Jessy Pilz: another big breakthrough of 2015

Jessica Pilz started competing in 2010 and has made the podium in the Euro Youth Cup twice. Since 2012, when she begun training with a plan, she has been the best in her age category. Her trainer is Ingo Filzwieser, the Austrian national youth coach, and normally she trains for 4 to 5 times a week for 3.5 hours. Jessy started up in 2015 with being #5 in the Euro Bouldering Championship and finished by being #3 in the Lead WC. Her worst result out in seven WCs was once being #4. In between, she was #3 in the European Championship. Add to that two 8c+'s and more and it is quite obvious that the 19-year-old is in the Top-20 on the 8a Climber of the year list. (c) Ansichtssache / Andi Aufschnaiter - In 2015 at the beginning of the season I had no pressure and no high expectations in the World Cup, because I was still climbing in youth comps and I first thought my highlight will be the World Youth Championship in Arco. But later it turned out that I also could climb onto the podium in adults comps. The explanation is easy: I trained hard for this season and had great support from the Austrian team, sponsors, trainer, friends and parents!! I think talent and luck is also important sometimes and this was might also be part of this season ;) Oh I forgot my goals on rock: haha that's easy I do't have one ! The rock trip to Oliana the last week was a great addition and reward for me. I never expected that I could climb those hard routes, because I am almost never on rock and I have little experience. But I absolutely enjoyed it with a great crew and got used to it ;) After school I want to do more rock climbing (also in Austria), because up to now I had not enough time..