A lot happened since I moved to Geyikbayiri at the end of October, 2025. Even though I visited Ankara from time to time, I spent most of the season at Geyik. I was hugely motivated when I arrived at the village. Peyami Nazik was trying his 7c+ project White Swan at Citdibi, and Nedim Urcan was also visiting the place. It was so nice times climbing and having time altogether.
I just want this post to be solely focused on climbing. So, here are the list of routes I climbed, in chronological order:- Black swan 7b flash, 25.10
- Captain hook 7b+ onsight putting quickdraws, 28.10
- Pnemouthrax 7a rp, 31.10
- Intercostal 7b+ os, 31.10
- 7c (soft) rp 17 bolts long jumpy route in esek uctu, 06.11
- Bermuda Dreieck P2, 7a+, os putting quickdraws, 9.11
- Pharao’s curse, 7b, rp, 11.11
- No more mr. nice guy 7c+, rp (3rd day, 8th or so try), 15.11
- Comanche 7b+, 2nd go, 16.11
- Otuzbir 7c, 20.11, thu.
- Ayışğında şamata 7c, 22.11 sat. First go - not flash (see details below)
- L’empire Ottoman 7a+, 25.11 tue.
- Big Turkey 7a+, 25.11, tue.
- Angie de L’oibli 7c, 27.11, thu
- Ma puce 7c (hard), 28.11, fri
- Try to enjoy 7b+ (hard), 06.12, sun
- Müdür 7b+, top alanı, 09.12, tue.
- Kaybedenler Kulubu, 7b+ 14.12 sun
- Blue Hotel 7b, Flash 27.12 sat
- Seytan Tuyu, 7c soft 28.12 sun, 2nd go
- Gizmo, 7c hard, 03.01.26 sun 5th go, 3rd day.
- American Idiot 7c, flash 10.01.26 sat
- Sweet Sixty p2 7a+ hard flash, 10.01.26 sat
- Rock republic 7b - onsight 11.01.26 sun
- Inner smile 7b+ hard, 17.01.26 sat
- Fa fa fa 7a, onsight, 17.01.26 sat
- Suskunlar 7c (hard), 04.02.2026 Tue
- Flight 666 7a+ 21.02.2026 Sat
- No Remorse 7b+ (hard), 24.02.2026 Tue
- L’Homme a L’Envers 7b, 03.03.2026 Mon
- Ninova 8a hard, 16.03.2026 Mon
- Poison 7c hard, 12.04.2026 sun
- Trio de legoville 8a 19.04.2026 sat
- Scrotum maximum 8b 26.05.2026 tue
- White swan, 7c+, 03.06.2026 wed
- Be Yourself 7b+ hard, 20.06.2026 sat
And for more interested reader, the stories behind each ascent:
Black swan 7b flash, 25.10
Right ahead when I arrived at Citdibi, Peyami abi recommended to me the lower pitch of his project. It wasn't hard to flash this one with his excellent beta. Apparently, this is a quite popular route on this sector. There a a few cruxes, separated with good rests in between.
Captain hook 7b+ on-sight putting quickdraws, 28.10
I was feeling very motivated and eager to climb, and the late autumn conditions were so good. So I just took my quick draws and tried to on-sight this route. Peyami abi calls this a "Five star" route with a "Melody" sign. That means the route flows like a melody - and that's right.
The climb went surprisingly well. Since I was putting the quick draws, I had to make most of the clips from higher positions, and that actually made me save some energy, since some of the clip positions were easier when you go beyond the bolt.
During the climb, I remember myself at a sloping diagonal ledge, my hands on the ledge, and my right heel hooking at the sloping lower part of the ledge. Trusting that heel to stay there while pulling the rope is one single moment that won't escape my mind. I accepted the possibility of that nasty fall if that heel pops up.. But it did not.. The moves after there were also quite hard, but I was already in fight mode, climbing as if my life depended on it.. Got to the chains, celebrated. I think this is one of my few 7b+ on-sight climbs through my climbing career.
