10 May 2020

Instructor 8c+/9a and Unleashed 8c+ by Barbara Zangerl

Babsi Zangerl reports on Insta that she has done Unleashed 8c+ and Instructor 8c+/9a in Bregenzerwald. The latter is 45 m long and it was bolted by Jürgen Höfle. Jacopo Larcher did get the FA and also the picture. "I was curious to hop on this 45m monster line! It was all about trying as hard as I can!!! This is a line I am very proud of, I am not really good in steep climbing but investing some hard work/obsession really paid off. Thanks for the inspiration Jacopino!!! We trained at home for one month! We got a training setup from evolution climbing... and combined hang boarding campusing and some core training... but luckily we were allowed to climb on rock soon. So we were quite lucky compared to many other countries. Anyway, I think we all have to use our common sense (like social distancing, avoiding crowded crags) as climbers, as none of us want to go back into lockdown." Barbara Zangerl is a contender for being the best female rock climber out there. Until 2009, the Austrian was one of the best female boulderer until she stopped due to an herniated vertebral disc. In routes, she has now done four routes 8c+/9a or 9a and in multi-pitches and big-walls she is totally superior out of the female.
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