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Kรผlfรถldi aprรญtรกsok
Az idei tรฉl nem fog a legszรกrazabbak kรถzรฉ tartozni, errล‘l Zsigmond รrpi รฉs Komjรกti Zoli is tudnรกnak mesรฉlni. Ennek ellenรฉre azรฉrt az elmรบlt hรณnapban tรถrtรฉnt egy s mรกs boulderek mezejรฉn. A Graz kรถrnyรฉki 7C+ megmรกszรกsai utรกn รrpi Svรกjc felรฉ vette az irรกnyt, ahol Brione-ban tesztelte a maxerejรฉt. A lehavasodott tรถmbรถk kรถzรถtt projektelล‘dtek a 8A-k, de a legkemรฉnyebb megmรกszรกs ezรบttal 7C lett, nehezebb tรถmbrล‘l lemรกszรกssal mint felmรกszรกssal. รgy a komment: "I will never forget my way down, from the top of the boulder..." Aztรกn pรกr hete Zoli รฉs barรกtsรกgos bandรกja szintรฉn Svรกjc felรฉ vettรฉk az irรกnyt, ahol Chironico-ban elล‘szรถr megkaptรกk a teljesen leรกzott szektorokat, de mint utรณbb kiderรผlt csak az idล‘jรกrรกs tette prรณbรกra tรผrelmรผket. Ahogy Zolitรณl megszokhattuk mรกr, a szokรกsos "tripnyรณcรกk" most is jรถttek, 8 db utat bezsebelve 7C-8A fokozatok kรถzรถtt. Ha mรฉg ennรฉl is durvรกbbat kellene mondani, az vagy a Gabi รกltal รฉjszaka fejlรกmpรกval megmรกszott 7B lenne vagy pedig Zoli tanรญtvรกnya Hรกmori Peti 7C flash megmรกszรกsa - amit az edzล‘bรก szintรฉn lecsลฑrt! Vajon az ifjรบ Padavan a Mester babรฉrjaira tรถr? Na majd meglรกtjuk - gratulรกlunk a szรฉp eredmรฉnyekhez! ร‰s ha mรกr itt tartunk รฉrdemes megemlรญteni a vilรกggรก ment Agรณcs Tomit is, Mexico-ban kรผldte le a Centauro 7c+ -t. Oda is jรกr a pacsi!

14 February 2017

8c+ by Loic Zehani (16)

Loic Zehani, who did two 9a FAs last year, has done his sixth 8c+, Alien Carnage in Castillon in just six tries. Check the video. In the 8a ranking game the 15-year-old is #9.

Motivรกcia - Christof Rauch vylezie kaลพdรฝ tรฝลพdeลˆ dva bouldre 8A a ลฅaลพลกie
Christof Rauch mรก za poslednรฉ tri roky obdivuhodnรฉ skรณre - v priemere sa mu podarรญ kaลพdรฝ tรฝลพdeลˆ preliezลฅ dva bouldre obtiaลพnosti 8A alebo ลฅaลพลกie, priฤom len za poslednรฝ rok preliezol desaลฅ 8B+. Jeho vรฝkon je o to obdivuhodnejลกรญ, ลพe pracuje na plnรฝ รบvรคzok ako elektrikรกr a technik budovy vodnej elektrรกrne. Vรฝhodou je, ลพe piatky mรกva voฤพnรฉ. ฤŒo je tvojou motivรกciou na skรบลกanie takรฉhoto veฤพkรฉho objemu ลฅaลพkรฝch bouldrov? Nelรกka ลฅa skรดr projektovaลฅ nejakรฉ 8C? "Faktom je, ลพe skรบลกam veฤพa bouldrov v obtiaลพnostiach 8B+ a 8C, no veฤพa ฤasu venujem skรดr o nieฤo "ฤพahลกรญm" bouldrom. Keฤ za nejakรฉ krรกtke obdobie niฤ nepreleziem, frustruje ma to. Povedal by som, ลพe mรกm dobrรบ vรฝdrลพ, keฤ leziem na skalรกch tak kฤพudne aj 8 hodรญn v kuse s 20-30 minรบtovรฝmi pauzami. V hale trรฉnujem jeden aลพ dva razy do tรฝลพdลˆa po prรกci, cez vรญkendy vลพdy leziem oba dni vonku. Naprรญklad za poslednรฝ rok som bol cez vรญkend v hale menej ako desaลฅkrรกt. Ak nemรกลก problรฉm strรกviลฅ veฤพa ฤasu ลกofรฉrovanรญm a si dostatoฤne motivovanรฝ liezลฅ vonku, nejakรก suchรก skala sa vลพdy nรกjde. Nemรกm nijakรบ ลกpecifickรบ metรณdu vรฝberu projektov, vyskรบลกam, ฤo vyzerรก dobre a mohlo by mi aspoลˆ trochu sedieลฅ, aลพ potom sa rozhodnem, ฤi boulder budem skรบลกaลฅ ฤalej alebo ho odloลพรญm, dokรฝm nezosilniem. Niekedy ale na projekty ลกpecificky trรฉnujem. Vo viacerรฝch mojich projektoch sรบ naprรญklad spoฤรกky a aj v hale sa snaลพรญm nacviฤovaลฅ bouldre so spoฤรกkmi. Vรคฤลกinu ฤasu vลกak len klasicky trรฉnujem a pridรกm trochu visenia na liลกtรกch ฤi campusu." Streฤujeลก? "Streฤingu sa venujem intenzรญvne kaลพdรฝ deลˆ, hlavne ฤo sa tรฝka rรบk a nรดh, a k tomu mรกm ลกpeciรกlne masรกลพne cviky na predlaktia a prsty kvรดli chronickej tendonitรญde/zรกpalu. K nim eลกte dodรกvam aj niekoฤพko streฤovรฝch cvikov na zรกpรคstia a prsty." Interview robenรฉ Stefanom Koechelom minulรฝ december.

