27 January 2017

8a+ (b) by Cathy Wagner (51)

Cathy Wagner has done Soul of Fury in Gorges du Loup, for which she gives a personal grade of 8a+. Last week she did another two 8a+'s at the same crag, to one out of which, Cรฉdric n'aime pas les slash, she suggests 8a. Over the last few years, the 51-year-old has shown a steady progress. In total, she has recorded 684 routes graded 8a and harder.
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