Austin Purdy flashes Deep Throat (8B)

Austin Purdy has had some nice days in Magic Wood sending Power of Now (8B+) and Practice of the Wild 8B+, finishing off by flashing Deep Throat (8B).

Can you tell us more about the flash and the beta you got?
Previously I have never focused on trying to do hard flashes, as I generally enjoy the process of doing boulders more when I do not have the pressure of trying to flash them. Recently though, I decided I wanted to try and flash 8B/V13 as it is something I have always wanted to do, but I knew it wouldn't happen if I didn't make it a priority. Unfortunately though, I haven't left many good flash candidates in Colorado, since I've tried or done many boulders of that grade around there over the years. On this trip to Magic Wood I wanted to try and find some good candidates for hard flash attempts, but I realized that I had done or tried many of the well known 8Bs when I came here years ago and Deepthroat was the only good candidate for a hard flash attempt. Because of this, I wanted to save it for the right moment. After sending Practice of the Wild earlier in the session I was feeling really good and got psyched to try and give Deepthroat a proper flash go. Luckily the boulder fit me really well and I was able to execute it perfectly to end up on top!

I watched beta videos and spent time visualizing the moves before the attempt. Luckily it is easy to feel all the holds from ground in the boulder too so I knew what to expect at every point.