3 November 2016
Action Directe 9a by David Firnenburg
David Firnenburg, #3 in Combined in the last world championship, has done his eighth 9a, Action Directe in Frankenjura. It was put up by Wolgang Gullich in 1991 and it has been repeated 21 times now. (c) Lars Scharl
'ITโS DONE!!! A DREAM COMES TRUE. Last Saturday David finally repeated โAction Directeโ (9a) in Frankenjura after falling 9 times at the very last move. That was heartbreaking. The process of hard work behind this ascent makes the success even sweeter. Itโs a big motivational boost to have achieved something that hard and iconic. Itโs a feeling of satisfaction and pride which definitely remains active in our memories longer than usual."Action Directe" is a true masterpiece.'
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