4 May 2026

Mattea Pรถtzi climbs Resistance (8c)

Mattea Pรถtzi, who made it to the semifinal in all her seven WCโ€™s last year, has completed Resistance (8c) in Schleier Wasserfall. โ€Started trying in fall 2024 and struggled a lot with the bottom part (also the very start). Got past the crux move once back then but messed up the middle part...took me 1 1/2 years to return to this beauty today. Conditions were great, everything was dry and after checking the moves again I sent "2nd go" of this year :) Guess I got somewhat stronger :)โ€

What is next and what about comps this year?
My plan is to do the whole world cup season and fit in some climbing in between, maybe Cรฉรผse again this summer.

How does a normal training week look like?
I train 5-6 times a week, often twice a day. Usually I have 2 strength and 2 lead sessions per week and then I do max boulders or longer (15-20 moves) boulders the other sessions.
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