Appointment of the king 8A+ by Jana Švecová

Jana Svecova, who last year did two 8B+, has done the FA of Appointment of the king (8A+) in Al Tawian. Last winter was also spent in the United Arab Emirates doing FAs.

Can you tell us more about your second trip to UAE and your 8A+ FA?
We came to the United Arab Emirates for two months, from December till the end of January. We decided to go to the Emirates because we know that you can enjoy climbing in winter here. It’s most of the time about exploring new areas and doing FAs. One of my FA is also boulder Appointment of the king which I graded 8A+. It has just really small holds, even for me 😃 whole climb is powerful and technical at the same time and it's in a 50-degree overhang. I also try to add a sit start now since we roll out one big stone and it is possible to start two moves lower, those two moves alone are around 8A maybe harder. I am 100% sure it will be around 8B+ 😀 We have two weeks left so let’s hope I will report some ascent of the lower start soon.