14 August 2008
2nd and 3rd ascent of Cobra crack, 8c
Nico Favresse and Ethan Pringle has made the 2nd and 3rd ascent of Sonnie Trotter's Cobra crack in Squamish, Canada. The route is very much a contender for the hardest crack in the world. Nico, who made his ascent a couple of weeks ago, needed 15 tries spread over 8 days, where as Ethan needed 6 days. As conditions play an important role, the number of days spent doesn't really say much. On that subject, check out Nico's and Ethan's websites for the full low down.
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