7 October 2023
Arief Nagara, 13, has sent five 8A's and an 8A+ in the last month
Arief Nagara, who did Lethal Design (8A+) last year, has had a productive month doing five 8A's and at Freaks. In total, the 13-year-old has a very wide grade pyramid which includes 43 boulders 7C+ to 8A+. Last year, his 8a headline was 78 boulder 7B+ to 8A. His father Innosanto comments,
โI mentioned to Arief that you'd inquired. He feels the notable thing that he's done is in relation to his progression on ropes. That he basically went from being pretty much stuck at 5.13a/b to doing a 5.14a in just three months. To me what is notable is that he's good at building a broad base for his pyramid--with a lot of climbs at the grade, of varying styles and types of rock. Often his 'first of the grade' is on the soft side, and he knows that, but it helps with the mental motivation, and once there is a breakthrough it becomes about broadening.โ
โI mentioned to Arief that you'd inquired. He feels the notable thing that he's done is in relation to his progression on ropes. That he basically went from being pretty much stuck at 5.13a/b to doing a 5.14a in just three months. To me what is notable is that he's good at building a broad base for his pyramid--with a lot of climbs at the grade, of varying styles and types of rock. Often his 'first of the grade' is on the soft side, and he knows that, but it helps with the mental motivation, and once there is a breakthrough it becomes about broadening.โ
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