17 February 2025
Ga-eun (11) and Younghye Kwon (53) send La Fabelita (8c)
Ga-eun Kwon, who sent Southern Smoke (8c+) at age 10, has together with her father Younghye completed La Fabelita (8c) in Santa Linya. Both ascents are shared on YouTube, Ga-eun and Younghye. The 53-year-old, who last year won the Ice World Cup in Korea, gives us their story.
"The climbing trip was planned for Santa Linya during my daughter's winter vacation. We chose La Fabelita as our first project. She solved all the moves on her third attempt and, after a rest day, sent it on her second try. In total, she sent the route on her fifth attempt. I figured out the moves faster, but it took about ten attempts due to my weaker stamina. Haha. Ga-eun also completed "Rock Fucks" 8b+ on her fifth attempt. Since there are many routes graded 8b+ and above here, we plan to climb more difficult routes in Oliana and Margalef next time."
"The climbing trip was planned for Santa Linya during my daughter's winter vacation. We chose La Fabelita as our first project. She solved all the moves on her third attempt and, after a rest day, sent it on her second try. In total, she sent the route on her fifth attempt. I figured out the moves faster, but it took about ten attempts due to my weaker stamina. Haha. Ga-eun also completed "Rock Fucks" 8b+ on her fifth attempt. Since there are many routes graded 8b+ and above here, we plan to climb more difficult routes in Oliana and Margalef next time."
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