Jana Svecova does Drift (8C)

Jana Svecova has sent Drift (8C) in Moravský kras, which is a variation of Tokyo Drift (8C) she made the FA of last month. (c) Lukáš Černý


Can you tell us more about the ascent and the process behind?
So basically, Drift is a boulder established by Adam Ondra in 2017. At the beginning, I thought this boulder wasn’t for me because I couldn’t reach the footholds that everybody uses. Also, there was the project Tokyo Drift that I was really psyched about, so I went straight for that.

Once I finished Tokyo Drift, I wanted to hop on Terranova and slowly get back into projecting it, and that’s exactly what I did. But after that first session on Terranova, when I felt too tired to continue doing some links, I tried the original line, Drift, just out of curiosity. I started to figure out a beta that might work for me, since I couldn’t reach the big foothold that everybody uses, and I found a solution.

At first, it felt very hard, but suddenly it became possible. It was just a matter of getting it into my muscle memory. Once I passed the first crux, I got into a position I knew from Tokyo, and the rest of the boulder was the same.

So it took me a couple more sessions to finish it. ��This one is special for me because it’s an already established boulder, and the grade is approved by other climbers like Will bosi or Jakub Konečný, who is a local climber and did quite a few other 8C’s there.

What is next?
Well ... once I return from Melloblocco, I will get back on Terranova until the conditions are good - see what needs to be improved and once the conditions are too hot I will train for a fall season and hopefully get some good highpoints or send? 👀