4 March 2026
Amรฉlie Kรคgi, 14, does Flow my tears (8B)
Amรฉlie Kรคgi, who last year became the Switzerland champion in all three disciplines in U-17, has sent Flow my tears (8B) in Chironico in just one session. During the last ten weeks, the 14-year-old has previously sent eight boulders 8A or 8A+ included one flash.
Can you tell us more doing your first 8B?
We had a beautiful day in Chironico. Since it was quite warm, we were able to warm up near the boulder in the sun. There was some shade on the boulder itself, so the conditions were pretty good. First, I tried to work out all the moves and find a good beta.
This boulder has some very nice, hard moves, mostly on slopers. I managed to do them all fairly quickly, except for the first move. I struggled a lot with the heel hook on the left. After I figured it out, I did some sendgoes, but I always missed a hold. You have to be very precise to grab the hold, which is quite difficult because you can't see around the edge. After optimizing my beta, I sent this cool boulder.
Can you tell us more doing your first 8B?
We had a beautiful day in Chironico. Since it was quite warm, we were able to warm up near the boulder in the sun. There was some shade on the boulder itself, so the conditions were pretty good. First, I tried to work out all the moves and find a good beta.
This boulder has some very nice, hard moves, mostly on slopers. I managed to do them all fairly quickly, except for the first move. I struggled a lot with the heel hook on the left. After I figured it out, I did some sendgoes, but I always missed a hold. You have to be very precise to grab the hold, which is quite difficult because you can't see around the edge. After optimizing my beta, I sent this cool boulder.
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