🦁 The Line: “Lion’s Share”

  • Grade: V16 / 8C+

  • Location: Brione, Ticino, Switzerland

  • Boulder: Vecchio Leone, a historic bloc with multiple elite problems

  • Style: Aidan described it as “varied and complete,” featuring:

    • Slow, tension-heavy moves on terrible crimps

    • Slopier features requiring balance and subtlety

    • An unlikely foot walk

    • A powerful slap to finish—echoing the classic “Vecchio Brione” move

🧠 Aidan’s Journey

  • This ascent completes a trilogy of V16s on the Vecchio wall:

    1. Everything the Light Touches (V16)

    2. Vecchio Leone Sit (V16)

    3. Lion’s Share (V16)

  • He’s been returning to this wall over multiple trips, each time tackling one of its remaining projects.

  • Aidan noted that Lion’s Share felt the most difficult of the three, both physically and psychologically.

🧗‍♂️ Why It Matters

  • This marks Aidan’s fourth V16 first ascent, solidifying his place among the world’s top boulderers.

  • He’s also known for repeating Alphane (V17) and establishing the UK’s first V16s: Superpowers and Isles of Wonder Sit