Arthur Ternant completes The Finnish Line (8C)

Arthur Ternant has done nine boulders 8B and beyond including The Finnish Line (8C) in Rocklands. We will follow up with an article about the possible strongest twin brothers in the world.

Can you tell us more about the trip and your hardest ascents?
This Rocklands trip was amazing. I came to South Africa with no expectations, because I had been injured for a long time this year (from December to the middle of May). So, no training and not much climbing. I wasn’t even sure I could climb without pain. But in the end, my shape and mindset were really good, and I surprisingly sent some boulders I had in mind really fast (Cosmic Artifact and Get Railed, both 8B+ and really cool) within my first 10 days.

After that, I decided to quickly check out the dream line “Finnish Line” and see how it felt—whether it seemed doable in one trip or not. I spent 3 sessions on the rope to work all the sections well, then came back another day to try it from the bottom. Amazing crew, good vibes, and perfect weather—2 tries from the ground! Such a good feeling. My best climbing moment!

Later, I decided to spend the rest of the trip climbing lots of amazing boulders in the 8A/B grade. And I finished the last week by sending “The Book Club” (8B+).