Interview: Matilda Söderlund on “The Elder Statesman,” Her First 5.14d
The Markus Bock route is a major milestone in 27-year-0ld Söderlund's climbing.
The Markus Bock route is a major milestone in 27-year-0ld Söderlund's climbing.
The German climber became the the first female to climb a 9a in the Frankenjura, Germany.
She is the first woman to climb a 5.14d in the Frankenjura, and the first German woman to climb the grade.
The 25th overall repeat of Wolfgang Güllich's 1991 benchmark 9a (5.14d), located in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Second ascent of Der Ungeheuer Sei Mutter (IX/5.12d) at the Vogelherdgrotte in the Frankenjura.
Action Directe was the first 5.14d in the world.