Here's the uncut footage of that:
Pnemouthrax 7a, 31.10
Such a hard route for the grade, or maybe I just failed to solve the moves correctly. I tried when I was tired from other routes, and I could just do this on my third session.
Intercostal 7b+ os, 31.10
When I did Pnemouthrax on that third session, since they shared the same anchors, I could put my quickdraws on this route, and then came down, rested for some time, and tried this route onsight. Since the quickdraws were already on the route, that made it a lot easier. I took ultimate care to not touch any of the holds while coming down, because I think it will not be a proper onsight when you touch any of the holds. I mean, maybe even rappelling down the route like this might damage the pure onsight ascent, but I think, as long as the climber states how they did the ascent, it should be fine.
Beginning section of this route is sooo beautiful. A finger crack where you can barely fit the finger inside. I crimped that crack well, and got the onsight. Nedim was there, and he took memorable videos of the ascent with his drone. Beautiful all the way. Thanks to Zorbey for visioning the line, and putting in the work to bolt it.
You can find the drone captures in this Instagram Post.
7c (soft) rp 17 bolts long jumpy route in esek uctu, 06.11
Okay, this route does not have a name, because routes in Esek Uctu is a bit disorganized, and there's no proper guidebook. The route starts with a face climbing crux, then it has a no hand rest. Then comes a tufa section, which most previous ascentionists reportedly climbed by going to the left (or right), to escape the hard moves. I found a direct solution to that part, which was quite hard, but possible. After that middle crux, there is the real red-point crux where you make a long move to a pocket. And then rest of the route is stop-and-go tense climbing up to the anchor, with another hard move going to the anchor. I think overall difficulty makes 7c when climbed this way.
I remember trying this route the last summer, and not being able to make the long move at the rp crux. This time, I could find a sequence which made the long move much more probable, and that was enough to unlock the route. As I always say, the brain is the strongest climbing muscle.
Bermuda Dreieck P2, 7a+, os putting qc, 9.11
We were in Trebenna East sector with Pelin. I wished trying something harder, but somehow, we were either too late, or the routes were crowded. Can't remember why, but I found myself trying this route. Man, what a fight that was. It's actually the second pitch of a much easier climb. I think this route can be around 7b for a shortie like me. The crux required balancing and positioning on nasty crimps and side pulls, finally jumping into a big jug under the anchor. When I started the moves, each move was building even more frustration, since the holds were very far from each other, and the angle was very steep. I somehow reptiled through the crux, eyed the big hold, rocketed for it, and got the onsight. Ok, only 7a+, but this climb will be remembered by me. Proud ascent.
Pharao’s curse, 7b, rp, 11.11
This is one of the weirdest and most beautiful 7b routes out there. I tried the route in multiple sessions during previous years. Found a solution going directly on the tufa, and topping out the tufa from its right side. But the bolt was on the left, and the fall was very scary. On my last session, I finally found the proper solution that follows the bolt. That way, you stay on the left of the tufa on the crux, and the bolt placement is perfect.
I think the route is quite stiff for its grade. Feels like a proper 7b+ for me at least. We were there with Maurits for a very short session. I hung the draws, and sent the route on the second try of the session. But overall, how many tries in total? God knows :)
The route has not been re-bolted yet, and I can say that the condition of the expansion bolts is not great. So, be careful if you'll climb it.
No more mr. nice guy 7c+, rp (3rd day, 8th or so try), 15.11
I just wanted to up the difficulty a bit. I was in geyik for a month, and it was time to test myself on something harder. But I accidentally bumped on what I can call my perfect anti-style route. Long moves, steep terrain, polished feet, and no rest.
God made this route for competition climbers. A very easy beginning, then a pumpy section, and then into the 2-3 bolt power-endurance crux without any rest. And then, again without any rest, another pumpy section of 2-3 bolts untill the anchor.
