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Arabella Jariel does Raison d'Etre Sit (8A+)
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I worked the stand start to Raison [8A] in 2021 as a long-term project over the course of my fall semester at school in California. I was able to finish the climb after 8+ sessions in November at the end of the season. After a long time away from the climb, this year I finally came back to try the sit for the first time feeling much stronger. I surprised myself by sticking all moves my first session on it, and finished it my second session!
What are your winter plans?
My goal is to finish up as many boulders in my local areas as I can at Black Mountain, Tramway, and Joshua Tree before I graduate in the spring. There aren't many V13s around here, but that's always been a big goal of mine. Plus I should probably start picking harder climbs since I finished this one way quicker than I expected haha.
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