5 April 2022
Epitaph 8C+ by Toru Nakajima
Toru Nakajima reports on Insta that he has repeated Dai Koyamada's Epitaph in Horai. Due to several broken holds, he upgrades it to 8C+. However, it might possibly be 9A now since the crystal of the key hold broke on his send, which happened on his 13th session.
The 29-year-old did his first 8B+ at age 15. In total, he has done more than a handful 8C's and he is well known for his extreme projects. One of them, free-soloing a 500 meter waterfall. He has also made two trips to Finland in order to repeat Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams 9A. "I chose a strategy of doing short trip at a high frequency and training with replica holds in between. This was rather successful, and I think it was close on the second tour." Then Covid-19 came and four trips were cancelled and then a new missed trip two months ago.
The 29-year-old did his first 8B+ at age 15. In total, he has done more than a handful 8C's and he is well known for his extreme projects. One of them, free-soloing a 500 meter waterfall. He has also made two trips to Finland in order to repeat Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams 9A. "I chose a strategy of doing short trip at a high frequency and training with replica holds in between. This was rather successful, and I think it was close on the second tour." Then Covid-19 came and four trips were cancelled and then a new missed trip two months ago.
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โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ
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