This is a real pump fight. At least the falls are very clean, which makes it a bit easier mentally. When I clipped the chains on my 3rd session, 8 or 9th try, my head was turning, my eyes blacked out, and I was close to vomiting. Yep, that was a good sign I gave it all. Screams, Elvis legs, pump... All of the pain package was included. And then it was again a peaceful walk with Pelin on the path towards Metin's place. Got beaten so hard, but happy ending it was.
Here's a butt-shot uncut video from the ascent, all emotions unfiltered :)
Comanche 7b+, 2nd go, 16.11
The weather was still hot, and we had a day on Koridor sector to chase the shade. I climbed this route opened by Ersin. Even though the style suited well for me, it was quite hard to onsight since the lower crux was not very straightforward. After solving the moves, I could send the route in the second try. Thanks to Ersin for putting up this good route.
Otuzbir 7c, 20.11, Thu.
I tried this route last year, but fell at the last hard moves on my second try. This year, we could make some time early in the morning with Baris. We just hung the draws, and then I could climb it quite easily in the second try of that day. I used Sportiva Miura VS (Women - XS Grip 2) during my first try, but then, I noticed that those shoes were still behaving very stiff at the uneven footholds, so I switched to classic Miura Lace-ups during my second try, and I was literally running on those footholds. Wow.. Who could imagine such a difference by choosing the right shoe for the route?
Ayışığında şamata 7c, 22.11 sat. First go - not flash
This is the left variation of Black swan 7b. You climb until the bolt where you rest before entering the crux for the 7b. I think the climb until this point is approximately 6c+/7a. And then you go to the left, to another anchor. With Peyami abi's nice betas, I could figure the crux move after going back and forth a few times, and could climb that part on my first try.
This is the closest I've been to flashing a 7c. Discussed this with some friends, and apparently, this is not a proper flash, because the grade of the lower part is not very far from the grade of the route. But indeed, there's a very good rest before entering the 7c variation, so, I am still not sure how to count it.. Anyways, proud ascent.
L’empire Ottoman 7a+, 25.11 tue.
This is another route that I've tried and failed many times in previous years. This was the day. We made a short session with Metin towards evening. Hung the draws, and then climbed the route on the next try. Man, it still wasn't easy. I think this route deserves a 7b.
Big Turkey 7a+, 25.11, tue.
In my previous session with Pelin and Olga, I fell 3 times at the same place: while going to the anchor. This time, conditions was bomber: cold rock, with no sun, and my bestie Metin on the belay. I've sent the route while putting the draws. Bring it on...
Angie de L’oibli 7c, 27.11, thu
This is a classic route I was eyeing on even when I stayed in Geyik for a long when I was in my 20s. I've met Brenton while I was buying bread from Breda bakery. Bro was asking for some place to make traverses in the early morning. I asked "why"? and he answered, "cause me don't have partner", and I replied "bro, what the hell, let's partner up". We made a morning assault while the sun was just rising. No time to warm up. Just hung the draws, and sent the route. Of course I knew a part of the route since I tried it 2 times in past years.
Ma puce 7c (hard), 28.11, fri
Proper sand bag. Even watching Erkin's video multiple times, I could only do this in 2-3 sessions. So exhausting, and the crux move on the tufa was damn long for a shortie like me. But I could finally come victorious on this one, too.
Try to enjoy 7b+ (hard), 06.12, sun
Such a complete fight. We worked this with Baris and Emir on different sessions. I am not sure, maybe 2 or 3 sessions. It was freaking pumpy, and notoriously hard. But we somehow did it. Emir also found a very delicate heel hook beta for himself, and rocked the route. Strong dude..
Müdür 7b+, top alanı, 09.12, tue.
We headed for another short sesh with Emir. Went to topalani sag, which had short overhang, razor-sharp routes. I was hoping to make a good onsight attempt on this one. But man... It was freaking hard to on-sight. I could barely solve the moves, and could send the route on my second try, still not without a fight.
Kaybedenler Kulubu, 7b+ 14.12 sun
My hip pain was groving on me, and I was not feeling healthy. There was literally no training. Just struggling with "life" issues. But with Erdinc, we could find this little escape on Sunday for a short sesh. I could solve the moves on the first try, and could send the route in the 2nd try, again, not without a fight.
