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Le pied à coulisse 8C (+) by Camille Coudert
Can you tell us more about La pied?
It’s a boulder that I tried last year after succeeding « soudain seul ». I almost did it and in only 3 sessions (fell at the last move which is the simplest intrinsically). I thought then to do it from the next session, but I still fell 3 times per session for nearly 10 sessions to this last movement...
Finally, I had left the boulder aside with the summer. I haven’t come back due to give myself to another big project all winter. When the temperatures rose, I came back to finish the job this week.
What's your FA of Imothep du sol (8B+) like?
This is the first stage of my big winter project (and of course many other winters). It is the ground start of an 8a which starts on an elevated pebble. The 8B+ starts standing from the ground and adds 2 very physical moves. The sit start project adds 6 moves which are worth 8C/+ to the standing 8B+ start.
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