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My climbing story

It is only fitting to start my blog and website with the story of my life… but I promise to focus mostly on climbing! Actually, this piece was originally published in German in the Berliner Bergsteiger...

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Injuries and progress

Ever since I started climbing in 2012, I have kept wondering about how far I can push my climbing without fingers on my left hand. For a long time, I thought that 6a (VI+) would be a limit. Now, I know...

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High feet

One useful climbing technique I often rely on is stepping high with one foot. This allows me to move up on the wall more with my feet than with my arms, and also lets me reach higher. This is essential...

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Prosthesis adventures – Part 2: climbing a steep overhang

It didn’t take me very long to bring my “hook” into climbing action. Here are my very first attempts: I had to make the elbow strap tighter after my arm slipped out of the prosthesis the first time, so...

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Innsbruck World Championship 2018

The Paraclimbing World Championship in Innsbruck was an amazing experience for me. Just like in past years, the paraclimbing event was organized alongside the traditional climbing disciplines (lead,...

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