14 Oct Angela Eiter climbs Hades, 9a

The Austrian champion Angela Eiter reached another aim in her incredible career. At Götterwandl, Austria, just some days after the FA of Hercules, 8c+, Angy climbed Hades, her first 9a.
Opened in 2008 by Andreas Bindhammer and repeated next by his brother Christian, Hades was visited also by Adam Ondra and Patxi Usobiaga. These magnificent performance went just after the ascent of Zauberfee in Arco di Trento, 8c+. For both are first female ascent.
"I love steep walls" said Angela, "but also technically challenging, bouldery and sustained climbing on small hand and footholds. That’s why I knew these routes were just perfect projects", says the four times world champion thinking about the early attempts. Both routes are sustained with very hard moves, amplified by the physical characteristics of a woman."
During our interview last year, Angela declared her intentions to focus her attentions to hard multipitch and a particular training on sport climbing and bouldering are essential. This year infact, Angy climbed her first 9a, some 8c and 8c+ (FFA) but also her first 8b boulder problem and 8a flash.