3 March 2021
Baumwesen 9a by Roland Wagner (41)
Roland Wagner has done Baumwesen 9a in Salzburger Land. "Brilliant route. Took a bit longer than anticipated. 12 days this year plus 14 days in 2018/19. Using the momentum of โSehnsuchtโ, I felt it could go down rather quickly. Baumwesen (โthe tree beingโ) is a bit of a peculiar route since itโs right behind a massive tree. Itโs nonetheless awesome and for sure one of my harder ones.
The route was FAโed by Jakob Kronberger in 2017 and hasnโt seen an ascent since. I feel very privileged that with climbing we get to choose our "battles". Lifeโs been really good up there with no end in sight! Onward!โ (c) Chris Krah
Interestingly, the 41-year-old had only done one 9a prior to 2021, and in January he did his Sehnsucht 9a/+. Then he also provided five reasons why he thinks he could send his hardest route by the age of 40+:
1. Motivation/Obsession 2. Hard structured multi-task training 3. Injury-free 4. Lucky with conditions 5. Inspiration.
The route was FAโed by Jakob Kronberger in 2017 and hasnโt seen an ascent since. I feel very privileged that with climbing we get to choose our "battles". Lifeโs been really good up there with no end in sight! Onward!โ (c) Chris Krah
Interestingly, the 41-year-old had only done one 9a prior to 2021, and in January he did his Sehnsucht 9a/+. Then he also provided five reasons why he thinks he could send his hardest route by the age of 40+:
1. Motivation/Obsession 2. Hard structured multi-task training 3. Injury-free 4. Lucky with conditions 5. Inspiration.
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