17 March 2020
Sierra Madre 8C by Michael Piccolruaz
Michael Piccolruaz has done his second 8C, Sierra Madre in Zillertal.
"Probably the happiest I've ever been after topping out a Boulder! Finally, it happened. This means a lot to me! Cruising through the lower part and falling on those last 2 moves over and over again made this such a crazy mental battle. But with the right conditions, shape, skin, people around me to distract me during the failed attempts, it just had to happen. Absolute king line! Props to Flo (Schmalzl) for establishing this beast."
The Italian is from Val Gardena and studies in Innsbruck. "I could get home but until two days it was better to stay in Innsbruck cause I could go outside climbing. Now I still have to figure out whether it is better to get back home..."
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