Blue Hotel 7b, Flash 27.12 sat
Still on weekend climber mode. Hip pain still going on, so I even skipped climbing the previous weekend. But this route made a surprise. There were Ela's quickdraws on the route. It was cold, friction was good. It was my style and my time. Erdinc was on the belay. I pulled on, did whatever felt right, and got the ascent on first try. Well done.
Seytan Tuyu, 7c soft 28.12 sun, 2nd go
This one is in Top Alani. Since we climbed there a lot with Pelin, there were few routes remaining, and this one was one of them. It's crimpy, with two finger pockets, long pulls and all that stuff. There were actually two solutions, one a bit right of the bolt, and the other one, a bit left. I think I did the one on the left, because it was more suitable for shorties. The solution I found on the left might have made it a bit soft. Still proud ascent.
Gizmo, 7c hard, 03.01.26 sun 5th go, 3rd day.
This is ultimate classic tufa pinching 7c in Anatolia. Since many years, I wanted to climb it, but I never dared to try it, since it was looking so hard. This season, I found the confidence, and jumped on it. Climbed it on a beautiful sunny winter day, of course after the sun went down :). It was inspiring to see the young Czech girl onsight it right before me.
American Idiot 7c, flash 10.01.26 sat wowowowowooowow is this my first 7c flash or what?
That day, we went to Michie sector with Sevda, Peyami abi, Ersin, Zorbey and Onur. Sevda tried this route in her previous session, and left the draws in. She climbed it beautifully in her first try of the day. I was hoping to try the route after her, but seeing her do those fantastic split moves and fighting to clip the anchors on such a sustained long route, I said: "no Sevda, that's not my thing. I don't have that endurance.. You can clean the route". But Sevda pushed back "brooo, I am not that fit, don't look at me.. you can do it...", and I said "heck, let me try once. And I literally only tried once, and somehow, I could win this pump fight and climb my first 7c flash.
The memorable moment was the clip to the anchor. I was soooo pumped. I pulled the rope maybe 5 times, but could not do the clip. I then risked falling, and tried to climb a bit higher, but there was nothing. Ersin even took his phone out and started capturing because a looong whipper was about to come :) Just when I was trying to come down, I found a two finger hole for my left hand, and that changed everything. I pulled the rope and did the clip.. Sooooooo happy. Thank you Sevda for pushing me.
Sweet Sixty p2 7a+ hard flash, 10.01.26 sat
Right after flashing American Idiot, I tried this route. It was a hard send even if I watched Ersin and Sevda. Sharp, crimpy, old school, but still loved it.
Rock republic 7b - onsight 11.01.26 sun
This route has some funny memories in my head. On a hot day I was dragged to Mevlana sector by some "sun lovers", and I was continuously complaining and bragging about how hot it is, and how we can't climb anything in this heat. Towards the end of the day, sun went down, and I was finally motivated to try something. We came under this route with Pelin, and while I was preparing, I realized left shoe of my Miura pair was the old one I use for warm up, and the right one was the new one. And my climbing bag was 200 m far from there. I said heck it.. I am not climbing anything today, and I ended climbing for that day. And the day after, we went to Ruzgarli Bahce with Pelin, somewhere I could feel the cold and wind in the shade, and I on-sighted New Fucking Generation 7b+, while putting the draws.. Such is life.
Anyways, now, we were here with Baris who thankfully came just to belay me on this Sunday on the "white collar bro code" agreement. No warm up whatsoever. I took the draws, started the route.. Ooops, beginning is quite hard, I already built some flash pump, but my mental adaptation was quite good since yesterday's fight. I used all the rests I could find, and could somehow pump my way up the last difficult part towards the anchor. I persisted, resisted, and could do the hard clip to the anchor.
Came down, celebrated, and then Baris asked, what's the next thing to climb? I said, there's no next thing. Let's just go home :) Because it was enough fun, and I was quite exhausted from the on-sight fight.
