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Luka Lindic and Ines Papert find big new routes close to home in Austria
Derek Franz
Newlyweds Luka Lindic and Ines Papert on their new route Wolke 7 (aka: Cloud 9, 5.13b, 380m), on the Hinteres Feuerhorndl, Reiteralm. [Photo] Klaus Fengler
When newlyweds Luka Lindic and Ines Papert canceled their Alaska expedition this past summer because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they reconsidered what adventures they might find close to their home in Bavaria. The result was two first ascents of long routes the 12-pitch Wolke 7 (aka: Cloud Nine, 5.13b, 380m) on the Hinteres Feuerhorndl near Reiteralm, and in late November, a mixed alpine route on the north face of the Sagwand Spitze in Valsertal, which they named Limited in Freedom (AI6 M6, 800m).
I still remember the first Reel Rock showing I ever went to. It was Reel Rock 7 (“La Dura Dura,” “The Shark’s Fin,” “Wide Boyz” and “Honnold 3.0”), and they had it on the UAH campus in Huntsville, Alabama. As far as I know, it was the first and last time Reel Rock came to Huntsville. This was probably because only fifteen people showed up and five of them were a bunch of high school kids, myself included. Everyone who bought a ticket won something from the raffle (a friend of mine who didn’t even climb won a crash pad, which I was a bit peeved about).