Angela Eiter Climbs Her First 5.14d

The Year of the Female Climber™ continues, this time with Austria's Angela Eiter doing her first 5.14d at Nassereith, Austria:

Just a few days ago we mentioned Eiter's first ascent of Hercules 8c+ at the crag Götterwandl close to Nassereith, and at the same crag the 28-year-old has now sent Hades, her first 9a. This single pitch was freed in 2008 by german powerhouse Andreas Bindhammer; 40 intense moves which Eiter tried for the first time last spring and which she successfully linked last Monday. "In that moment I was completely overwhelmed" recounts Eiter "I mastered my most difficult project so far. My shouts of joy must have been heard for miles!"

4 comments

CNovember 5, 2014

Subtle DFW reference appreciated.

mattNovember 6, 2014
climbingnarc, can you confirm that the david foster wallace allusion was purposeful? :)
1. NarcNovember 6, 2014
  I can't say that it was. Can someone explain so that I can delete this comment and subsequently take credit for it?
  1. mattNovember 6, 2014
    in DFW's masterpiece Infinite Jest, corporations can purchase the naming rights for calendar years-- eg, 2025 becomes officially known as "Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment"

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CNovember 5, 2014
Subtle DFW reference appreciated.
1. mattNovember 6, 2014
  climbingnarc, can you confirm that the david foster wallace allusion was purposeful? :)
  1. NarcNovember 6, 2014
    I can't say that it was. Can someone explain so that I can delete this comment and subsequently take credit for it?
    mattNovember 6, 2014
    in DFW's masterpiece Infinite Jest, corporations can purchase the naming rights for calendar years-- eg, 2025 becomes officially known as "Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment"