Pepa Šindel ticks Affinità elettive (9a+)

Pepa Šindel, who the last year has sent ten routes graded 9a to 9b, has done Affinità elettive (9a+) in Capanna Bill. ”Beautiful! Great vision by Andrea Milani! 60 meters of pure endurance. Gladly didn’t drop the last pitch 🙏😭 Maybe soft?”

Can you tell us more about the ascent and how much effort it took?
The route starts with a Frankenjura-style 8b/8b+ pitch on pockets, then joins into a power-endurance 8c+ and keep pushing higher… all the way into the final 9a pitch, 55 metres above the ground! 🤯

My first tries on this route took around 90 minutes each before I figured everything out. Václav Šindel thanks bro, for all the patience. 😵‍💫🙏 At first, I thought I had no chance of linking everything together because the amount of endurance it takes is insane, even though there are good rests in between. Even thought the last 3rd pitch is on its on max 8b more like 8a+ with a really good rest after the second pitch its still super hard, because after just 3 moves you instantly get pumped everything that you just rested:)

I was also super lucky 🍀 on my send go because literally a minute after I clipped the chains, the rain started pouring down, and the route was completely wet within seconds! Somehow, I also never fell on the last pitch. 🙏 On the send go, I spent 45 minutes on the wall.

In the end, everything came together much quicker than I expected, and I managed to send it on my 3rd day, 6th go!

What is next?
Right now I am trying Adam Ondra’s new 9a+ called The Big Twin. So far I spend 1 day on it. And I really like it:)