31 August 2020
Bow Valley Challenge 9a FA by Evan Hau
Evan Hau, who did his first 9a+ in June, has done the FA of Bow Valley Challenge 9a in Stoneworks. (c) Mike Hopkins
"I can't really guess how many sessions but it was a lot. I spent 2 months figuring out the sequences in 2018. It's quite intricate power endurance steep climbing, one of the steepest in the Bow Valley. Then about 1 month trying to redpoint this year. Part of the crux is slapping up an overhanging corner with very little texture and it's hard to chalk up. I had problems with my palms getting sweaty on hot days. This is the first line that caught my eye and the first line I bolted when I first walked into the cave. I had so much fun on this climb, one of the best hard lines in the area!!!"
"I can't really guess how many sessions but it was a lot. I spent 2 months figuring out the sequences in 2018. It's quite intricate power endurance steep climbing, one of the steepest in the Bow Valley. Then about 1 month trying to redpoint this year. Part of the crux is slapping up an overhanging corner with very little texture and it's hard to chalk up. I had problems with my palms getting sweaty on hot days. This is the first line that caught my eye and the first line I bolted when I first walked into the cave. I had so much fun on this climb, one of the best hard lines in the area!!!"
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