26 July 2012

8B+ by Daniel Woods

Daniel Woods has done Fred Nicole's Golden Shadow, 8B+ in Rocklands, "On the first day, fell twice topping out. The next day it went first try. Such nice movement. Finger lock to start, heel toe cam crux, hard swing out, and tension finish." (c) Beau Kahler The 22 year old who has been one of the best boulderers in the world for six years and who is the only one to have flashed an 8B+ (C), has also made the first flash of Tea with Elmarie, 8A+. In the 8a ranking game, Daniel is #2. Check out his FB page for a full nice update, where he also mentions that also Dave Graham and Nalle Hukkataival did Golden Shadow.
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