Austin Purdy does Dying To Live (8C)

Austin Purdy, with four 8C+’ under his belt, has sent Dying To Live (8C) in Lincoln Lake.

Can you tell us more about the ascent and what went into completing it?
Dying to Live wasn't something I was initially planning on trying this season, but I have been dealing with some issues with my finger this spring and it was something that I could actually try the moves on without too much issue since it is not too intense on the left hand and is a longer power endurance line. It ended up fititng me quite well and I was able to send it my first day giving send goes after a couple of sessiong trying to figure out the cryptic sequences.

Daniel [Woods] FA'd this boulder in 2012 and proposed V14 but it broke shortly after he did it and then fell into obscurity even though it is right next to the classic Evil Backwards (8B). The break ended up adding a second crux in the middle of the boulder and certainly bumped the difficulty of the whole line which is why I proposed an upgrade, however, since I haven't been getting outside as much lately I am a bit unsure about the overall grade and am interested to see what future ascentionists think. Hopefully, it will get more attention with the road opening next week now that people know it still goes.

What is next?
I have a trip to Rocklands planned for this July, so I am trying to get my finger healthy and fit for that.