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9a by Katherine Choong
Choong Katherine, who last year four times was Top-16 in the Lead World Cup, has done her first 9a, Cabane au Canada. (c) Rainer Eder
"One of my main goal this year was to climb a 9a. After falling two times at the top of Era Vella last spring, I decided to try another route near my place, Rawyl, a beautiful crag in Valais (south of Switzerland). I already tried it once last year but was not able to do one move on the upper part of the route. A dynamic move hard for short people like me that donโt know how to jump.
But as the new style of the World cup route changed, I did more bouldering this year and was finally able to find a solution. But I kept falling again and again in this last section since June. This weekend was my last chance to do it for a long time and maybe that was the key for me. The pressure of the last chance worked and on my last day, after 4 days in a raw of climbing, 3rd try of the day, something clicked. It was the kind of moment in climbing when every move felt easier, I found my flow. I finally sticked the dyno and clipped the chains of Cabane a few minutes before the night.
Now my focus is full again on the IFSC World Championship in two weeks. Then I have plan to go to Flatanger, Norway."
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