29 January 2018

The Story... 8C by Jelonek incl. "low" 8C (+) by Rauch

Paweł Jelonek and Christof Rauch have done Dave Graham's super classic 8C, The Story of 2 World's in Cresciano. Actually, Christof did it twice as he later also did Dai Koyamada's low start 8C+, calling it 8C, where you practically start laying from the other side. "A dream became reality! When I climbed "The Dagger" for the first time I don't thought that I could climb this problem ever! But a few weeks ago I found some new microbetas and it felt so much easier. At first I made a team ascent of the normal start together with Pawel. Afterwards I checked out the lower moves with no big expectations. Sometimes it seems like this is the key to success and after a hell of a fight I stood on top of this amazing boulder and nabbed the second ascent. Thanks to the awesome crew!" Christof, working full time as an engine technician, is #1 in the 8a ranking game. (c) Damien Largeron Short interview with the 24 year old who the last four years have done 100+ boulders 8A and harder each year.
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