David Firnenburg preliezol La Reina Mora 9a (8c+)
David Firnenberg nedรกvno preliezol svoje prvรฉ 9a+, La Rambla v Siurane, a na zรกver vรฝjazdu pridal aj La Reina Mora 9a (8c+). "Dosลฅ moลพno jedna z najkrajลกรญch ciest v celom Katalรกnsku." (c)Jon Cardwell David je na treลฅom mieste v kombinovanom svetovom rebrรญฤku a jeho cieฤพom je dostaลฅ do Tokya 2020. Akรฝ je Tvoj nรกzor na formรกt lezenia na olympiรกde? "Podฤพa mลˆa olympijskรฉ hry prinรกลกajรบ dobrรฝ spรดsob, ako nรกลก ลกport sprofesionalizovaลฅ. Tรฝm pรกdom by viac lezcov mohlo ลพiลฅ z lezenia a mohli by tak posรบvaลฅ hranice ฤalej. Ak by sa to vลกak malo staลฅ, musรญ sa k tomu pristupovaลฅ zodpovedne. Uลพ z predchรกdzajรบcej skรบsenosti vieme, ลพe ฤรญm viac peลˆazรญ sa do ลกportu "naleje", tรฝm viac pochybnรฝch ฤi nefรฉrovรฝch praktรญk sa v ลˆom vyskytuje a pรดvodnรฝ zรกmer sa รบplne stratรญ. Preto by sme sa mali na priame aj nepriame รบฤinky zahrnutia lezenia na olympiรกde pozeraลฅ kritickรฝm okom. Tรฝka sa to aj formรกtu, ktorรฝ navrhujรบ IOC (Medzinรกrodnรก olympijskรก komisia) a ISFC. Predpokladรกm, ลพe faktory ako vhodnosลฅ ลกportu pre prenosy v TV, dramaturgia a potenciรกl do budรบcna budรบ povaลพovanรฉ za rozhodujรบce. Pravdepodobne to ale nebude formรกt, na akรฝ sme zvyknutรญ zo Svetovรฝch pohรกrov alebo akรฝ navrhuje 8a.nu, kde lezci zbierajรบ poฤas sรบลฅaลพe body a vรญลฅaz sa urฤรญ po ich koneฤnom sรบฤte. Skรดr sa bude jednaลฅ o formรกt, kde bude v poslednรฝ deลˆ sรบลฅaลพenia urฤenรฝ jednoznaฤnรฝ vรญลฅaz. Formรกt duelu je v sรบฤasnosti sรบฤasลฅou lezenia na rรฝchlosลฅ a mohol by sa vyuลพiลฅ aj v tomto prรญpade. Zรกklady boulderingu ฤi lezenia na obtiaลพnosลฅ sรบ vลกak inde a aj tieto disciplรญny by mali dostaลฅ moลพnosลฅ ukรกzaลฅ sa v ฤo najlepลกom svetle. Som rรกd, ลพe 8a.nu dรกva lezcom moลพnosลฅ vyjadriลฅ svoj nรกzor na tรบto problematiku a dรบfam, ลพe to napomรดลพe k vytvoreniu formรกtu, s ktorรฝm budeme vลกetci nakoniec spokojnรญ."

