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Eva Hammelmüller Sends Her Fifth 5.14d
On February 13, Eva Hammelmüller sent her fifth 5.14d (9a) with her ascent of WRC at Castillon, a stunning tufa crag near Nice, France. On the same day, she flashed BarjoLand 5.13d and redpointed Total Jobard 5.14a. Just two days earlier, she took down Alien Carnage 5.14c, which she confirmed took only two days of work – Alien Carnage was her nineteenth of the grade. Impressively, it was her fourth climbing day in a row when she sent WRC.
“After a busy January, which was mostly about surviving [university], work, and intense training sessions, I finally got to climb outside again,” said an elated Hammelmüller on Instagram. “Two days for Alien Carnage, then I checked out WRC on my third day and fell three times at the very top. I thought I had to abandon the route, but a change in our plans allowed me to give it another try on my 4th day of climbing. Having no expectations, I found myself on top of this amazing climb! Somehow, I also half-flashed, half-onsighted [a 5.13d] and sent another [5.14a] afterwards.”
Hammelmüller is known for her sending sprees and tenacity on rock. At the start of December 2025, she clipped the chains of Stefano Ghisolfi’s Omen Nomen 5.14d. Established in 2017, he initially graded it 5.14c, but subsequent ascensionists upgraded it to 5.14d. The route has been sent by many top climbers, including Gio Placci, Filip Schenk, and Adam Ondra, among others. Ondra attempted to flash the route, but ended up choosing the wrong beta at the top, sending instead on his second go.
In 2021, Hammelmüller sent Underground 5.14c/d in Arco. She climbed her first 5.14d in 2024 with Hades in Innsbruck, Austria. In February of 2025, she spent time climbing in France and Spain where she racked up an impressive tick list. Over a period of two days early in the month in France, she redpointed two 5.14a routes (Un Bonjour Pour Mûrir and En Verve et Contre Tous) and flashed one 5.13d (Bon Pied, Mon Oeil!).
A few days later, in Oliana, she flashed another 5.13d, De Picos Pardos and ticked Identificación y Placa 5.14b. On February 15 she redpointed Ramon Julian line Esclatamàsters 5.14d in Lleida, in only four sessions. She then redpointed Blanquita 5.14c, La Morenita 5.14c, Joe Blau 5.14c, T-1 Full Equip 5.14a, and Crimptonite 5.14a. She also onsighted Humildes pa Casa 5.14a.
Giorgio Tomatis on WRC 5.14d
Eva Hammelmüller Climbing Hades 5.14d
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