Video: Jakob Schubert DWS on Mallorca

Jakob Schubert has released footage of two of the world’s most difficult deep water solo climbs. Even if the Austrian certainly does not need motivation for the upcoming tasks, the video release of part 1 of his successful DWS premiere in Mallorca in the fall of 2021 comes quite handy. So much for cooling off in the summer heat and intense competition time...

"I still and always get goosebumps when I look at the footage of Alasha!" confesses the record World Cup winner from Innsbruck. Even a good year and a half after the first reapt of Chris Sharma's Alasha and the successful ascent of Es Pontas in Mallorca, Jakob Schubert raves about his time on the Balearic Island: "2021 was the most successful summer of my career and at the same time insanely nerve-wracking. The first Olympic Games for our sport, my bronze medal, the world championship title in lead a few weeks later and the world cup victory in Innsbruck prior to everything."

"Mischa (Michael Piccolruaz) and I had been planning the Mallorca trip all summer and luckily it really worked out. It was the coolest trip I've ever done - the perfect mix of really tough climbing and vacation feeling with a really cool crew and great vibes.
The DWS experience was incredible! The fact that I was able to repeat Chris Sharma's two difficult routes in a single trip topped it all off. The two movies - part 1 has just been released, the second part will be released next week - let me relive those emotions. The feeling of being so high above the water was something very special that you never feel in other disciplines!
This discipline is deep in my heart, and I know I want to do it more in the future. Next year at the latest, I think I’ll return to Mallorca. Maybe then it will be after the Olympics again."

At the 2023 Climbing World Championships in Bern (August 1-12), the 32-year-old will tackle the topic of Paris 2024 for the first time. An Olympic ticket is available for the top three in the Boulder and Lead combination, and the Austrian wants to be right there. The memories of the almost unbelievable bronze medal in Tokyo are still very present two years later: "The whole year I'm already preparing myself to be good especially in the combined. It's all about qualifying for the Olympics again, so of course I think about that a lot. Unlike most other athletes, I have the advantage of being one of three who already have a medal. I know how unique it is to be at the Olympics, to withstand the enormous pressure and to achieve the goal of winning a medal. That's why I want to achieve it again. A good year ahead, the signs are somewhat different than last time. I'm not in the absolute favorites' position. At the moment, there are certainly at least three athletes ranked ahead of me. Primarily because of my bouldering performance this year. Still, securing one of the three spots at the world championships is the big goal!"

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