Eva Hammelmüller does WRC (9a)

Eva Hammelmüller, who last year sent 15 routes 8c+ or 9a, has done WRC (9a) in Castillon, which is an 8a+ extension to Alien carnage (8c+). On the same day she also flashed BarjoLand (8b): ”Technically a flash because I belayed Felix in it yesterday, but felt more like an onsight :D didn’t know any of the holds and took me forever to understand the beta… so happy that I kept fighting until the anchor!” (c) Felix Mast

Can you tell us more about the process behind sending WRC?
January was mostly about surving uni, work, and intense training sessions, and I was so happy that I got to climb outside again! I focused mainly on power training during the last couple of weeks, so my endurance on the first day in Alien Carnage felt terrible. However, I got back into lead climbing pretty quickly and managed to send it on the next day! As we quite spontaneously decided to climb another day in Castillon, I was curious and checked out WRC - and fell three times at the very top… I thought I had to abandon the route, but a change in our plans allowed me to give it another try on my 4th day of climbing. Having no expectations, I found myself on top of this amazing climb! Somehow I also half-flashed, half-onsighted BarjoLand (8b) and sent Total Jobard (8b+) afterwards. Sometimes the best days are the ones you don’t expect at all. Maybe Friday the 13th is my new lucky day?

What is your plan for the spring?
My plans for spring are mainly to train hard and climb outside on weekends. I have a few projects around home that I’d like to focus on, but I haven’t planned a bigger trip in the near future.