Video about Bernd Zangerl's inspection of the 8c + Trad route

After a boulder accident in the year 2015 and 489 days of hard build training Bernd Zangerl climbed the probably heaviest Trad route worldwide this year: Into the Sun (8c +) - LACRUX reported, The route, a mixture of highball boulder and climbing route, lies in the St. Gallen Murgtal in Switzerland. Recently the video about the ascent is online.

Video about Bernd Zangerl in the Trad-Route Into the Sun.

The report on the commission of Into the Sun by Bernd Zangerl

Bernd Zangerl climbs 8c + Trad route Into the sun in the Murg Valley

Credits: Picture Screenshot Video Ray Demski - raydemski.com

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