2 August 2023
Marine Thevenet does Steppenwolf (8B)
Marine Thevenet, who has completed over 90 boulders 8A and harder, has done Steppenwolf (8B) in Magic Wood. The former lawyer has just started her own business as a sports manager to help climbers and outdoor athletes to find sponsors. (c) Clement Lechaptois
โI tried Steppenwolf 2 sessions 2 years ago. At that time, I did some promising attempts :) This year I was really psyched to come back to Magic Wood to finish it since we didn't have the chance to climb in MW last year. I was curious to see if I had made some progress or not!
The first session this year was disastrous! I had a finger injury in April and I was not able to crimp at 100% with my right hand, but I naively believed that maybe I could compensate with something else ๐คทโโ๏ธ Magic Wood quickly reminded me how strong in crimps you should be to send boulders haha! But being less in shape allowed me to find an easier beta for the end than the one I did some years ago. So I came back home with frustration and motivation to come back stronger with a totally fixed finger ๐ We came back for a short trip of 4 days in mid-July and, this time, I was able to climb at my best :)โ
โI tried Steppenwolf 2 sessions 2 years ago. At that time, I did some promising attempts :) This year I was really psyched to come back to Magic Wood to finish it since we didn't have the chance to climb in MW last year. I was curious to see if I had made some progress or not!
The first session this year was disastrous! I had a finger injury in April and I was not able to crimp at 100% with my right hand, but I naively believed that maybe I could compensate with something else ๐คทโโ๏ธ Magic Wood quickly reminded me how strong in crimps you should be to send boulders haha! But being less in shape allowed me to find an easier beta for the end than the one I did some years ago. So I came back home with frustration and motivation to come back stronger with a totally fixed finger ๐ We came back for a short trip of 4 days in mid-July and, this time, I was able to climb at my best :)โ
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