10 May 2023

Jameson (9a) by Illya Bakhmet-Smolenskyi

Illya Bakhmet-Smolenskyi, who previously has done five 9a’s, has sent Jameson (9a) in Geyikbayırı. The Ukrainian made his first 8a news at age eleven when he did his first three 8c’s as well as his first 8a onsight. Since grade one, he has basically been home schooled and for the last seven years been travelling around Europe with his family. The 18-year-old is currently based in Innsbruck where he studies in the University.

"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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