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Hey there,

there is a nice Interview of us on Restjug. It´s about our climbs in Spain last winter as well as about our relationship as brothers and our plans for the future.

Enjoy reading 

Greez Ruben

Ruben in „Alla vill till himmelen, men ingen vill dö“ (fb 8A) – (c) Bernhard Viehweger

From April, 1^st until 10^th we were in Kjugekull for bouldering on its terrific granite. It is a well-known and one of the best boulder areas in Sweden and we have to say that we really enjoyed the time we stayed there. Not just the climbing and nature surrounding Kjugekull but also the people we met, the language, the food and all the other little things we discovered on our short trip turned out to be a memorable adventure. The only matter we were a little bit annoyed at was the weather: During the 10 days we had to pause extra 2 days because it was raining. Finally, it was the least evil though. Weiterlesen →

Trying „Gabentisch“ (fb 7C+/8A) at Biwakdach – (c) Rouven Kühn

Two and a half weeks ago Ruben and I were bouldering outdoors in Ith near Hanover. It was fun because the weather was great (sunny, dry and enjoyable cool) and a good friend of us, Rouven Kühn, took some nice pictures while bouldering together at the „Biwakdach“. Weiterlesen →

Hey guys,

as of late I’m a new member of the Northern German Rock Climbing Team. On the first weekend of March this year we were training together at the Pferdestall and Heulboje in Steinberg and Holzen/Luerdissen near Hannover. Thanks to Christian Buchards who wrote an article (in German) about the meeting and thanks to the whole team for a funny climbing and successful excursion on two sunny and enjoyable days.

Best regards & more news to come soon

David

Ruben is trying „A Muerte“ (9a) in Siurana after his send of „Era Vella“ in Margalef – Pic by David Firnenburg

With a grand pleasure we have to inform You about two 9a routes we’ve completed during the last two weeks in Catalonia. Ruben is back in Hanover now and David still there. Here are some short comments about our ascents: Weiterlesen →

One highlight of this trip! Flashed „Tigre te dragon“ (fb 8A) in Rocher Greau – Pic by Lena Herrmann

Currently I’m in Fontainebleau for bouldering on one of the best rock in Europe. My good friend and strong climber Lena Herrmann is accompanying me and it makes a lot of fun projecting and sending the boulder problems with her. This should be just a very short post so there will be more news to come. We will stay here until the beginning of December, then we are off to Catalunya. Life is good. I’m happy and enjoying the stay here.

All the best from my side and cheers

David

It is a great pleasure for us to welcome Beal as  our new Sponsor who equips us with climbing hardware reaching from climbing ropes and quickdraws over harnesses and slings to chalk and much more. We really appreciate this support which offers a safe stay and high-tech material for sport climbing. We are very happy to work together with Beal!

David in „Hänsel ohne Gretel“ (8b), Holzgauerwand/Frankenjura – Pic by Ruben Firnenburg

After the European Youth Boulder Cup in Laval Ruben and I spent one week in the Frankenjura for rock climbing. But to be honest, the weather was mainly crap. Only on Friday and Saturday the sun came out and the rock was more or less dry which made it possible to send hard routes.

Ruben’s fall vacations already began on October 3rd so that we met with Lena Herrmann in Frankenjura for two days before she and David had to fly to Laval. Weiterlesen →

In the third final problem – Pic by C. Loury

After a seesaw with our federation, if we can compete or not, Lena Herrmann and I finally got the chance to start at this year’s last European Youth Boulder Cup in Laval (FRA). Consequently the German Lead Cup in Würzburg wasn’t my last competition this year after all. The message that we are allowed to participate was surprising. Lena and I were driving on the high-way in direction to Frankenjura to spend some days on the rock. Particularly she was overjoyed to hear that. For her it was the last opportunity to perform well in her last year to compete in a youth category ever. That meant that we had to reorganize our plans a bit. Weiterlesen →

In the youth A final route – Pic by David Firnenburg

The lead finals of the German Championships this year, including an overall ranking (lead, boulder and speed) for youth A, took place in Würzburg (Bavaria) on October, 5^th-6^th. David and I both started at the seniors’ competition on Saturday. On the following Sunday I competed again in Youth A. Not just the seniors’ competition was a spectacular fight. The youth competition was also this year’s last chance for me to become German Champion. Weiterlesen →