Inner smile 7b+ hard, 17.01.26 sat
Sarkit is that magical tufa sector, and I was missing to climb there so much, since I could not visit this place in the previous few years because of not so obvious reasons...
I've tried this route even on my 20s, and could not even go to the anchor because the bolts were spaced out, and the clip after the crux was very hard for the shorties.
Times have changed. The route has been re-bolted, and I could solve the moves when I checked the route last year with Emir. On this day, we were there with Burak, Erkin, Zorbey, Onur, Emre, and Resul. I hung the draws, could barely solve the moves, and I could send it in maybe 2nd or 3rd try of the day. But man, even if I knew the moves, it felt so hard. If I graded this, I would not hesitate to put a 7c label on it.
Fa fa fa 7a, onsight, 17.01.26 sat
Just after climbing Inner Smile, I jumped on this route upon Resul's recommendation. Quickdraws were there, so why not? I found the upper part a bit tricky and traversy, but I could find my way up somehow.
Suskunlar 7c (hard), 03.02.2026 Tue
On a short weekday escape, I joined Sevda and Burak on this. I remember trying this with Erkin some years ago, and with our poor endurance adaptations, we were miserably falling up in the chains after passing through the harder crux below. Today, after watching Sevda walk the route in great style, I tried once, and I could not even remember my beta for the crux. But the air was getting cooler, and I had just one more chance before the crew heads home. I pulled on, again forgot everything on the crux, used wrong feet, climbed bad, but man, I was strong :)
Here's some moments on the crux from Sevda's camera:
Flight 666 7a+ 21.02.2026 Sat
Another route I tried multiple times on multiple sessions in the past. The route is just too long for me to resist, and having the hardest moves while going to the anchors is simply not my thing. But today, I had the Flight 666 expert with me (Erdinc). He hung the draws (except the anchor), and motivated me for a good shot. It was simply my day. Found my way on the last crux by desperately pinching open hand tufas and placing my feet on footholds that would create the opposition force to stay sticked. Happy happy happy... But tired :)
No Remorse 7b+ (hard), 24.02.2026 Tue
Short and sustained tufa special on Echoes. It took me two sessions to unlock this. We were on a short evening sesh with Tarik who's a software engineer like me. Good day.
L’Homme a L’Envers 7b, 03.03.2026 Mon
I tried to onsight this one on my previous session with Tarik. I fell on the middle crux before the big overhanging cave, and what's more surprising is, I was so pumpped and scared, I could not even make it to the anchor after falling. I just had to leave 3 quickdraws on the route and escape home. But today, I was feeling a lot better, and having left those 3 quickdraws enabled me to do the ascent on the first try by placing the other quickdraws. What can I say, man can be tired sometimes, so there's no point in pushing further when you are tired.
The route is again, very pumpy for my style. I just get pumped too quickly on this style, probably I don't know how to climb these tufa routes efficiently.
Ninova 8a hard, 16.03.2026 Mon
Okay, after some tufa pinching on sub-maximal grades, it was time to test myself on a longer multi-session project. I finally found a partner to focus on something hard, so I just could not miss it. We started working this route with Burak on March 6, had 5 sessions on it, and I could finally climb it on March 16 on the fifth session.
The odd thing is: we worked the route in perfect conditions - cold, windy and all that. But on the day of ascent, it was quite humid, with almost no wind. I guess I wanted it so bad, my both feet cut loose on the crux move, and I magically could tolerate it and make my way up the hard long moves on the rest of the crux.
This route had a glimpse of how tricky it can be to battle with feelings, believe in your own beta, and balance the training with try-hard sessions. We were both watching the weather a bit too much, and were focused too much on sending the route, so we could hardly train in between the sessions. When I checked my log, I can see that there's no training in between the sessions. Just go try the route, come back, recover and try again.
