11 August 2017
8b+ FA by Chuck Odette (61)
Chuck Odette continues to progress being 61-years-old doing the FA of Bulletproof Monk in Logan Canyon which was his tenth 8b+. "Linked Shaolin into the Monk finish. Soooooo good... sooooo pumped! Still pumped a day later :)"
Interview follow up to come. (c) Heidi Baxter
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