Walk the line 9a by Christof Rauch

Christof Rauch has done Walk the line (9a) in Zillertal. "This was intense! My longest route climbing project and the hardest route I climbed so far! Maybe it doesn’t fit my style perfectly but I think it sits on the upper end of the grade. After falling almost 10 times past the last kneebar it became mentally really hard! Psyched to grab the third ascent after the legends Jakob Schubert and Adam Ondra. Thanks to everyone who supported me on this journey! Such a huge relief that it‘s finally over."

Christof is mainly a boulderer having done some 850 boulders 8A and harder out of which a dozen 8C's, although working full time. In the last two years, he has had some injury problems and this is why he has focused more on routes. This was the Austrian's fourth 9a the last year.

Are you fully recovered from your injuries now?
My elbow is not at 100%. I can not train one-arm pull-ups and no campus board but it‘s getting better slowly.