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Benn Wheeler, 18, does The Wheel of Wolvo (8B+)
Can you tell us more about the ascent and your climbing background?
I started climbing when I was around 7 years old because my brother climbed. I mostly did comps, but in the last 4 years, I have started bouldering outside, mostly in Pennsylvania. Last month I moved to Colorado to go to college and The Wheel of Wolvo was something I had singled out as a project before coming. It took me 5 days of effort, mostly focused on getting through the first two moves. It was awesome to meet so many strong climbers in the cave, and have steady progression to the send. Excited to move onto more, harder projects in Colorado!
What is your autumn plan and what is your long-term dream in climbing?
Keep training in the gym for the majority of my climbing, but I’ve started projecting some climbs in Wild Basin, mainly Topaz, Railway White noise.
I would like to climb v16 [8C+] by the end of college, and in my life be able to travel to my dream spots and try the best problems in the world. End of life goal is to raise triplets who all climb v19 [9B].
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