19 May 2026
Katie Lamb FAโs 130 BPM (8C)
Katie Lamb, who previously has sent a dozen boulders 8B+ to 8C+, reports on Instagram that she has done the first ascent of 130 BPM (8C) in Yosemite (CA). (c) Eric Bisell
โI often feel unlucky in the lottery of predisposed climbing skill sets because, among the people I climb with, I almost never do a project first. So Iโve spent a lot of time trying to physically emulate the best of what I see in others, maybe falling into the modern trap of believing thereโs always a fix to make myself look, feel, and climb exactly how I want to.โ
โI often feel unlucky in the lottery of predisposed climbing skill sets because, among the people I climb with, I almost never do a project first. So Iโve spent a lot of time trying to physically emulate the best of what I see in others, maybe falling into the modern trap of believing thereโs always a fix to make myself look, feel, and climb exactly how I want to.โ
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