Stefano Carnati ticks Peščena Ura (9a)

Stefano Carnati, who has already sent five routes 9a and beyond this year, has done Peščena ura (9a) in Sopota. ” Modern route involving an intro section (ca. 8B fb) with a great coordination move followed by a power endurance 8c route.” (c) Jernej Kruder

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
Sopota is a relatively small crag with only a few hard but beautiful routes. So after watching some clips from this place I put it on my list. The first route I could climb there was “In time”, which shares the upper part with “Pesčěna ura”. This latter has a great intro boulder involving a dyno requiring good coordination. After the send of “In time” I briefly tried it during a really warm day, while people were swimming in the beautiful natural pool (I’d better do the same). So, back on it a few days ago with colder temps, the first time I stuck the crux move, I could link the second part and clip the chain! I haven’t climbed [on] and I don’t even know many routes with modern-style movements like on this. It is definitely special and I’m happy to have it in my ticklist!