ponedeljek, 24. september 2012

A few days ago I went with with my friends to Rogla to visit a place called Jurgovo and some other spots nearby, the names and pictures of which I will not publish, because there is still some debate going on with people who want these places to remain secret.





 The tonalite rock is very good, boulders are great and it is a shame that some climbers want to keep these places just for themselves. I think that letting others to come and put up new interesting boulder problems, is the right thing to do, and the place could become one of most important bouldering areas in Slovenija. It  has a lot of potential and just needs more cleaning hands and people with creative minds.
I personally like it a lot.


Le belanca 8a, spot by Izidor Zupan.



This is not Izidor Zupan and Urh Čehovin dancing tango. The boulder in the back is called Toleranca 7c+, made by Izidor Zupan, FA by B.W. The picture speaks for herself and needs no comment.
Izidor trying Toleranca
A new nice and hard project. A riddle that still needs to be solved:)



četrtek, 6. september 2012

Having fun with my friends but also started working on a boulder problem The End, in Zalog Slovenija. 



 Urh Cehovin climbed The End in 2007 and he proposed a grade of 8c. Since then nobody was willing or able to repeat it.







Photographs by Ursa Florijancic

sobota, 1. september 2012

Finally, after two years of trying, I managed to climb what was the hardest boulder problem in my life. I named it Nexus10.0.
 
Nexus10.0, 8b+

 The rock is located in the Hubelj riverbed and most days of the year the rock is to humid to climb. Luckily- thanks to the extremely hot weather this summer- it was really dry but it was too hot. Last few days of august the temperatures have dropped and I tryed it again. I realised I could do it. But I had a few days of trying. The last day I knew that It's now or never, because heavy rain was supposed to begin the day after. The last two days before the realisation I was fully focused. I was repeating the moves over and over in my mind. Before I set off for Hubelj that day I was nervous, too nervous, and that was obvious, since I didn't make it on the first try, I kept falling off the rock. I was angry at myself and couldn't calm down. Then I jumped in the ice cold Hubelj and then I finally managed to cool down and calm down and close the problem. Thanks Hubelj! 
The first move is not that difficult, but the second move on a pinch has to be very precise, the hardest is the third long move to the left followed by difficult footwork, the rest is more or less a question of powerindurance.
My trainings have certainly prooved efficient, I'm feeling strong and ready to close some more open projects at home and abroad. An Alpine-tour is my wish for the near future:)