Zhenja Kazbekova from the Ukraine has sent her first 8a+/8b, New Kenigsberg at the Red Stone in the crimea, aged 12.
Young champions in the making. This morning Zhenja Kazbekova sent her first 8a+/8b, New Kenigsberg at the Red Stone in Crimea, southern Ukraine. The 12 year old redpointed her first 8a last year and is the daughter of none other than climbing aces Serik Kazbekov and Natalia Perlova. Talk about family climbing passion!
Crimea: The Crimean peninsula is situated in the Southern part of Ukraine. The Southern Coast of Crimea is a narrow strip of rocky land comprised of vineyards and limestone cliffs squeezed in between the mountains and the Black Sea. The most famous climbing areas in the Ukraine are located here, and new sport routes and boulder problems are established every year.
The most popular sport crags are Krasny Kamen (literally Red Stone), Nikita, Simeiz (pronounced Simeyiz), Foros, Laspi, Batiliman, Ohrch-Kaya. Forossky Kant, Shahn-Kaya, Batiliman offer multi-pitches, 200-350 meters long, 5-10 pitches in total, usually trad, but some rock faces are bolted as well.
