A great day at Lincoln Lake for Webb and Nakajima

On August 25, 2012 James Webb had a great day at Lincoln Lake, sending Clan of The Cave Bears and The Mote in God's Eye, both 8B. He had briefly tried both problems a few days earlier and finished them both quickly. He also put up the first ascent of Buck Knife, a dyno to arete project that Chris Schulte shared with him. He suggests 8A and says it may be easier if you are tall. Climbing with Webb was visiting Japanese wunder-teen Toru Nakajima. Nakajima repeated Buck Knife and made perhaps the fastest ascent of Clan of the Cave Bears. He arrived in Colorado only a few days earlier and this was his first day climbing at altitude. He managed to overcome mild altitude sickness to send this tall compression test piece, an impressive feat considering the problem's length and relative few ascents. Nakajima will be in Colorado through early September so it will be exciting to see what else he can accomplish. Article on Nakajima's spring break trip to England. Photo Nakajima at Lincoln Lake (c) Jackie Hueftle