Libanon
[VIDEO] David Lama in „Avaatara“ (9a)
It was a photo taken from behind a waterfall, showing the gorge with its bizarre arches and overhangs, that inspired the 25-year-old Austrian to try to put up the first ever climb out of the Baatara gorge sinkhole.
David Lama gelingt eine Erstbegehung in der Baatara-Schlucht im Libanon
"Wenn du nur auf ausgetrampelten Pfaden gehst, trottest du nur hinterher. Wenn du jedoch irgendwo hinkommst, wo vor dir noch niemand war und etwas machst, das vor dir noch nie jemand gemacht hat - dann gehst du voran, und genau das mag ich."


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