After the send pressure was gone, I could finally go back to trying other routes and do some training. Burak also sent the route a few sessions later. I think this was the first time we partnered up with him on something hard, and we learned many things from each other, and overall, it was very positive and fun experience. Kudos bro :)
Poison 7c hard, 12.04.2026 sun
I wanted to lower the gear a bit, so I wanted to complete this unfinished business. I've tried this route maybe on 3 sessions before, and I could not even figure out how I would do it in the first two sessions. I quickly remembered my beta, and sent this beauty on a single session this time. I think it took 3 tries in total. Here's a video of the crux part on my instagram post, please turn off the music if that's not your thing :)
Trio de legoville 8a 19.04.2026 sat
I was trying "Come as you are" 8a in Mevlana, but because of the rains, the tufa section on the route got awfully wet. So I decided to give a break and try this route, which does not get wet, and even if it gets wet, dries quickly.
The route took many sessions, with things getting in between. I tired it first on February 21, kind of solved the moves, then made 2 more sessions, made some high point, but then started focusing on Ninova. I then returned back to the route on March 19, but still could not link the whole moves. Then, fighting with some back pain and hip pain, I went to fontainebleau for a planned easter trip. I was utterly trashed while going there, but I came back quite motivated, having sent La Carnage 7B+ on that trip.
I was quite weak on my first session after Font. Then on the next session, I was so close, but I guess my beta needed more adjusting. Here's a footage from that session.
And finally on the next session, I could send the route. I solved the lower crux using the direct line, without going to the jugs on the left for resting. I believe this way, the route is a proper 8a. There are still mixed opinions on the grade, some say its 7c+, but I will take the upper one on this one, since this direct variation is probably harder.
Scrotum maximum 8b - 26.05.2026 tue - First route of this grade for me...
Oh my... This route was one of the two 8b routes I had in my mind since last year. I tried both of them a couple of times to check the moves. This one, I think I could do almost all the moves in my second session. The other one was Savasma Sevis 8b on Akdeniz Sector. I tried the lower crux, could not do all the moves, and I did not try the rest. So, when coming to Geyik knowing that I will probably stay for a while, this was always on the back of my mind. But I was thinking that it's too early, and I should build some strong base by climbing some more 7c+, 8a, maybe a couple of 8a+ routes.
But you know... Life always has its things to say. I started well on-sighting two 7b+ routes, flashing a 7c, but then life kicked in. The winter was there with its highs and lows. Simply put, work was hard, relations were even harder, and having to move houses in the middle of the season was the icing on the cake. Those stressful weeks, coupled with some series of rainy days and cold weather triggered some strange hip and back pain that I would never know how it starts, and when it goes away. So I had to baby myself for some time, maybe only climbing one day a week, and sometimes, no climbing at all.
But when the March came, things were quite clearer and I was in a more settled state of mind. Additionally, Cactus climbing wall was opened and I could start training there, which also made me feel a bit better. I still had a planned trip to Fontainebleau at the end of March. I went there very unmotivated and tired, not wanting to travel. But the trip went so well, and we had so much fun and good times with Efe, Ensar and other folks in the crew, I was like a battery charged up to 105% when I came back.
As I was trying to close my unfinished business with Trio De Legoville, I was unknowingly preparing myself for this next big thing. One day, Burak texted: I'll begin trying Scrotum again. If you're interested, let's go he said. And I said, heck yes.. why not? I don't care if I can do it this season or not. Let's just give it a start. We already partnered up with Burak on Ninova and pushed each other so well, therefore I was sure trying this route with him would be a very growing experience.
Start of the route was awfully wet until 3rd bolt. We tried to dry the rock with some towels, left some towels inside the soaking pocket, but it was all in vein, because the water was coming from inside. We tried to climb the lower section from the wet part, because the only beta we knew was that. But that made the shoes wet, and the rest of the climb was then even harder.
Maybe after 2-3 sessions, we discovered that the lower part could also be climbed from the left, from the line between this route, and Animasyon Otomatik 7c+. Climbing was similar in difficulty, and since we were following the line of the bolts, it was even better. There is a very good rest after the 3rd bolt, so this part would not add up to overall difficulty at all.
