Alex Ventajas flashes Paranoid (8c)

Alex Ventajas, who sent his third 9a+ this spring. has flashed Paranoid (8c) in La Stazione.

Can you tell us more about the flash and the beta you did get?
I’m so pleased about this send! Some friends told me “Paranoid” could be a good line to try flash, so I was curious to come here and see! The first day I felt tired since I had some intense route-setting days just before, and I didn’t want to waste the opportunity, so I tried different routes to adapt to this style and get used to this wall.

Yesterday was my second day in “La stazione” and I had the luck to find my friend Davide Bassotto and his father Pietro who helped me visualize all the moves and encouraged me to give it a go! I’m really satisfied with the attempt since I managed to find my flow and climb every section without making mistakes!

The day before I watched another climber trying it, then with Davide and Pietro I visualized the moves from the ground, trying to memorize the sequences and also watch one of their videos. The hard part is that the rock is white so it's hard to see the holds and understand from the ground how their are. When I started climbing, some holds were slightly different compared to what I expected, but luckily it's a route that let you fight and I had a great feeling climbing!