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Robert Leistner climbing his 'Vertreibung der letzten Idealisten' up the Nonnengärtner tower in the Elbsandstein massif of Germany - Photo by Fabian Fischer

Robert Leistner climbing his 'Vertreibung der letzten Idealisten' up the Nonnengärtner tower in the Elbsandstein massif of Germany

Robert Leistner climbing his 'Vertreibung der letzten Idealisten' up the Nonnengärtner tower in the Elbsandstein massif of Germany. What makes this climb remarkable is that is was first ascended and freed, as per tradition, ground-up, past long runouts between the ring bolts and without chalk.

Robert Leistner climbing his 'Vertreibung der letzten Idealisten' up the Nonnengärtner tower in the Elbsandstein massif of Germany. 'By using chalk you can create conditions that otherwise wouldn’t come about naturally, whereas, on the contrary, doing without chalk forces you to do things more slowly. It is precisely this process of waiting, of being patient, that is really important, as you wait for the moment to arise when Mother Nature allows you to climb something.'