24 November 2019
Sierra Madre 8C by Christof Rauch
Christof Rauch, who is working full time, has done his tenth 8C, Sierra Madre in Zillertal. In the 8a ranking game the Austrian is #6. (c) Michael Piccolruaz
"One of the best and hardest lines in the valley! Would be even better without this nasty, sharp microcrimp on the upper part. Props to my friend Flo for establishing such a five star line! Dreamed about climbing this problem already when Flo tried to make the first ascent, then it took me many sessions to climb the first part โLarchโ (8A+) because it is on the limit for my armspan, then I tried โSierra Madre standโ (8A+) which took me a few sessions to find a good beta for my size as well. After that I got already quite close in May but then I hurt the pulley on my ringfinger. Back to bouldering it took me quite a while to get back into the right shape. Then the snow came too early this season but I didnโt give up! Shoveled off the snow after work on Monday, then went all in on Friday and fell 5 times on the last hard move. Wasnโt sure if I should even try it today because of quite bad skin. Had some bad luck and fell another 3 times on the last move. Then I went for a last effort and somehow fought my way to the top. Epic fight. So happy to finish this line after it became a real mental battle!"
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