Life Of Villains 9a by Dru Mack

Dru Mack, who previously has done six 8c+'s, has done Life of Villains 9a in Hurricave which was put up by Joe Kinder.

"I first climbed the ending piece to this route last year, with Flight of The Conchords. I moved here this winter to work at a new climbing gym and just climb a TON. Living here gave me the opportunity to try on and off since about January. A lot of days spread out over those 3 months though! Over the last few weeks, I got a lot more consistent at falling off the last crux. Even falling in the last moves multiple times in a day. The day it came together felt like one of those flow days that everything feels effortless! Jonathan Siegrist came out for the last little bit. Having his energy and support was super helpful! I followed it up with ‘86’d’ (8c) and ‘Killer Z’ (8b+). My best day ever! (c) Tradisplaid

What is your climbing background?
I grew up climbing in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky since I was like 12 years old. I lived in my van at Miguel’s as soon as I had a drivers license ha! Over the last few years, I’ve been pursuing climbing full time! I’ve been able to travel a lot more and just trying to do the hardest sport routes I can!

You did your first 7c+ at age 17 and then your scorecard shows rather slow and steady progress, including a wide pyramid?
Ya, I guess so! Building a pyramid really helps with confidence. I’m excited to not have a BIG project for a little bit and keep climbing lots of routes!