At the beginning of February, the Czech Martin Stranik stayed in Switzerland for a few days. During his trip he climbed different hard boulders.
The year 2020 opened Martin Stranik with the 8c first ascent in his home country, the Czech Republic. In the Moravian Karst, he opened the boulder after five days of project planning IcebergJust two weeks later, he doubled his success with the first ascent of the roof boulder Cyclone (8b+) after.
5 boulders with a difficulty of XNUMXa+ and harder
When they arrived in Ticino, the 29-year-old didn't wait long to inspect them. Within two hours he succeeded in inspecting Casavino (8b +) in Brione. The boulder was made by Giuliano Cameroni and Nalle Hukkataival opened in 2018, On the day of Casavino's ascent, Martin Stranik also climbed the 8a classic Entwash in the second attempt.
“Brione is one of the best bouldering spots in the world. And the future belongs to Val Bavona! "
Martin Stranik raves about Ticino
On February 7th and 8th, Martin concentrated - with success - on the boulder sitting and standing start boulder Primitive, On the first day he deciphered the standing start (8b), for which he suggests 8a + as difficulty. The following day, the seat start version, which is rated 8c, also works.
“Ingenious line, heavy and powerful trains. Exactly my style! "
Martin Stranik on the inspection of the Boulder Primitivo in Val Bavona
Martin Stranik inspecting the Primitivo boulder
At the end of his stay, Martin wanted to see the most famous block in the world, Dreamtime in Cresciano, climb. While the Fred Nicole-Classic was denied, the boulder worked The Kingdom (8b+/8c) in Brione.
The Kingdom was founded in 2013 by the American Carlo Traversi It was first ascended and originally rated 8c. However, later climbers rated the boulder easier, which is why the difficulty level will be 8b+/8c.
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Credits: Cover picture Jan Virt / IFSC