My Hardest Boulder - Soudain Seul 9A

Soudain Seul is a mega line for me. Even though it is "just" a boulderproblem, it is one of those cases where the beauty of the line matches exactly with the quality of climbing. It is just so fun to climb. Every session, you keep discovering new subtleties and details. It is very skin-friendly, and even when you are done with serious tries, you can still do some links and leave the boulder feeling like you have done a lot of climbing.

I feel very happy and proud about this send; it means particularly a lot to me, especially after the last few seasons when I always felt very close to doing some relevant ascents, but it never really quite happened. Sending this in 5th session is the icing on the cake. 

You can watch this special ascent of Soudain Seul on the YouTube channel, dedicated to La Sportiva, and I am especially I did it with my new shoes, Ondra Comp, which are designed specifically for indoor bouldering, but Fontainebleau is a place where they are absolutely perfect.

Photos by Petr Chodura.