Roland Hemetzberger frees Lichtblick 9a at Achleiten

Not content, Hemetzberger paid some visits to the Weberwand in Oberaudorf where he realised that two its routes, initially climbed with artificial holds, could be climbed as mother nature had created them. Gipfelstürmer 8a+ now settles in at 8b+, while Conrad von Stich 7c+ is now, without the drilled pockets that have been filled in, 8b.

Last but not least, Hemetzberger repeated Wagnis Orange at the Geisterschmiedwand. This route was first climbed by Gerhard Hörhager back in 1988 and, at the time, was probably only the second 8c in the world. Despite its age, this intense climb is rarely repeated.