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Jan Hojer vs TicinoVideo

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Jan Hojer holding a pinkie front lever for 5 seconds © Hojer coll.
Jan Hojer holding a pinkie front lever for 5 seconds
© Hojer coll.

A while ago Jan Hojer spent some time in Ticino, Switzerland, where he made quick work of some of the area's best and hardest problems.

Now Jan and Lukas Biniossek have made a short video from the clips Jan shot. It includes a couple of impressive flashes and, the highlight, his quick second ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Off the wagon, ~8B+/C.
When Jan does it, it looks more like 6C though...

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Cologne-born all-rounder Jan Hojer started competing from the age of 10 and was considered a strong contender for the Olympics as soon as the triple discipline format was announced. His background in youth Lead and...

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Jus
30 Dec, 2012
He looks weak. Amazing to see Off the Wagon being done with such ease!
sbc_10
30 Dec, 2012
Thumbs up to this, excellent vid. "holding a pinkie front lever" is a good source of euphemistic ammunition, I'm sure a lot of us less talented scramblers do the same sort of thing...discretely......
Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH
30 Dec, 2012
Great vid. Totally agree with Jus about Off the Wagon!
Richard Hession
30 Dec, 2012
impressive to watch how little he needs to use his legs!
progrupicola
31 Dec, 2012
What a beast ! It would be nice to see Nalle's ascent too, cause Jan didn't seem to find the rubber-marks for the feet. I wouldn't be surprised if Jan never ever had resoled his climbing-boots. Congrats to both!
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