After ticking off her third 5.14b on sight three weeks earlier with “Popolni Mrk” at Mišja peč, Slovenia’s mythical cliff, Janja Garnbret continues by signing the first female ascent of “Za Staro kolo in Majhnega psa”. This legendary 5.14c, steeped in history, was one of the three hardest routes in the world in the 90s, along with “Action Directe” and “Hubble”.
Janja Garnbret, the world’s best female climber, has struck again. But this time it’s not on competition walls, but on cliffs in Slovenia. Lately, the young climber has been spending more time on the limestone of Mišja Peč, an iconic cliff in her native country.
After her latest Olympic gold medal on the Paris 2024 Games, the climber seems to want to devote more time to her projects on the crag. At the end of February, she climbed “Popolni Mrk” on sight, a demanding 5.14b, one of the least repeated on the crag. It wasn’t her first sight route in the ratings, as she had already completed “Fish Eye” and “American Hustle” in Oliana (Spain) in 2021. At the time, she landed the first women’s 5.14b on sight in history.
Janja at Mišja Peč ©Instagram Janja Garnbret
On March 7, she announced on her social networks the linking of “Za Staro kolo in Majhnega psa”, a famous 5.14c from the 90s. Released by Tadej Slabe in 1992, it was considered, along with Wolfgang