Qualifiers-Day 2 Friday Aug 25th

Saturday August 24th Qualifier Day 2 Imst

Precisely at 8:00 this morning, two forerunners, including Angela Eiter, demonstrated (climbed quickly) three routes each and made them look sooo easy! All 65 Youth Female A climbers got another chance to score points for entry into semifinals.

I ran 9th in line and was at the gym at 7 am, climbed at 9:15, and felt great about the climb. The route was vertical with mostly natural feet and then it crossed over to a huge horizontal roof. These Europeans use their feet much better than the Americans and seem very comfortable with their pony tail hanging upside down. I got to the last huge stalagmite-thing, one hold from the end and that was all I had. I finished 19 th and moved on to semis on Saturday! I was so grateful!

After leaving the sportstadium, we rented bikes and rode flat paths along the Inn River and through hilly Imst. The apartment we are staying at has no phones and no internet sevice and no salads...but we have a kitchen!