Age: 28
Nationality: german
Sponsoren/Sponsors: Black Diamond, Climb on!, Marmot, Scarpa, Sterling Rope
Interview
What do you expect of BRONX ROCK Invitational?
A relaxed event with nice people and creative boulder problems
Do you have special plans for the screwing?
Hope the wall will inspire me!
Describe the perfect boulderproblem.
Smooth sand stone with lots of 2-finger-slopers and weird technical moves
Where do you see possibilities for the development of climbing?
If route climbers would boulder more and boulderers would climb more routes, the climbing level could rise a lot
What part of your sport would you like to change?
Just feels perfect as it is
What does climbing mean to you?
It is my way of living…
Yours strengths and weaknesses in climbing?
Strengths:
Motivation…
Weaknesses:
…which sometimes can turn into impatience
I believe in
Good friends
What inspires you?
People who live the life they wish
Any advice for anything?
Do what you feel
Top 3
Achievements
1. Ronin (8b+/8c)
2. King of the Bongo (8b+/8c)
3. Boulders up to 8a+ (trav.) and 8a (bloc)
Heroes
Nobody in particular
Music
1. Morcheeba
2. e.s.t.
3. The National
What are you doing beside climbing?
1. working as researcher and lecturer in political science at the University of Munich
2. meeting friends
3. skiing
Climbing territories
Frankenjura, Catalunya, Verdon, many of the smaller crags around Munich…
