22 February 2015

Derek Powell peaking at 45

Derek Powell started to climb 1995 and three years later being 29 he did his first 8a. Six, seven and nine years later, he made personal best again and last year he did his first 8c, Death Sentence in Jailhouse finding 30 knee bars. Now he has done his second, Flower Power also in Jailhouse. In the 40+ ranking game, Derek in #19.
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