The best sports climber in the world, two-time Olympic champion Janja Garnbretwas the first woman to climb the legendary rock route Bibliographie, 9b+. She succeeded in this in the fifth attempt in two years. A feat for history.
As much as 35 meters long vertical Bibliographie route with more than 80 challenging movements represents one of the key endurance sports climbing. He was the first to climb it in 2020 Alexander Megoswhich took him 60 days of trying, and even rated it a 9c, but he did Stefano Ghisolfi reduced to 9b+ after the second iteration, which later became the generally accepted grade. Until Janja’s rise, only five men were successful in this direction.
As only Janja knows: she came, she saw, she won
Janja Garnbret enjoys the natural wall. PHOTO: Jessica Glassberg/Red Bull Content Poll
Garnbretova has been trying to get to the top in it since 2024, was unsuccessful several times, but on Saturday, June 6, 2026, she succeeded when she didn’t even really plan for it, and this in the first warm-up attempt.
Céüse, located in the Hautes-Alpes region of France, has long been considered one of the most important sport climbing areas in the world, famous for its exceptional quality limestone and top endurance routes. Bibliographie is one of the most difficult tests there, as it requires extraordinary strength, endurance, precision and concentration from the first movement to the anchorage.
The wall is truly relentless. PHOTO: Red Bull Content Pool
“In the morning, before we went to the climbing area, I first warmed up on the small wall in the camp. The plan was to then warm up in the climbing area on another easier route graded from 7b to 8a and then make the first serious attempt in my project that day. This time, however, I took a different tactic, to warm up right in the project, to introduce the movements a little more, so that my fingers and body really warm up. But I immediately felt so good, my head was calm, that I got over the first crucial part, I kept calm blood and a calm head and I climbed all the way to the top,” described the feat of an overjoyed Korošica.
Twenty-seven-year-old Janja tried the route for the first time shortly after the Olympic Games in 2024, and finally climbed it after five longer visits to Céüs. In total, this took 21 days and 30 attempts in the direction.
“It feels amazing. It’s honestly very hard to describe. When you succeed, everything is smooth, everything is perfect. In fact, you don’t even feel what you’re climbing. I think I learned a lot about myself in these five visits. I learned a lot about Céüs and the direction itself. Maybe this time I was less nervous than in the past. I felt the strongest I have ever been and ready for the whole process. These two weeks have tested me like nothing has ever tested me before. They tested my patience,” she added.
Pure luck. PHOTO: Red Bull Content Pool
Janja will compete in Innsbruck between June 17 and 21, where she will be chasing her 50th jubilee victory in the World Cup. She recently failed in China and perhaps it was two failures (both times she was an excellent second, which is a defeat for her) that gave her the extra energy to make history.
