Delphine Chenevier, 49, ticks Ultime err’ANX (8c)
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
To be honest, I was quite in good shape this spring, having climbed two 8b+ routes, but I never thought I’d climb another 8c. However, as I always say: never say never and always keep the motivation and passion for climbling alive!
The route connects the hard sections of an 8a+/8b and an 8b+. It’s a demanding climb in the purest style of Grenoble, requiring precise footwork and finger strength. It’s a long 40-meter journey up an amazing grey wall. The beauty of the rock and the complexity of the moves motivated me to try this route. I spent around 10 sessions working on it, but I already knew the final part, the 8b+ called Vagabond d’ANX, which I climbed in May. I think I spent three sessions just figuring out the beta for the 8a+/8b part. But I like this part of the process when you are in doubt and find beta that make things becoming feasible while you had the first feeling that it was not possible. I look for that good sensation on the rock, this relationship with climbing and the movement.
After finding all the beta, I quickly had the feeling that it could be possible to send the route, but psychologically, it was a bit frustrated as I had to deal with bad conditions (we have a very, very rainy spring in France) and the fatigue linked to my professional activity. All in all, I’m very happy to have clipped the chains of this beautiful route.
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