Ascents in Lechtaler Alpen

Video: https://youtu.be/ukm8wVEAs5o?si=gF_TZ82JSM3Cd6rD It’s been more than five years since I first tried the route “Clash of the Titans” back home in Tirol which was first climbed by Alex Megos in 2017. Alex graded it 9a+ back then but to me it always felt substantially harder than that. I’ve done quite a few 9a+ and also 9bs but none of them took as much effort as this route. However, after I finally sent rather quickly last year I wasn’t sure anymore if it really deserves an upgrade making me hesitant to publish the ascent and have a clear opinion on the grade. After all, the route doesn’t fit my preferred style, which is crimping, but there are quite a few open handholds on this one, which gave me a hard time. Earlier this year, the opportunity came up to go back together with Stefano Ghisolfi who checked out the route as well and gave his opinion. Check out the video on my YT channel to find out more.

1 day in this year! what the hell is going on

#2ndgo, maybe 8c+

2nd Go this year, 3rd in total...

5th try, maybe 8c+/9a

2nd Ascent

3rd Go

#2ndgo

8b+/c; already fell in love with this powerendurancy line last year without touching the holds by just belaying and after bouldering up once I dreamed about coming back the whole winter! What a journey of mostly continious progress by finding all these little tricks and right bodypositions to stay on the wall while coming from the ground! Took me about 10 tries to stick the far crux move the first time and was lucky to stay calm till the chains with a fresh speedy flow that day:)

8b+/8c. Patxi is crazy, how can u onsight this

almost flash, fell after the crux like an idiot

would have been cool to onsight, didn`t get even close though tricky crag boulder and a huge span

#withoutkneepad