The Story of 2 Worlds (8C) by Stefan Hochbaum

Stefan Hochbaum has done The Story Of 2 Worlds (8C) in Cresciano. ”Finally! So happy for finishing off this beast after many ups and downs. Perseverance paid off once again. Had a hard mental battle with this one. Many moves and lot's of room for mistakes make it even more satisfying!”

Can you tell us your story about the ascent?
The whole story begun when I first visited the dagger in March 2021. I surprised myself back then sending it after my second session really quick. Back than I only touched the holds of The Story after my Dagger send and thought it would be too hard at this moment, so I left Cresciano and climbed some other great problems in Brione because I had only few days left in Ticino. In October 2021 I started to working The Story of 2 worlds. After my 3th session I fell 3 moves before the last jug and got super hyped but skin and power were gone at this moment so I couldn't finish it this time.

In March 2022 I got back to Cresciano and thought this time I am going to send it fast. Weather was too warm and conditions terrible for such a long and hard boulder. I couldn't get back to my highpoint and got shut down and frustrated. So I left it again and focused on some easier stuff in Cresciano because I haven't climbed there anything. One year later March 2023 I got back to The Story. After arriving at this bloc all moves felt so much easier and I could finally send it. In total I spend 12 sessions at this bloc.

Can you tell us about your climbing background?
I am 29 years old, climbing 14 years now and living in North Germany where we don't have lots of good possibilities to go bouldering outside. So I am always syked to travel to the alps. I flashed 8A boulders and climbed 5 8B+ boulders in total.

What’s your next plan? I have only 2 days left here so I am taking it easy and try to climb so beautiful problems here.
Back home, 1.5 h drive from my hometown, I have a long outstanding project in an area called scharfenstein. It's next to the city Kassel. I am trying to do a first ascent there which a local showed me some time ago. Since 12 years it's an Project now and the hardest boulder I've ever tried. Fell on the last hard move 3 month ago. So super syked to go back. There will also be a short movie about all the process after I've finished it 🙂