Dreamtime 8C by Kim Marschner as a bonus losing 25' €

Kim Marschner, who did his first 9a this summer, has done the Dreamtime in Cresciano. The classical Fred Nicole test-piece put up in 2001 as the first 8C in the world but it was later considered 8B+ until a hold broke down. "Such a classic! 8B+, 8C I can't tell. Maybe low end 8C. The left heel hook drove me crazy. Needed one lucky Go where the hook stuck and I climbed it to the end in my third session. Did the far lock off from the crimp." Video on his Insta.

Yesterday, Marscher was in German television in the Nina final where he was runner up after Alex Wurm, meaning he also lost Euro 25 000 in prize money.

"I started Ninja because of Moritz Hans. He was also a comp climber until he retired three years ago. He asked me to join his team at Team Ninja Warrior two years ago. In the same year, I also competed for the first time at the normal Ninja Warrior Germany and became second after Alex Wurm. Last year I injured my foot by trying the Mega Wall. It is 5,5m high and I slipped off the lip and fell all the way down. So I finished the stage and also the next stage on the same day but the next day I went to the doctor and he said I have a torn ligament. So I couldn’t keep on.

This year I made it safely through the qualification and semis. In qually there was the power tower for the first time. The two fastest from every qualification (there where 6 qually's) competed against each other in that power tower. The one who was faster was straight in finals and won 5000€. I won. So in finals I started and came the furthest but there where still three to come. I fell at the last obstacle the flying bar before the mount Midori Yama. So Alex was the last to come and made it one jump further than me so I became second again. No money for the second place. First got 25.000€"