17 December 2012

9a and 8c+ by Joey Kinder

Joey Kinder who will spend the whole winter in Spain has sent La Nuvena Puerta, 8c+ and Seleccio Natural, 9a in Santa Linya. "After breaking holds and the route changing 20 times I am comfortable calling it 9a. Great time trying this route with Black Tooth Tommy and learning the in's and out's on this monster. Seldom climbed on and represents one of the best routes in Santa Linya. Pure non-stop climbing with zero stopping spots for the meat of the route. A perfect-muscley-style on a 45º wall. I love this route. I would like to dedicate this send to the folks involved in the heinous shootings of Newtown, Connecticut. This really hit home on many levels and created a pretty emotional day yesterday. Everything felt pointless. Maybe not giving a shit about climbing helped. Bueno, en el final estoy contento.
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