20 April 2010

First 8B+ by Stefan Rasmussen (38)

Stefan Rasmussen has done the first ascent of The Hourglass in Västerviks and is the first 8B+ boulder in Sweden. Stefan is 38 and has previously put up some 20 boulders of 8A or harder. Video on his ascent on his blogspot (c) Sanna Rasmussen
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