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World cup in Edinburgh, Schotland
The 6-minute rule strikes again…
Like most other female athletes, I was running out of time in the final.
The only thing I could do, was quickly make some more moves. Rushing like that, my feet came off and I fell, having about 2 seconds and a lot of power left.
Photo made during the qualification round by Eddie Fowke.
Sweet neuf 9a+ â First ascent
After having climbed Sang neuf, I had 1 climbing day left. SĂ©bastien Richard suggested that I could try to link Sang neuf 9a with the 25 meter second pitch of Home sweet home 8c/+ and I accepted the challenge.
After a rest day I climbed Sang neuf 9a again but this time I did not stop at the chain, but climbed on to the chain of Home sweet home.
This new route is now called Sweet neuf: Sang neuf & Home sweet home combined. ?
Climbing Sweet neuf 9a+
Sang neuf 9a – First Ascent
This 15 meter project in Pierrot beach (Vercors, France) was bolted by Quentin Chastagnier.
I had first tried the route in April 2016, but had had to abandon it due to extremely cold weather. At that time my mother had filmed me while I was climbing, so that in case I came back, I would remember the movements.
And the hard work I had done last year payed off! I came back this year and did the first ascent on September 4th.
Climbing Sang neuf – 9a
World Cup in Briançon
2nd place for me during the 3rd Lead World Cup of the year in Briançon, France.
The qualifcations and semifinal went well for Jain Kim (KOR), Janja Garbret (SLO and me since we topped all 3 routes.
The final route was nice and pumpy and I was glad I smoothly passed the overhanging section. Clipping the last quickdraw before the top cost me a bit too much energy and I couldn’t grab the next holds as precisely as I would have liked. I fell one move lower than Janja who won the competition. Jain became 3rd.
Congrats to Romain Desgranges, Sean McColl and Stefano Ghisolfi for being the male medalists.
Worldgames in Poland
On July 23th I won the gold medal during the Worldgames in WrocĆaw.
The podium with Janja Garnbret (SLO) and Julia Chanourdie (FRA) was decided by countback to the qualification round, because the 3 of us fell at the same move.
When I fell I wasn’t tired yet, but the way I tried to go on was just impossible. I knew this, but I could’t change anything about it since I hadn’t noticed a hold on the left. It was placed on a big volume and was impossible to be seen by the climbers from underneath during the 6-minute observation time.
But it turned out to be enough for the victory and I’m grateful for that! đ
It was a nice experience to be at such a big event and to meet other top athletes from non-olympic sports.
A short rock climbing trip
Somewhere in the middle of my preparation for the upcoming season, I took a little break from training and headed to France for a few days of rock climbing.
I had hoped to get a lot of sun on my face while being in the south of France, but instead I had to battle a lot of cold and windy days, wet holds and even a heavy thunderstorm right when I was climbing. Most of the time my down jacket was one of my best friends. đ
Amazed by this rainbow which came after the storm
Despite the difficult conditions, I was able to do some hard climbs and I could return home with a thankful heart.
I didn’t do any onsight climbing during the trip. Every time I tried a route, I worked it out first and then did an attempt.
In Saint LĂ©ger du Ventoux:
- RĂȘve de poutre 8c – 1st attempt
- Le Nabab 8b+ – 1st attempt
- IdĂ©al chimĂ©rique 8c/+ – 1st attempt (probably first female ascent)
- Le concept 8b+ – 2nd attempt
In Les Auberts:
- LâĂ©mĂȘchĂ© 8c – 1st attempt (1st female ascent; new route opened by Guillaume Lebret)
Check out this nice article on Grimper.com (in French) by Seb Richard. Thanks Seb for the pictures!
L’Ă©mĂȘchĂ© 8c in Les Aubert, DrĂŽme region
Climbing Le Concept in Saint LĂ©ger du Ventoux