The problem the crew faced is that using the standard practice of pitch + power to maintain safe flight does not work if the aircraft is ALREADY stalled, which was the case here.
At the beginning of this mess the a/c was not stalled. A stalled plane won't climb 7000 ft/min. The question that can't be answered so far is why didn't or couldn't they maintain pitch and thrust at this point.
> reacted by the book: Nose up and GA pwr (Standard procedure, as
written in several postings).
I believe that should be true for approach to stall. When already stalled I suppose even Airbus procedures would call for nose down?