24 October 2018
Ace of Spade 9a (+) by Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods has done the first repeat of James Litz Ace of Spade in Pop Tire Cave suggesting an upgrade to 9a+. He also tried Peruvian Necktie which adds a final 8A (+) boulder saying this could be 9b. More on Daniel's Insta. (c) Mike Call
Back in 2004, James Litz was one of the best climbers in the world having done two 8c+'s as well as Dreamtime 8C. His original grade of his two FA's were 9a and 9a/+ but this was under the radar and no media reported about these sends. Interview of the potential 9b crusher under the radar is coming up.
Noteworthy is also that Jonathan Siegrist tried it last summer writing in his blog, "It is certainly one of the hardest routes in the country."
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