Then we started solving the other moves on the lower section. The lower section until the crux feels like 7b+. Inside this section, there is a really hard section following the rest at third bolt. There were two solutions: either go big with right hand, or take a sloper and a vertical crimp to go to the same pocket. I was simply not able to do the long move. I watched videos of Erkin and Mikhail on Youtube. Apparently, Erkin did the long move, and Mikhail did the shorter and more moves alternative. I think this was also Sevda's beta when she climbed the route. Mikhail and Sevda's beta required a very high foot while holding a very bad sloper. It felt very difficult when I tried it first, but after a couple of sessions, it was okay. I think Burak also changed his beta to use this one, because the long move was very stressful, and was a low probability move.
Ok, then we started working on the crux. After the lower crux, there's a quite bad rest. I could just take chalk on each hands and just go on there. Crux feels like a 7A+ / 7B boulder with around 9 moves. There are two solutions that use the infamous twin sloper crimps in different ways. In one solution, you take the left crimp (which is the better one) with the right hand, and then you make a longish move with your left hand into a weird pinch. Then, from this pinch, you again move to the right using a long move onto a gaston diagonal hold, and then match there. This move often becomes the redpoint crux when coming from the ground.
In the other solution, which I did, I take both sloper crimps, and then make a longish move to a weird gaston hold. And then take a very high foot for the left foot - almost as high as my shoulders. And then roll over that high foot, and make a cross move to the diagonal hold (the one matched on the other solution). This diagonal hold becomes a gaston on the other solution. But with this beta, I just take it with my right hand. And then cut loose with both feet, take a distant right foot, and make a long move to a sloper jug with right hand. Ideally, you clip from here. This part is scary, because its very hard to make the previous clip, and most people (including me and Burak) skip that one.
In one of my tries, I arrived at the sloper jug, got pumped to hell, wanted to make the clip from the left side-pull two moves later, and then I chicken winged and had one of my longes falls. I guess it was around 12 meters or so. I smashed the wall with my right foot, and I was so lucky that I did not break my ankle. But that fall caused me to tune my beta, so that I replaced one of the moves with a harder - longer one, but with one that would not pump my right arm that much. And it worked!!! This post is already very detailed, so I don't want to crowd this text with that beta.
Finally, at May 26th, on a quite humid day with literally no wind, I could put everything together (except the conditions), and powered through the crux, and got the ascent.
It was very very hard to asses my own capabilities during these 11 sessions. One side of me said I was weak, and I should get stronger and return back later. Other side said, you can do it, you should just climb better, and you should just show up there well rested and fully fresh. I listened to the second one, and that apparently worked... Ok I confess, I asked ChatGpt what to do.. That was easier :)
Here is a video that summarizes my efforts on the route, and the capture of the actual ascent. All emotions unfiltered, sorry for bad crude screams :)
White swan, 7c+, 03.06.2026 wed
I tried to spend some more time in Geyikbayiri, but climbing was quite painful with heat and humidity. I climbed this route on a day like this:
The route was sooo long, around 40m. Lower part is a 7b that I flashed at the beginning of this season. I tried the 7c+ part in the autumn, but I did not have time, so it had to wait until this time. I chose the direct way to go to the anchor in the end of the route, so it was pretty daunting to know that I could easily fall at the very last move of this 40m of struggle. The crux was my style, with crimps and not so steep angle. But the rest is full of tufa pinching, long moves, pumpy climbing, which I am not very good at.
Be Yourself 7b+ hard, 20.06.2026 sat
This one is in Trebenna Sector, and marks the last day of my climbing in this season. I wish I could climb more on Trebenna. The routes are so beautiful, and very much my anti-style. However, because of the rainy winter, most of the good lines were wet sections here and there. This one looked dry, and Maurits said it's a good one. Hung the draws, solved the moves, but fell on the lower crux on my second attempt. Directly lowered to the ground, waited some 30 minutes, and then tried again. This time, I somehow could pass the lower crux, and the rest was blood, sweat, fight and victory. Thanks a ton to Maurits for partnering with me on this beautiful day.
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