Cabane au Canada 9a by Solveig Korherr

Solveig Korherr, who previously has done three 8c+', has done her first 9a, Cabane au Canada in Rawyl. "I couldn’t have wished for a better route and place to fulfil a long-term dream of mine! I‘m so freaking happy to call „La cabane au Canada“ my first 9a! After struggling with the big move in the upper part last year, I was very surprised to feel a lot stronger this time and to find a new and better beta! 2 days this year + 4 days last year. Thanks, Tini for the big support and the sending belay!" (c) Hannes Tell

How can you explain being so much stronger this year?
When I checked out all the moves of Cabane last year, I struggled quite a bit with one move in the upper part which was a very low percentage and huge for me. After falling there a few times after having already 25 meters of harder climbing in my arms, I arrived quite pumped there and I was doubting myself if I could to this move from the ground.

When I came back this year, I wanted to be well prepared and trained for one and a half months. When I tried the route the first time I was totally surprised how much better I felt compared to last year. The lower part was quite on my limit before and this time I could recover much better and felt stronger on the small crimps. When I tried the upper crux, I was almost shocked that the tiny intermediate I used for the big move I could now lock off and reach the next hold in a much more static and safe way. That gave me a lot of confidence and I knew with a good mindest it’s totally in my ability and in the end, I think this route couldn’t have fit me better.
I think the difference to last year was that I came straight out of a training cycle instead of being on the road for a while already. It was also the first time that I had a specific route in my mind which gave me a lot of motivation in my training.