Flex Luthor 9a+ (b) by Jonathan Siegrist
”Very cool to revisit this crag after 12 years! TC is forever a massive inspiration for me - I didn't realize how important it would feel to climb on this route. Went fully A Muerte after getting through the bottom crux for the first time. On the grade, for me personally, the route does not compare to the 9b I have done or tried - that being said it is still one of the hardest in Colorado for sure.”
The 37-year-old is having his best year ever having done eleven routes 9a to 9b and in total, he has now done 68 such graded climbs. On that 9a list, he is #7 in the All-Time High list and in the 8a ranking game, he is #2 after Adam Ondra.
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Dan Mirsky ticks Flex Luthor (9a/+) at age 41!
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Flex Luthor 9b by Carlo Traversi
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Nicholas Milburn does Flex Luthor (9a+)
Nicholas Milburn, who previously has sent four 9a’s, has repeated Tommy Caldwell’s Flex Luthor (9a+) in The Fortress of Solitude. Last year he projected it fo…
Dan Mirsky ticks Flex Luthor (9a/+) at age 41!
Dan Mirsky has done Flex Luthor (9a+) at The Fortress of Solitude, logging it as a 9a. A couple of guys have actually suggested an upgrade to 9b of the route. T…
Flex Luthor 9b by Carlo Traversi
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
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