Markus Bock, 4 hard new climbs in the Frankenjura

16 and counting! Sixteen 9a's, all freed by Markus Bock during the last ten years at the crags in Germany's Frankenjura, ever since Bock the German climber entered the realm of utmost difficulties in 2003 with the first ascent of Unplugged 9a. A decade of searching for something new and extreme on the limestone outcrops dotted around Nürnberg, that this autumn resulted in another two 9a first ascents. The routes in question are Black Label and Working Class, and they are joined by two 8c+ first ascents, Graveyard Rodeo and Underneath Everything. What makes the Frankenjura so special? "Quite simply the incomparable beautiful landscape and the unique climbing style" Bock told Planetmountain, decisively and to the point. Just like his routes.

Markus Bock, 13/02/1979 Bamberg, Germany
Frankenjura first ascents
Corona	9a+	Schneiderloch	2006
The Man That Follows Hell	9a+	Grüne Hölle	2009
The Elder Statesman	9a/9a+	Rotenstein	2011
Unplugged	9a	Hardcore Wall	2003
Der Heiliger Gral	9a	Kolosseum	2005
Zugzwang	9a	Maximilianswand	2007
Matador	9a	Glocke	2007
The Essential	9a	Luisenwand	2008
Life's Blood For The Downtrodden	9a	Vergessene Welt	2008
Pantera	9a	Schneiderloch	2009
Sever The Wicked Hand	9a	Hängender Stein	2011
The House Of Shock	9a	Rotenstein	2012
Witchtripper	9a	Nördlicher Frankenjura	2012
Riders Of Doom	9a	Schiefer Tod	2013
Black Label	9a	Schneiderloch	2013
Working Class	9a	Suttenstein	2013