mojave<\/a><\/em>, the first established 8c+ in Spain equipped and climbed by Bernab\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez in 1994. And\u00a0<em>Action Directe<\/em>, of course, the world\u2019s first internationally recognized 9a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanish climber\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tenaya.net\/en\/ana-belen-argudo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ana Bel\u00e9n Argudo<\/a>, age 23, wants to send them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Genesis-1-2-768x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Genesis-1-2-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Genesis-1-2-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Genesis-1-2-768x1024-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She is on a journey to climb routes that hold an important place in history, all of which were bolted long before she was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that has always motivated me about climbing is knowing the history behind the routes, the sectors, the crags,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd for me, climbing routes that have been important in climbing history, whether at a national or international level, is something that makes me curious and motivates me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ticklist:<\/strong><br>\u25cf\u00a0<em>Madiba<\/em>\u00a0(8c\/+), Cuenca, Spain \u2013 FFA<br>\u25cf\u00a0<em>Calvario del Sicario<\/em>\u00a0(8c\/+), Cuenca, Spain \u2013 FFA<br>\u25cf\u00a0<em>Corazon Cofrade<\/em>\u00a0(8c), Cuenca, Spain \u2013 FFA<br>\u25cf\u00a0<em>Mandanga Total<\/em>\u00a0(9a), Villanueva del Rosario, Spain \u2013 FFA<br>\u25cf\u00a0<em>Mojave<\/em>\u00a0(8c+), El Torcal de Antequera, Spain \u2013 FFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project began in 2021 when she stopped competing and decided to focus on rock climbing. She started checking off the classics at her home crag of Cuenca, then expanded to other parts of Spain and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana is also driven to climb routes with few or no female ascents to contribute to history herself\u2014and ultimately inspire other girls to attempt these classic routes.<br>Watch the full film, which premiered at the 2025&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siuranaclimbingfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siurana Climbing Festival<\/a>, below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GENESIS \u2013 ANA BELEN\u2019S JOURNEY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"GENESIS | EL CAMINO DE ANA BEL\u00c9N ESCALANDO CL\u00c1SICOS\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lnJNu9kpq8A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6003,"template":"","class_list":["post-6001","relatos","type-relatos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/relatos\/6001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/relatos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/relatos"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/relatos\/6001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrlandon.com\/tenaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}