5 September 2023

Garnbret wins the Rock Master and sends Underground

Janja Garnbret, who last weekend won the Arco Rock Master's Speed Duel, reports on Instagram that she has made a quick ascent of Underground 8c+/9a). The 24-year-old Slovenian has been the best female climber in the world since 2016 when she won her first, out of eight, World Championships. On rock, she onsighted her first 8b at age 15 and one year later she flashed La Fabelita (8c). She has also onsighted two 8c's but has not yet spent much time projecting routes. Her only 9a, she did at age 18 in a mere five tries.
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