I`m spanked! Big Wallhalla was a blast, even if we only made it to 4th position. It was the hardest thing I`ve ever done. I have never pushed myself to the limit as much as I did yesterday. I´m on the way of becoming an endurance climber-on the way, not there yet! To climb 26 35 meter routes in those 8 hours felt gutwrenching! But it was a really cool experience, the routes though exclusively vertical and fingery were really cool-seems like I´m better on crimps than I thought, even though I will always prefer a good pocket/sloper/tufa over small crimpers...
I guess Verena was a little disappointed at first, she needs new climbing shoes badly and we would have won at least a pair if we had made the top three but there was no chance to make it...I mean, strictly speaking, there was. We would have needed three more routes to score 3rd and if there hadn`t been such a queueing up for the routes in the end, we would have made it. But regrets are useless...the vibe was good, the music throughout very chilled and except for a couple of jerks that you always get there was a cool bunch of climbers around. We hung out after the comp and had a few drinks and a pizza and spent the time talking and doing the usual after comp party things:)
After that we went to Verena`s place to take another sip...I´ll never take Butterscotch again...it`s too damn sweet!
I made it home by hitching a ride at around 2 am in the morning...coolest ride ever! Those people seriuosly saved my health-the next bus would have arrived two hours later and considering that I was both tired and a little intoxicated I would have probably fallen asleep...which is not the thing to do in Chiemgau November nights.
A few photos will be posted as soon as they are available...
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