Lucija Tarkuš does three 8c’s in two weeks

Lucija Tarkuš, who placed 8 to 28 in all her seven Boulder and Lead World Cups this season, has the last two weeks sent one 8A Boulder and three 8c’s, out of which two in one day. Now the goal for the 22-year-old Slovenian is to send Martin Krpan (9a).

Can you tell us more about your roctober sends?
So after comp season, I was really looking forward to rock season, but at the start it was hard to get out there, so I only had two climbing days. On one, I quickly did Strelovod (8c) and on the other I had a boulder session where I finally got to try some local boulders. I was happy that I could quickly do my second-ever 8A boulder.

This week I can finally spend more days at the crag. First, I finished one of my old projects, Kaj ti je deklica 8b+, which went pretty easily. Then I started working on Konec mira (8c), which definitely felt the hardest and needed the most tries, around 10, but I’m glad I sent it. Now maybe I can do the connection into it, and if all goes well, it could be my first 9a (Martin Krpan). After sending Konec Mira, I was really surprised with how quickly I did Corrida (8c), it was the first time I’ve ever sent two 8c’s in one day. Hopefully the weather stays good 🤞