23 July 2012

Erbesfield's (49) record breaking numbers

In 1990, Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou did win the first World Cup she entered and in 1995, she won her last and also the world champion. In the 30+ World Cups she entered her worst result was #5 and she won the WC four straight years from 1992. Robyn has the best WC competition record of all time. In 1993, she did her first 8b+ and she said that all of her success was simply based on very hard training. During the last 15 years or so she has most of the time just been training some few hours a week and instead she has been a trainer together with Didier Raboutou (one of the best climbers in the world during the early 90-ties), with remarkable results. This last month she has very quickly done three 8b (+) and one 8c (actually the first she tried during her carrier) which makes you wonder if these are the most remarkable ascents in the history of climbing? Robyn's only explanation is that she might be stronger mentally making it possible to simply try harder. Ixeia 8b+: Third try - 1 Redpoint attempt Tripa de Conejo, 8b (+): Fourth try - 2 RP Botanics 8b (+): Third try - 2 RP Welcome to Tiujana 8c: Two weeks - 3 RP, also done by her daughter Brooke 11
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