31 January 2013

Jan Hojer - The big power house

GuiGui Mondet who did The Big Island, 8C some weeks ago watched Jan hojer repeating it. "He did it easy. It was so impressive, he is definitely my idol! I think a possible 8B sit start into an 8C, could be 9A? Adam or Jan can do it but it is to hard for me." 188 cm and 79 kilos Jan comments, "The Big Island is totally my style. I can probably reclimb it pretty fast and I believe that I might add some moves into that boulder with some work. I didn't really try the sit yet because it was super cold the day. I only made one quick "try" where I broke off a little foot- hold and due to freezing feet and hands I decided to call it a day. But I'm psyched to get on the sit some day if I can resist all the other boulders in the forest Which temperature do you think is the best for bouldering? "I like temperatures around zero to try really hard stuff or friction depending climbs but in 10-15 degrees a climbing day is more enjoyable for me :)" What are your strong and weak points? "I guess I'm good at athletic climbs, compression boulders and big moves... well, I'm not flexible and another weakness is finger strength, I train it a lot but I'm probably to fat to get super strong on crimps :) You have previously said you only boulders 4-9 hours a week. Do you do any complementary training like body power? "No, I don't do any other training or running, just a little bit of stretching... campusing boulders and campus boarding is everything I do to improve my body power! I also do some route setting at Chimpanzodrome in Frechen. (c) DAV
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