Christof Rauch does two 8A's or harder every week
For the last three years Christof Rauch has been doing almost two 8A or harder Boulders every week, including 10 8B+'s just last year. To make it even more impressive, he works full time as an electrician and building technician on a water plant where he always has Fridays off. What is your drive going for so many hard Boulders instead of just projecting 8C's? Actually I try a lot of hard boulders at the 8B+ and 8C range but most of the time I try some slightly "easier" climbs as well. It's just frustrating for me when I climb nothing for a while. I would say that I have some really good substance. When I am on the rock I mostly climb for about 8h with a few breaks around 20-30 min. Basically I train 1 or 2 times a week in the gym after work and on the weekend I always climb outdoors for 2 times. For example the whole last year i had less than 10 gym sessions on the weekend. If you have no problem with a lot of driving and you're motivated enough you always find a dry spot. I have no specific way to choose my projects. I just try what looks cool and could suite me at least a little bit, then I decide if I keep trying it or put it to rest till I get stronger. Sometimes I do some specific preparation for my projects. For example when I have a project with a lot of underclings I try to built some similar boulders in the gym. But most of the time I just do some basic training with a little bit of fingerboarding and campusing. What about your stretching exercises? I do a lot of stretching for my arms and my legs every day but beside that I do some massage on my forearms and fingers cause of some chronical tendinitis/inflammation. After that I do a few stretching exercises for my fingers and wrist as well. Interview by Stefan Koechel from last December.

La Reina Mora 9a (8c+) by David Firnenburg
David Firnenberg, who just did his first 9a+, La Rambla in Siurana, finished the trip off by sending also La Reina Mora 9a (8c+). "It might be one of the most beautiful climbs in whole Catalonia." (c) Jon Cardwell David was #3 in the Combined World Championship and he is trying to make it to Tokyo 2020. What is your opinion about the Olympic format? In my opinion the Olympic Games offer a chance to professionalize our sport. Therewith connects the hope that more climbers and also better than before can live from climbing. Though, this process must be fulfilled in a responsible manner. The experience from other sports show that the more money is involved the more questionable and even unfair practices are being made and the original idea is alienated. Therefore, we must observe the effects and also side effects related to the Olympic Games critically. This includes the format which is shaped by the IOC and IFSC. I suppose that factors such as TV-suitability, dramaturgy and successive selection are consulted as decisive. Probably it wonโ€™t be a format, like in the actual overall-ranking of the World Championships or proposed by 8a.nu, where the athletes collect points and a calculated overall-title is certain in the end but rather a format which generates a clear winner for the layperson to be identified on the last day of the games. The option of a duel format is already part of speed climbing and can be nicely accommodated here. The essentials of bouldering and lead climbing are different from time comparison in the first place and should get their chance to be expressed, too. I appreciate that 8a.nu gives the athletes a platform to proclaim their thoughts and I hope that this contributes to a better result for everyone finally.

