Michaela Kiersch Climbing Era Vella 5.14d
A new video featuring her send just dropped, watch it here
At the end of last year, Michaela Kiersch sent the 45-metre Era Vella 5.14d in less than 10 sessions. And just this week, she climbed her second 5.15a with Victima Perfecta – which you can read about here.
Catalunya is known for being one of the climbing destinations with the highest concentration of hard sport climbs in the world. Era Vella, a Chris Sharma line located in Margalef, a small town lying on the hills of El Priorat, is one of the routes that stands out the most for its length, perfection of movement, and beauty.
Kirsch started competing in 2010, but quickly transitioned to hard outdoor climbing. Some of her other hard sends include, La Rambla 5.15a, Dreamcatcher 5.14d, and several V14 boulders including New Base Line.
About Era Vella, she said on 8a.nu, “First few tries felt really impossible to link the sections, a friend told me ‘it’s all jugs’ so you can imagine my surprise when I was fighting for my life on two finger pockets. I didn’t only climb on this route, I’ve also been climbing lots of 8a to 8b+ [5.13b to 5.14a] so I think this approach helped me stay relaxed and have fun.”
Era Vella 5.14d
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