Thorsten Tries His First 8a!

A short story about Thorsten's new project: Gräfin Mariza 8a in the Zigeunerloch (Grazer Bergland, Styria). A real classic, he's getting closer and closer! Thorsten tries his first 8a! by Mani the Monkey Learned something? Got psyched? If you'd wish to give something back you can do so by joining The Tribe at   / manithemonkey   , any support is of course highly appreciated. Climbing Gear I can recommend: Favourite Bouldering Shoe: https://goo.gl/cyNsL4 Favourite Sport Climbing Shoe: https://goo.gl/3d65PW Pretty Awesome Beginner Shoe: https://goo.gl/TrkKiM Hangboard I’d buy if I had to: https://goo.gl/X71Ns1 Favourite Belaying Device: https://goo.gl/6g5yeC Favourite Harness: https://goo.gl/Dm9k8L Favourite Quickdraws: https://goo.gl/T5iHQ2 Excellent Approach and Hiking Shoe: https://goo.gl/eNPbrZ Not Super Expensive but Versatile, Durable and Overall Great Rope: https://goo.gl/65BNf6 Top Performance but Expensive Rope: https://goo.gl/JHsDHt Crashpad: I use the Mondo from Black Diamond, which is definitely recommendable, but apparently not available from Amazon. If I had to rely on Amazon, I’d get this Beast: https://goo.gl/PScBhw Filmmaking Gear I use to create these videos: Small Camera: https://goo.gl/7JHuHd Big Camera: https://goo.gl/iRwk5p Tripod: https://goo.gl/kQnMtz Microphone: https://goo.gl/HW6dm2 Audiorecorder: https://goo.gl/XpnpHV Editing Machine (using FCPX): https://goo.gl/t9EaL3 For those interested in Nutrition: I wrote a little E-book about my Take on Diet, Health and Weight Loss including a one-week example Meal Plan: https://goo.gl/cgaux4 Transparency and Disclaimer: Some of the Links above are Affiliate Links which means that Purchases will grant me a small Commission. Since climbing gear represents a quite small niche, everything is not sold from every single Amazon store, thus not all countries are supported. However the US, UK and Germany are fully covered, you should find all of the recommended gear in these stores. And in case you're not into longer shipping, why not support your local climbing shop :) manithemonkey on Instagram:   / manithemonkey   Mani the Monkey on EpicTV: https://www.epictv.com/media/series-h... Mani Hubär on 8a.nu: https://www.8a.nu/?IncPage=https%3A%2... Coaching and other Business: plantbasedclimbing@gmail.com Featured Music: Inspiring by DFBEATS