I’m not a big fan of bouldering, but I’m a big fan of 8a-grades. Last summer I did my first 8a on trad, and a 8a boulder was the last thing missing from my holy 8a-triangle.
Mobilt arbete assis 8a felt perfect. It’s located in Norrmjöle, 25 km from Umeå, and most importantly, it felt possible when I tried it last year. Sadly, Dag “Brave and Humble” Knutsson was too strong and humble enough to downgrade the boulder last fall.
Anyway, I did the boulder today. My holy 8a-triangle still remains uncompleted, but this was a nice step closer.
Here are some pics from our previous visit with Alfred.
Mobilt arbete assis 8a felt perfect. It’s located in Norrmjöle, 25 km from Umeå, and most importantly, it felt possible when I tried it last year. Sadly, Dag “Brave and Humble” Knutsson was too strong and humble enough to downgrade the boulder last fall.
Anyway, I did the boulder today. My holy 8a-triangle still remains uncompleted, but this was a nice step closer.
Here are some pics from our previous visit with Alfred.
Affe working on Mobilt arbete assis 7C+
Holds are quite slopy
Affe trying hard
The crux is to keep your legs in the roof and continue to the 7A+ -stand start.
Time goes fast. When we moved to Umeå, Alfred was 13. Today, he is a happy car-owner.
