30 October 2013

Jaws II 9a+ by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson, one of the world's best boulderers, has made an interesting comeback with his harness, having done Jaws II 9a+ in Rumney. The last time he did some serious bolt-clipping was in 2009 when he did Psychedelic 9a. Well this one sure was a process for me!!! The first boulder was my true epic and it took a while to get it sorted and then the top dead point got epic and I fell there 6 TIMES!!!! Today it clicked and it all came together... just in time too! Leaving tomorrow! I had always been amazed by Jaws and had always had the dream of climbing 9a+! I first tried this line in 2011 and I could not get the line out of my head. I knew I had to come back. Fortunately this fall was the perfect time. I trained a bit of endurance before coming and set to work on the line! I am not sure how many days I tried it... probably around 8 or 9! The crux was really hard for me because I could not decide which beta to use so I spent multiple days trying each beta until I found the one that worked for me! © Alex Kahn
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