[Muenchener]

Not sure to what extent this is news of interest to a uk audience, but I just read in a DAV newsletter that Patrick Matros put up a trad 8b in the Frankenjura, placing gear on the lead.

[Fiend]

Since UK is the bastion of hard trad E-grades and all that shizzle, I think people are interested.....especially when there is an exciting new term "greenpoint" (although what happens if someone onsights a bolted route on trad hmmmmmm).

I certainly am. Any more info on it??

Found this video of a 7c on trad, about to watch:

[Jaspersharpe]

Climbing a new route on trad gear I get but I really don't see the point of climbing an established bolted route on trad (unless it was in an area in which bolts aren't generally accepted).

[jwi]

Climbing a new route on trad gear I get but I really don't see the point of climbing an established bolted route on trad (unless it was in an area in which bolts aren't generally accepted).

I think it is natural for training in areas where they have bolted the fuck out of all viable naturally protected routes.

[Muenchener]

Any more info on it??

Interview in German on klettern.de. Might get round to translating bits of it at some point

[jwi]

thanks! Nice interview (or at least the answers, weird questions... Like "what's your favourite crag/food/music" wtf?)