18 August 2022
Distortion 8C+ FA by Drew Ruana
Drew Ruana, who previously has done four 8C+', reports on Insta that he has done the FA of Distortion 8C+ in Lincoln Cave. "Itโs a low start to the v14 stand start, 20ish moves. The last move is the hardest, I fell there probably 15 times. Only got 1 try a day". (c) Alton Richardson
What is your next plan?
Iโm going to the Arcteryx academy in Squamish. Then school starts and itโll get cold for front range projects.
Are there any harder projects than Distortion?
I put a lot of work into some harder stuff but Iโd like to do more v16s (8Cs) now.
Drew is a former successful competition climber who was #8 in the World Championship in 2019. He stopped competing after he failed to qualify for the Olympics. Since then the 22-year-old has been one of the very best boulderers in the world. In total, he has done more than 80 boulders 8B+ and harder. Here is an 8a interview with the full time Chemical engineering University student.
What is your next plan?
Iโm going to the Arcteryx academy in Squamish. Then school starts and itโll get cold for front range projects.
Are there any harder projects than Distortion?
I put a lot of work into some harder stuff but Iโd like to do more v16s (8Cs) now.
Drew is a former successful competition climber who was #8 in the World Championship in 2019. He stopped competing after he failed to qualify for the Olympics. Since then the 22-year-old has been one of the very best boulderers in the world. In total, he has done more than 80 boulders 8B+ and harder. Here is an 8a interview with the full time Chemical engineering University student.
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