27 April 2020
Total Blackout 8C FA by Christof Rauch
Christof Rauch has done the FA of Total Blackout in Zillertal, meaning he has now done eleven 8C. Quite impressive as he is working full time. (c) Thomas Lindinger
"A dream came true! For sure the hardest line in my home valley and a real power-endurance testpiece! Started the journey 5 years ago with the FA of Nussknacker sit (8B+). Back then the start from further left wasnโt possible due to a lot of stuck driftwood. Last year most of the driftwood was finally gone. I put away the rest and found some perfectly shaped holds.
After two sessions I did the FA of Black Water (8A+) but linking this into Nussknacker wasn't realistic at that time because of a lack of fitness after my finger injury. Nevertheless I was willing to put in the necessary work. I did a few sessions last autumn and a few more this spring.
From the middle of March till the middle of April there was no climbing at all, in Tyrol we were not allowed to leave our town and we wer only allowed to leave the house for important things. After that the restrictions got a little less and I was able to climb again in my home areas. In that month of no climbing I trained at home on some fingerboards."
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