12 July 2021

Insomniac 8C+ by Drew Ruana

Drew Ruana reports on Insta that he has done the FA of Insomniac 8C+ at Lincoln Lake. It starts doing eight moves of Wheel of wolvo (8B+) followed by a good rest and then continuous through We Can Build You (8B+). "The first section is the most physically demanding part, sapping a lot of power before the end. The second half is a power endurance nightmare, making for a 30 move frenzy of hard moves with a heartbreaker at the end." (c) Alton Richardsson

Drew Ruana, finishing #13 in the Combined World Championship of 2019, had ascended one 8B+ when he stopped competing. Now 21 months later he has done close to 40 boulders 8B+ and harder including five 8C+', although started full-time University Chemical engineering studies last September. In 2020, he was awarded 8A Boulderer of the year, interview.
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