12 December 2014

8b+ onsight by Mina Markovic

Mina Markovic, who has been Top-2 in the Lead World Cup for five straight years, has onsighted Los Humildes pa Casa 8b+ in Oliana. The great picture is from Luka Fonda who says, "It looked quite easy." Mina wrote on Facebook, "Woke up in frustrating foggy morning nature surprised us with beautiful day." The last few days, Mina has also done her first 8c, another 8b+ and onsighted two 8a+. Quite a good tick list for a competition climber who is not so used to climb on rock. Including being #2 in both the Lead WC, the Combined WC and the Lead World Champion Mina goes to Top-10 in the 8a climber of the year list and let us hope there are more to come.
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