#07 Julia Heil

Julia Heil discovered Franken early and it has been a special place for her ever since. In her 20s you could see her on the limestone rock in black military trousers and a striped T-shirt a lot. Today she's still regularly here, enjoying the crags and pushing her climbing level.

Her first climbing trip was one to make you fall in love. She had a go at two classic routes; highly-regarded in terms of their aesthetics, even though they're no easy sends in their grade: Schlaifhausener Kante at Rodenstein and Elliweg at Stadelhofener Wände. Both lines have stayed in her memory until today.

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