R.I.P | E8/7c Trad climb at Schellneckkopf

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First ascent. Pre-placed gear.

Potentially the first ascent placing all gear on lead? [2]

-Clean- I'm incredibly happy about this route! Its character and difficulty made me avoid it for a long time, but this year it was finally time! I think everyone knows that the route can be climbed honestly clean (by laying out the placements) - but the challenge naturally increases significantly. Both physically and mentally. But trying out the clamp and working out the perfect placements was a really exciting and educational process. Respect to the handful of repeat climbers I know of, and of course to Wolfgang Güllich for keeping this line clean - really not something you can take for granted these days like it was back then... Thanks Nati for belaying me on the first lead attempt, and thanks Berni for belaying me on the ascent!!! As for the difficulty: a really tough 9 even top rope...hats off! [1, via google translate]

References

[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/germany/schellneckkopf/sectors/schellneckkopf/routes/r-i-p

[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/1ncpizg/my_buddy_simon_recently_made_the_coveted_first/