Michaela Kiersch takes it to yet a new level

Michaela Kiersch has been on a two weeks trip to Gottardo and sent ten boulders 8A and beyond including Power of Zero (8C), which she gives a personal 8B+ grade. The 31-year-old also did Hazel Grace (8B+), L'apprehension (8A+), Dulcifer sit down (8A+) and Eckzimmer (8A+). During the last five years, she has sent more than 20 boulders 8B to 8C and more than 20 routes 8c+ to 9a+. (c) Jorge Diaz-Rullo

Can you tell us more about the trip and the most memorable ascents?
I love going to a new area and trying a big range of climbs rather than focusing only on the hardest ones so this trip was really a success.

Hazel Grace was perfectly my style and I did it very quickly, I'll return for the sit in cooler weather. Power of Zero is an 8C from Diego Cameroni that it a beautiful arete with very friction dependent holds and tiny pebbles. The crux move uses a very high heel hook and I found another pebble to help me with the deadpoint to the jug so I think 8B+ is fair, maybe even 8B but it's hard to say if it's morpho to my style (for a change haha).