Dylan Chuat climbs Finit Infinity (9a)

Dylan Chuat, who last year sent four 9a+’ and his first 9b, has done Finite Infinity (9a) in Interlaken. The picture by Rémi Degenne, is from Charmey.

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I first came to try this route several years ago, and since then, I had never been back. I didn’t plan on returning this winter, but I don’t have any projects close to home at the moment. And above all, I’m dealing with a finger injury. Last weekend, I didn’t really know where to go climbing, so I thought I’d see if I could try this line I’d kept in the back of my mind, while avoiding using my right middle finger as much as possible. And in the end, it worked out that way. Really happy to be back putting my hands on this King Line.

The route starts with a slightly morpho bouldery move, but super fun to climb, leading to a rest on a big crimp. Then comes a second small crux on friction flat holds, not easy to manage with not-so-optimized beta and a lack of friction that day. But once that section is done, you can just enjoy climbing on good holds all the way to the anchor… and that feels great. It had been a long time since I climbed something a bit more in endurance, and honestly, I’d missed climbing 30 meters without stopping 🤩