Ascents in World as Flash by Jakob Schubert

My hardest flash so far! People call it 9a since two things broke in the crux but could very well still be 8c+, hard to tell with just one try on it. Love the bouldery style!

After a relaxed breakfast at my girlfriend’s parents place, we drove to Schleierwasserfall and I warmed up with a 7c route. My buddy Mischa Piccolruaz tried the route Lichtjahre and so I was able to watch him closely and get a good impression of the route.

I was psyched to give it a go as well and after Mischa convinced me I should even try to flash it, I warmed up at the fingerboard and went through the route mentally before I attempted it. The route went really well, I loved the style and I felt on top of my game so I could flash it pretty solidly.

It always takes two, though, to achieve a flash: someone who does the work and checks out the route and then is able to talk you through. It was Mischa who gave me such great support, thanks buddy!

Lichtjahre is located in the grey sector of the Schleierwasserfall, where the routes are slightly shorter (about 20m), it's one of the best routes of the crag and I can only recommend it

Right next to it there are a couple routes that I already knew, as for example Mercy Street which is pretty similar in style so I knew what to expect. A lot of sharp holds and quite difficult from the start. Some bouldery sections with long and powerful moves but good holds. Closer to the end you need to keep it together as it’s all about endurance.

One of the trickier parts was where a big foot hold had broken away a few months ago. Many say the route got a lot harder since then. Even before it was a hard 8c, so it’s absolutely fair for Alex Megos to say it’s an 8c+ now. After flashing something it's always hard to grade it but I think 8c+ could be right, although it didn't feel much harder than Mercy Street for me, so one could argue it's still 8c, we will see what other people will say

Due to my biceps tendon injury I had to adapt my training. Rock climbing proved great for my recovery, so I climbed a lot recently, improved my endurance and that’s why I feel super comfortable on the rocks these days. Psyche for more!

Yes! Probably my hardest flash so far, at least I really struggled and had to fight 😅 8c+/9a, hard to grade after the flash since I definitely didn’t climb it optimally.. Thanks for the beta and support Alfons 🙏

YEAH! amazing route! thx to the Özis:Heiko, Luke and Babsy!

really soft...

wuhuu 50 meters of joy! thx Fuzzy!!!

Wow such an amazing one!! thanks for the beta and showing us this line Heiko!!

d276589maybe 8b

8b/8b+! climbed it with no feeling in my fingers, so cold!

japanese beta

Thanks to misha for the perfect beta! Pretty hard for 8b

Cool! super day

need more endurance! was like a onsight

short

flash/onsight

Cool, Not so hard, holes holes holes!Just one hard move at the end!

Harder now, cause a hold broke

super route with a dyno in the end

oh man so hard flash!

YEEEAH

Really wanted to flash this one, I was nervous But I pulled it off, so psyched!! Power endurance and definitely very soft for 8b+ but it's easy to make mistakes..

My 3rd 8b+ flash, so psyched! Thanks for the beta and the motivation Michael Piccolruaz You really gotta activate the beast mode for this one, so I thought it might be good to flash, since in a flash go you always try way harder than ever

even soft for 8a in my opinion

Such a cool one! Nice night session flash with Misha and Alberto! Not sure about the grade, might be easier than 8b..

felt more like 8a+ to me..

2nd ascent

fun roof! I think more 8a than 8a+..

ground up flash