The Swiss professional climber Petra Klinger has put together a strong series in the bouldering mecca Magic Wood: within one day she bouldered Octopussy (8A), Jacks Broken Heart (8a+) and Unendliche Geschichte 1 (8A+).
In the past few days, sunny weather and cool temperatures have provided good climbing conditions. This was also evident Petra Klingler In the popular Graubünden bouldering area Magic Wood she was able to repeat three difficult classics of the area in one day: Octopussy (8A), Jack's Broken Heart (8A+) and neverending story 1 (8A+).
What an incredible day that was. I can hardly believe it, it feels almost surreal.
Petra Klingler
The 32-year-old had already planned the first part of the Neverending Story earlier in the summer. However, it would still be a while before she could string all the moves together. This was followed by a trip to Rocklands, where the recently retired competition climber bouldered No Rest for The Wicket (8A/8A+), Purple Nipple Clan (8A), Royskopp (8A) and Pentragon (8A), among others.
Successful Magic Wood Trip for Moritz Welt
Also very productive in Avers this summer was Moritz worldThe strong German climbed several hard lines during his two-week stay, including Tigris sit (8B+), Steppenwolf (8B), The Never Ending Story (8B+) or New Base Line (8B). In the following video you can enjoy the 23-year-old's successes in sound and image.
Pietro Vidi repeats Dark Matter (8C)
The 21-year-old Italian Pietro Vidi was able to put together the 40 moves of Dark Matter (8C) in the Darkness Cave. The line was originally rated 8B+/C. After several breakouts, it now checks in at 8C. In addition to this tough endurance challenge, he was able to repeat two other 8B+ boulders with Power of Now and Tigris sit.
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Credits: Cover picture Petra Klingler