1 January 2022
Off the wagon Low by Yannick Flohรฉ
Yannick Flohรฉ, #3 in the Boulder World Championship in 2019, has done Off the wagon Low 8C+ in Valle Bavona. (c) Stefan Schmieg
"Took me three sessions for the stand start in 2020 and two more for the Low this trip. The trick was to have a rest day that helped a lot ๐ I think it must be said that the crimp you jump to got slightly better because a tiny bit of the crystal broke. The big move didnโt feel easier compared to last year but the campus move is much easier now due to more space for the thumb. I don't think it changes the grade because the crux is still to link the first move into the jump to the crimp. And thereโs probably no boulder out there that suits my style better than this one so I canโt tell if itโs soft for the grade or Iโm just strong. I will try to climb another 8C+ to compare the grades ๐."
Last year, Yannick participated in nine Lead and Boulder World Cups and his worst result was #23. In the World Championship, he was #9 in Boulder and #15 in Lead and in Combined he won!
What are your 2022 plans?
Iโll try to climb some hard boulders in Ticino and Bleau and maybe Iโll focus a little bit more on lead for the next comp season. Maybe Iโll skip some boulder WC's to prepare for the Lead comps. But Iโm not sure. Iโll decide after the first boulder WCs.
"Took me three sessions for the stand start in 2020 and two more for the Low this trip. The trick was to have a rest day that helped a lot ๐ I think it must be said that the crimp you jump to got slightly better because a tiny bit of the crystal broke. The big move didnโt feel easier compared to last year but the campus move is much easier now due to more space for the thumb. I don't think it changes the grade because the crux is still to link the first move into the jump to the crimp. And thereโs probably no boulder out there that suits my style better than this one so I canโt tell if itโs soft for the grade or Iโm just strong. I will try to climb another 8C+ to compare the grades ๐."
Last year, Yannick participated in nine Lead and Boulder World Cups and his worst result was #23. In the World Championship, he was #9 in Boulder and #15 in Lead and in Combined he won!
What are your 2022 plans?
Iโll try to climb some hard boulders in Ticino and Bleau and maybe Iโll focus a little bit more on lead for the next comp season. Maybe Iโll skip some boulder WC's to prepare for the Lead comps. But Iโm not sure. Iโll decide after the first boulder WCs.
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