Marco Müller ticks Curve Ball 8C (+)

Marco Müller, who in February sent his first 8C+, has done Curve Ball (8C+) in Valle Bavona, giving it a personal 8C grade. ”The boulder went down a bit to fast compared to the other boulders I climbed in Bavona that season, which is why I‘m leaning towards the lower grade for now. But time will tell.”

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
The same day I climbed ,Captain Nemo‘, I went to check ‚La Peregrina‘, the stand start to ‚Curve Ball‘. I managed to climb the boulder the same session, and started trying the sit for fun. I soon realized, that it might be possible to climb the whole line, so I returned the next weekend and got lucky with some north wind. The boulder is super technical and friction dependent, which is why the conditions make a huge difference between the slopers feeling sticky or not climbable at all. I could climb the boulder in my third session.

What is next?
The classics at Gottardo, I haven’t climbed there much, as normally I would have switched to rope climbing by now.