Moritz Welt ticks Pantera (9a)

Moritz Welt, with 24 9a’s and beyond, has climbed Pantera (9a) in Frankenjura. The 25-year-old has done 14 9a’s and harder only in Frankenjura.

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
Pantera was another one of the classic FJ lines I hadn’t properly tried before. It’s at the same crag as Corona, Black Label, and Burn4U, all of which I’d projected on and off over the years. Here and there, I’d had short working sessions on the moves of Pantera after trying one of the other lines. I finally finished Corona in 2023 and then shifted my focus to different crags, so I never came back. This year, I was looking for some classic lines I was still missing and could probably climb in a few sessions—something different to try in between working on my long-term projects. A friend reminded me that I should head back to Schneiderloch, so I did, and finished Pantera in three proper sessions :)


How many interesting 9a’s and harder still remains in Frankenjura?
Still a few, but most importantly there are still some very good 9a+ range projects to try. There is one I’m specifically psyched on that I’ve tried for 2–3 seasons already. It’s a really good line and will for sure be next level if I ever get a chance to send it. Right now, I don’t know if it makes sense for me, but I’m trying my best and just seeing how it goes :) It is an old open project.

What’s the name of the project, who bolted it and how is your progress?
No name yet but I tried a bit with Yannick [Flohe] who described it as the 'german excalibur' :D Harald Röker bolted it. German oldschool legend, who bolted a lot of hard stuff quite early here.

Only small links so far after some 20 sessions.