Akira Waku (46) does 8C with 360 spin

Akira Waku started climbing 12 years ago being 35 years. There were no climbing gym in the neighborhood so he decided to build one. His physical background was close to nothing. "I was doing athletics competition in my school days. After that some road bike since I was 30 years old. Climbing training is mainly muscle training and campus board training. I devise my own training and practice it. I do not have coaches, trainers, etc and I do not even go there." In the video Akira does Babel in Shiobara put up as an 8C/+ by Dai Koyamada in 2007 as an 8C/+ and it has been confirmed as an 8C by the four repeaters.