Ascents in Fränkische Schweiz

Nice Boulder Route.

Did the sequence wrong, and it's really all about the sequence... successfully warmed up, though.

It took me quite a while to figure out a good beta for me, both for the crux at the second bolt as well as for the finish.

Second try, made every mistake there is to make, still got about two thirds up, then fell, completely exhausted. For what it's worth, this is an 8+/9- that might actually be harder than 8+ for once.

For my future self (spoilers start here): Tape left middle finger, right middle and ring finger for the sharp holds. First crux: Go straight up to the two double-pockets, twist left for a reachy move into the bad pocket (index but mostly middle finger worked best). Put right foot a bit higher (hard to see pocket), then place left foot (no hook) on the little ledge. Use mono to get up, then left hand into the hold on the flake (it sucks, deal with it), then maybe right hand into the next bad pocket (not sure anymore). Then, this is vital, right foot into the higher one of the good pockets. Now barely reach the top of the flake. Sketchy clip.

For the finish: First of all, rest on ledgy holds below. Don't miss the good pockets in the "pillar" on the right side of the crack. Use the first one with the right hand instead of reaching far up and right to the tempting pockets. Then use the second pocket as an undercling to get into the slit on the right. From the slit, first get the left hand in the topmost part of the crack (little finger gets stuck a bit), put the left foot on the somewhat hidden crimp in the crack, then the good hold up left is within reach. It looks too far away, but it isn't. Then just one-arm-pull yourself up, or I don't know, do what you still can at this point.