Yannick Chassain, 15, does Entlinge (8B+)

Yanik Chassain, who two months ago sent his first 9a, has repeated Fred Nicole’s Entlinge (8B+) in Murgtal. The 15-year-old has been doing IFSC Youth comps the last two years and in August he got the gold in the Euro Lead Championship.

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I have been in the Murg valley one week ago and checked out Entlinge for the first time. I already felt comfortable with the lower part but couldn’t do the upper part because of the wrong beta and really humid conditions, although the sun was out and the temperature was good. So after that session I felt already positive and was sure that with better conditions and the correct beta I could send it. So today I went there with better conditions, and after a very good warm-up and a quick send of Fried’s Shield Sit (8a/+) my head was really positive and I was sure that it was the perfect day to send the project.

I went to the boulder, found a good beta for me and could do the upside down part. So I was ready to give real tries from the bottom. On my first try I already climbed until the last hard move, which was very promising for the send. The next two tries were similar, but I felt more and more confident on the moves. On my 4th try everything came together. I sticked the crux move and floated up the boulder until the top. I’m super stoked that it went down so fast (in less than one hour), and I’m now hungry for other hard routes in the valley.