Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 14 minutes ago
At 73 years old, Irmgard Braun is determined to climb the hardest route of her life.
Filmmaker Hannah Morris spends two days in the Frankenjura to discover how Irmgard is able to push her physical and mental abilities, even in her seventies. In this short climbing documentary, Irmgard argues that age isn't an obstacle she has taken to heart.
00:00 Climbing 8a at 73 Years Old
00:35 Record Breaking Climbs
1:10 Meet Irmgard Braun
1:40 Aging As a Climber
2:00 Rock Climbing in 1980s
3:40 Frankenjura Routes
4:15 How Irmgard Got Into Sport Climbing
7:30 Climbing 5.12d / 7c at Age 69
8:55 Projecting 5.13b / 8a at Age 73
10:30 Trying Hardest Moves
14:45 Motivation
16:15 Learning In Old Age
19:00 Why We Climb
At 69 years old, Irmgard ticked Open Box in Gorges Du Tarn, a 7c+, 5.13a. A feat of strength that fewer climbers will ever achieve. She became a record-breaker, the oldest person to climb the grade.
But, like anyone who is driven by challenge, and inspired by climbers like Lynn Hill, she felt no need to set her limits there. Now, she is looking to prove once again that we can defy aging, and that passion can motivate us to live life on our own terms.
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At 73 years old, Irmgard Braun is determined to climb the hardest route of her life.
Filmmaker Hannah Morris spends two days in the Frankenjura to discover how Irmgard is able to push her physical and mental abilities, even in her seventies. In this short climbing documentary, Irmgard argues that age isn't an obstacle she has taken to heart.
00:00 Climbing 8a at 73 Years Old
00:35 Record Breaking Climbs
1:10 Meet Irmgard Braun
1:40 Aging As a Climber
2:00 Rock Climbing in 1980s
3:40 Frankenjura Routes
4:15 How Irmgard Got Into Sport Climbing
7:30 Climbing 5.12d / 7c at Age 69
8:55 Projecting 5.13b / 8a at Age 73
10:30 Trying Hardest Moves
14:45 Motivation
16:15 Learning In Old Age
19:00 Why We Climb
At 69 years old, Irmgard ticked Open Box in Gorges Du Tarn, a 7c+, 5.13a. A feat of strength that fewer climbers will ever achieve. She became a record-breaker, the oldest person to climb the grade.
But, like anyone who is driven by challenge, and inspired by climbers like Lynn Hill, she felt no need to set her limits there. Now, she is looking to prove once again that we can defy aging, and that passion can motivate us to live life on our own terms.
FREE UK Shipping on Mad Rock Shoes with Code HMBFREE
☞madrock.com/collections/shoes
