Climbing hero Timo Uznik misses state championship titles-what now?
Climbing hero Timo Uznik misses state championship titles-what now?
The young Carinthian Timo Uznik caused a sensation as part of the state championships in bouldering, which took place in the Boulderama climbing center in Klagenfurt at the weekend. Despite high expectations and his placement as Vice-State Champion last year, he only reached sixth place this time. "I feel depressed at first," said the 19-year-old immediately after the competition, but looked optimistically into the future: "It was definitely not a bad bouldering in my eyes. I can only continue", reported ORF Carinthia . It is particularly noteworthy that Timo Uznik has just returned to the bouldering scenes of the Malta Valley from his competition season and celebrated an impressive success there. There he climbed the demanding route "The Source" with a difficulty assessment of 8b+. This route, which is considered one of the most demanding in the Carinthian block forest, requires about 20 trains and mastered the tricky end with flying colors. "I've always wanted to try this great line and after a long competition season I found the time for it," said Uznik, who was happy about his quick coping with the challenge. This climbing adventure took place in a picturesque environment, where granite blocks shape the bouldering scene, such as bergstiegen.com reported.competition atmosphere and other services
The state championship title went to the Tyrolean Raphael Gruber, who left an enthusiastic impression at the age of 18: "It was mega horn. It is always cool to climb." In the women's ranking, the 20-year-old Vorarlberger Lea Kempf, who was visibly happy about her title and has already considered the next destinations in the Youth World and European Championship.
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