Moritz Welt completes Low Life (8C) and FA’s 8B+

Moritz Welt has made the FA of Straight Flush (8B+) and done the first repeat of Low Life (8C), both in Frankenjura. The 23-year-old has previously done some 20 boulders 8B+ and harder as well as over 20 routes 9a or 9a+. (c) Tobias Iding

Can you tell us more about those two ascents?
'Straight Flush' is a linkup of two existing Boulders, the first half of Royal Flush (8B+), which I did the FA of in 2019, second half is the classic Hips don't lie (8B). After doing 'Royal Flush' I wasn't very motivated to come back and do the remaining link, but then a friend convinced me to join him on a session there. Refreshed the moves a bit and did it in a few tries.

'Low Life' was my main project last winter. It is a 4-move sitstart addition to the classic 'Forget about life for a while' 8A+/B. The start itself could be 8B and the whole thing is probably one of the hardest boulders in Frankenjura. Moritz Perwitzschky did the impressive FA in 2021 and since then nobody else could do it. This season, to my surprise, it took me only one more session. About one hour of relearning all the moves and 2 ground attempts.