Christof Rauch imรกi: Minden heti 8A-bรฉmet add meg nekem ma!
Jellemzล‘en az elmรบlt hรกrom รฉvben a 22 รฉves Christof Rauch minden hรฉten 2db 8A vagy ennรฉl nehezebb bouldert mรกszik meg beleรฉrtve a 10db 8B+ a tavalyi รฉvbล‘l. Ami ezt mรฉg kรผlรถnlegesebbรฉ รฉs egyedรผlรกllรณvรก teszi, hogy heti 38.5 รณrรกt dolgozik technikuskรฉnt a Villachi Vรญzerล‘mลฑnรฉl, a pรฉntek รฉs vasรกrnap mindig sziklรกs nap, nincsen mรกszรณcipล‘ szponzora (!), a videรณvรกgรกst leszarja; ennรฉl tรถbb mรกr nem is kell ahhoz hogy egy rejtรฉlyes รฉs szรญnpatikus gyerek legyen az osztrรกk boulderezรฉs palettรกjรกrรณl. Az elmรบlt 6 รฉvben tรถbb mint 400db 8A bouldert mรกszott 8C-vel bezรกrรณlag, ezek 80-90%-a Alpok-beli boulder, tehรกt a jรณ รถreg mรฉszkล‘ รฉs kisperkรณs grรกnit. Mivel a kรถzelben nล‘tt fel, rรฉgebben "The Zillertaler" (a Zillertรกli) nรฉven becรฉztรฉk. A szintรฉn villachi Stefan Kรถchel nemrรฉg egy elรฉg hosszรบ รฉs megfogรณ interjรบt kรฉszรญtett vele, igazi csemege azoknak akik fejbล‘l tudjรกk az Alpok bรฉli boulderhelyeket, hรญres utakat รฉs fokozatokat. De pรถrrenjen most is pรกr kรฉrdรฉs! Mi hajt arra, hogy mรกssz vรฉgtelen sok nehรฉz (8A-8B) bouldert, ahelyett hogy 8C-ket projektelnรฉl? Jelenleg sok nehรฉz bouldert projektรกlok a 8B+ 8C fokozatokban, de az idล‘m nagy rรฉszรฉt inkรกbb lehetล‘leg kicsit "kรถnnyebbekre" szentelem. Egyszerลฑen csak frusztrรกl az รฉrzรฉs, ha nem mรกszok meg semmit. Azt mondanรกm, szรกmorma van nรฉhรกny fontos alkotรณrรฉsze a mรกszรกsnak. Legtรถbbszรถr vagy 8 รณrรกt mรกszom, s csak nรฉhรกny 20-30 perces szรผnetet tartok kรถzte. Alapvetล‘en egy vagy kรฉt alkalommal edzek teremben hรฉt kรถzben, hรฉtvรฉgรฉn pedig szinte mindig kรฉtszer sziklรกn mรกszom. Pรฉldรกul a tavalyi รฉvben egรฉsz รฉvben kevesebb mint 10 alkalommal voltam hรฉtvรฉgรฉn teremben. Ha neked nincs problรฉmรกd a sok vezetรฉssel รฉs motivรกlt vagy; mindig fogsz szรกraz helyet talรกlni. Nincs meghatรกrozott mรณdja annak hogyan vรกlasszak projektet. Megprรณbรกlom ami kirรกlyul nรฉz ki รฉs legalรกbb egy picikรฉt passzolhat hozzรกm, aztรกn a prรณbรกk sorรกn eldรถntรถm, hogy prรณbรกlgassam mรฉg, vagy inkรกbb tegyem el talonba, amรญg erล‘sebb nem leszek. Nรฉha prรณbรกlok speciรกlisan felkรฉszรผlni egy projektre, pรฉldรกul ha van egy projรณm sok alulhรบzรณval - akkor รฉpรญtek a terembe is valami hasonlรณt. De legtรถbbszรถr รฉn is csak az alapedzรฉseket csinรกlom, egy kis fingerboarddal รฉs campus boarddal. Mi a helyzet a nyรบjtรกssal? Sokat nyรบjtom a karom รฉs a lรกbam minden nap (!), de emellett csinรกlok alkarmasszรกzst รฉs ujj masszรญrozรกst is, gyulladรกsok รฉs รญnhรผvelygyulladรกs elkerรผlรฉse vรฉgett. A masszรกzs utรกn pedig lenyรบjtom az ujjakat รฉs a csuklรณt is termรฉszetesen.

9a (+) and 9a in a day by Piotr Schab
Piotr Schab, who did two 9a's in Santa Linya last week, has done another two today: Fuck the System and Selecciรณ anal, which is actually considered a 9a+ by other repeaters. (c) Pablo Benedito Please tell us about your new training regime. "In my training program there is almost everything it takes to be a professional in any sport. But above all there is a group of highly motivated people. This makes the biggest difference in the progression. When there are positive vibes during training, it can become a priority in ones everyday life. Each day needs to be scheduled and balanced, while being patient and consistent is the key. Seems like all the rest should be our club's mystery. My coach is Maciej Oczko and physio is Magda Terlecka. This physio work was a key to let me train hard all the time. In Krakรณw we have a good team spirit and an experienced coach so we can test a lot of methods.

More big ascents by Ondra in Oliana
Adam Ondra, who did a 9b FA in Oliana three days ago, has during the following two days onsighted one 8b+ and two 8c's as well as doing the FA of an 8c, and Happy Day 9a/+. "Super crimpy and weird moves, which is my style. Extension of Happy Hour. Bolted by Dani and Jon Cardwell?" In total, the 23-year-old has done 73 routes 8c to 9a, which can be compared with the runner-up with about 15 lines within this grade range. In the picture taken by Pierre Delas from Fanatic Climbing, you can also see Adam's girlfriend Iva Vejmolovรก, who just did her first 8b+, Gorillas en la niebla.

Nicholas Milburn sending his first 8C, Paint in Black in RMNP in December. Last month he did his first 8B+, Jumpman in Boulder Canyon.