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Michaela Kiersch does Nagual (8B)
Michaela Kiersch, who last week did five boulder problems 8A to 8B in Hueco Tanks (TX), has sent
Nagual (8B) in just two sessions. (c) Nic Oklobzija
"My first session was short and I did the moves in two overlapping sections. Paid the price in blood on this one โ ripped off basically my whole index pad while giving warm up tries but sometimes you gotta tape it up, pop an ibu, and get it done. The holds are tiny and sharp but I wanted to send so I just taped it up and tried my hardest."
The 29-year-old has now completed eleven boulders 8B and harder, out of which nine she's done in the last 18 months. She has also climbed 15 routes 8c+ to 9a, with most of those ascents taking place over the the last two years, cementing her place among the top elite female climbers globally.
"My first session was short and I did the moves in two overlapping sections. Paid the price in blood on this one โ ripped off basically my whole index pad while giving warm up tries but sometimes you gotta tape it up, pop an ibu, and get it done. The holds are tiny and sharp but I wanted to send so I just taped it up and tried my hardest."
The 29-year-old has now completed eleven boulders 8B and harder, out of which nine she's done in the last 18 months. She has also climbed 15 routes 8c+ to 9a, with most of those ascents taking place over the the last two years, cementing her place among the top elite female climbers globally.
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