Three months of meeting inspiring climbers

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 09:16:44 +0000

Deep Throat (8B), Magic Wood – (c) Markus Ixmeier

From April until July I’ve been traveling from Sweden via Fontainebleau into the Alps bouldering without touching my harness and rope a single time. I’ve also been competing at boulder competitions. I even could win the German Seniors’ National Boulder Cup in Auerbach, the German Juniors’ Championship in Friedrichshafen and the International Juniors’ EYC in L’Argentière. During these months on the road I’ve met inspiring people and had amazing climbing experiences. I’ve discovered gorgeous places and widen my horizons.
I’ve sent many hard boulders up to 8B+ (see: tick list on 8a.nu) in that time and increased my climbing level significantly. Thank You everyone I met for this unforgettable time we’ve had! Here is a “potpourri” of some impressions I can give and some reports that have been published. There are some video clips to start with, too.

Enjoy reading some further links in more or less chronological order

Fontainebleau

– Scarpa Blog post about my boulder climbs (in German)

- Several posts on Kletterszene (in German)

Magic Wood

- Nice article by my friend Nora Kiraly on her blog (in English)

- Bodhi Climbing, the camping, guesthouse and backpackers in Magic Wood, writes about the latest actions in the climbing area (in English)

- 8a.nu about The Never Ending Story 8B+ (in English)

- Résumé on 8a.nu „David Firnenburg esta que explota“ (in Spanish)

-The website Pentranje reports about my ascent of The Never Ending Story 8B+ (in Polish)

German Boulder Cup in Auerbach

- Article plus pics on Kletterszene (in German)

- Article plus pics on Nordbayern.de (in German)

Sustenpass (CH)

- The Italian website Infoboulder.com with a post about the double ascent of Gespresster Hase 8B+ by Giuliano Cameroni and me (in Italian)

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Three months of meeting inspiring climbers