Jameson (9a) by Illya Bakhmet-Smolenskyi
"An awesome and bouldery route! Not exactly sure about the grade, probably pretty easy for 9a, especially if the climber is really strong on pockets... Tried it for around 4-5 days spread over 2 short trips, most of which I spent slipping off the humid pocket at the end. An absolute classic of a line, thanks a lot James for bolting it!"
What’s coming up next?
Well, for the next few months I'm planning to concentrate on finishing the studying semester with some day-long climbing trips around Tirol. Hopefully some local projects will go down💪 About summer, I really hope to go to Turkey for some bolting and exploring and then France.
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