Edu Marin returns to sport climbing prowess with Fabela R2 (9a)

Eduard Marin, one of the best multi-discipline climbers in the world, covering pretty much everything from winning a World Cup and doing alpine bigwalls, has done in Santa Linya. (c) William Barcelo

Can you tell us more about Fabela and your upcoming plans?
I am really happy to be back in the 9a game again. It is like two years I have been on expeditions. It is a really nice and long physical route. It is a combination of an 8c+ with an 8b+. I am happy to feel in shape again. This year I want to focus on trying some harder routes. I will start to train seriously and try to send Stoking the Fire (9b). I am motivated to push my limit again. I am on fire again.

What does climbing typically look like for you nowadays?
A normal week means climbing rock 2-3 days and then a rest day and then 3 climbing days more. Before I go climbing I warm up at home and do some exercise. I am working on building the new gym in Lledia that will be open this year. I am a professional climber so my work is just to climb. Being a professional climber right now is very hard. It is hard work, you need to publish every day on Insta. You need to publish videos on Youtube. You need to be in shape and prepare your expeditions. We have more home work now. I live in two different worlds. In the beginning, there was no social media. You just made a picture with a photographer and that was it.