12 June 2020

Qui 9a+ by Roland Hemetzberger

Roland Hemetzberger, who previously has sent five routes 9a and 9a+, reports on Insta that he has done Stefan Fรผrst 1996 test-piece Qui near Innsbruck, which only Adam Ondra has repeated. It begins with an 8c/+ route followed with a five moves 8A boulder where Roland failed 45 times before sending. "It was physically and mentally one of the biggest challenges Iโ€™ve ever had." (c) Fabian Hagenauer

"I grew up in Kufstein and moved three years ago to Innsbruck. I remember myself a few years ago saying, "I am not able to send Wagnis Orange", the lower 8c. I was simply psyched from Adam Ondraโ€˜s video and ascent. Next is a multi-pitch project at Wilder Kaiser. It will be harder than WOGรœ which I sent two years ago." (WOGรœ is Ondra's FA with seven pitches including two 8c's, considered as one of the hardest in the world.)
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