Matjaz Zorko completes Xaxid hostel (9a)

Matjaz Zorko, who in 2022 sent three 9a’s, has after some 20 sessions, completed Xaxid hostel (9a) in Mišja Peč. (c) Peter Kocjan

”I’ve started projecting Xaxid this year in spring, but unfortunately I’ve run out of time to finish it before summer. This endurance masterpiece suits me quite well even though it has a quite hard boulder in the lower part. I was falling there for the last few sessions, every time one move further. Once I passed the crux I managed to remain focused and clip the chains without extra drama in the top part. For sure it’s my hardest route so far. Now I can finally focus on other project in Istria without being a slave of Misja pec. :D”

How come was this your first hard route in 2024?
Well last year I sent Človek ne jezi se L2 (8c+), which was my nemesis for three seasons because the style really doesn’t suit me😅 and now I have only really hard routes left to send in Slovenia, which will take some time to project and finnish :)