Slip. Stop.
The last world cup final of the season felt just like that.
A footslip in the first half of the route and it was over. All I wanted to do was go back into isolation and climb again.
A big thank you to everyone who spoke words of encouragement yesterday and during the whole season.
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Congrats Janja Garnbret for the overall world cup victory!
15 October 2017
“A time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance…”
The Xiamen world cup became a time to smile. A gold medal! ?
Here it is…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5wjYi362Oo&feature=youtu.be
Video by Sébastien Richard.
Music by David Charrier: www.handpandavid.com
… The video is coming soon! 🙂
This is the teaser:
Thanks to Sébastien Richard, a local climber and photographer, for filming and editing.
The 6-minute rule strikes again…
Like most other female athletes, I was running out of time in the final.
The only thing I could do, was quickly make some more moves. Rushing like that, my feet came off and I fell, having about 2 seconds and a lot of power left.
Photo made during the qualification round by Eddie Fowke.
After having climbed Sang neuf, I had 1 climbing day left. Sébastien Richard suggested that I could try to link Sang neuf 9a with the 25 meter second pitch of Home sweet home 8c/+ and I accepted the challenge.
After a rest day I climbed Sang neuf 9a again but this time I did not stop at the chain, but climbed on to the chain of Home sweet home.
This new route is now called Sweet neuf: Sang neuf & Home sweet home combined. ?
Climbing Sweet neuf 9a+