5 March 2026
Mejdi Schalck and Defying Gravity (8C)
Mejdi Schalck repeated Daniel Woodsโ Defying Gravity (8C) in November.
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I took 6 sessions to do it and sent it with bleeding fingers and tape ๐ It was always on my dream list. But for me one of the best boulder in the world. Better than it looks in the videos.
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I took 6 sessions to do it and sent it with bleeding fingers and tape ๐ It was always on my dream list. But for me one of the best boulder in the world. Better than it looks in the videos.
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