26 August 2015

Two 7c+'s on the same day by Lee Sheftel (69)

Lee Sheftel, who is turning 70 next year, has had one amazing day in Rifle having done two 7c+, The Kiss That Stings and All quiet for western slope. The 69-year-old started working them this spring. "I went back to them about two weeks ago and things went much better. I often find that if I get stuck or frustrated on a route consistently I get stale and I need to back off and work on what’s suffering in my climbing and also just have fun. I’m now shopping for an 8a or 8a+. I might repeat an 8a+ I did years ago as I think I could fairly quickly but then again it would be fun to do something different as well. Maybe both.
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