3 November 2012

Daniel Woods flashes 8c+ (9a) in RRG

Daniel Woods confirmed Adam Ondra's personal down grade of Pure Imagination by flashing it, calling it a soft 8c+. "Crazy moment. Thanks to Adam for the belay and beta. Good vibes at the cliff. A perfect crimp resistance route." In the 8a ranking game, Adam and Daniel has been the Top-2 guys for almost five years in a row. Here is a 6 month old interview with Daniel. The FA Jonathan Siegrist commented on DPM after Adam Ondra's onsight, "This is super impressive, and while he may be too strong to really know (probably), I think a little grade correction is long overdue in the Red - even if it is one of my routes getting downgraded..."
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