Katalin Paertan ticks Sundance sit (8A+)

Katalin Paertan, with eleven 8A’s under her belt, has done Sundance Sit (8A+) in Zillertal. “What an amazing line! Really suits my style. On the first day I had to get quite creative and found some weird beta that worked quite well for me, but getting the last kneebar in stayed quite a struggle. Really psyched I could fight through it two sessions later. First of the grade!”

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I really wanted to do this line when visiting Zillertal. At first I got a little desperate as the conventional betas either felt too difficult or too reachy for me. Then I managed to make a different heel hook work and optimize the beta in the upper part. It rained quite a lot in our last few days there which made it uncertain whether there would be another chance to send it after I failed to do so in the second session. Luckily it dried up quite quickly and I could use this final opportunity.