Xaxid hostel (9a) in Mišja peč by Jakob Bizjak
Jakob Bizjak climbed the hardest of three 9a's in Mišja peč, Xaxid hostel in the central part of Mišja peč. (the other, "easier 9a's" are Sanjski par extension and Martin Krpan"). Xaxid hostel was first ascended in 2006, by World Cup competitor Tomasz Mrazek, he grade it as a 9a+. Adam Ondra repeated it 2009 repeated it in terrible humidity, after he said: ''…definetely the hardest
First repeat of Istria’s hardest route, Vicious circle (9a+/b)
Stefano Carnati made the first repeat of Istria's hardest route, Vicious circle (9a+/b) in the left part of Mišja peč. Vicious circle (9a+/b) was first ascended by Adam Ondra, back in March 2016. Stefano commented his ascent: “9a+/b. 40 movements, extreme power endurance climbing with a hard crux. Broke the first hold and the entry section got slightly harder (climbed it second try before then
Luca Bacer sent his first 9a: Sanjski par extension in Mišja peč
Our good friend, local climber from Trieste, Luca Bacer climbed his first 9a: Sanjski par extension in Mišja peč. On his social media Luca wrote:" Finally! After a long season marked by some very good attempts, during which I fell 8 times after the first chain, on Thursday (7th of March) I finally sent the extension. This was the first time in a long while
Rampage at Mišja peč
In recent days, many climbers have succeeded in tackling numerous challenging routes at Mišja peč – marking a true rampage at the site. The rampage began with Italian climber Stefano Carnati, who compiled an impressive ticklist at Mišja peč: an onsight ascent of the crimpy Oktoberfest (8a), a flash ascent of the chipped Marioneta (8b/b+), and redpoint ascents of the classic Missing link (8b+) and the