Nicholas Allan, 17, completes Khoikhoi (8C)

Nicholas Allan has repeated James Webb’s Khoikhoi (8C) at N1. ”Easily my proudest send to date!” (c) Rowan Toselli

Webb put it up ten years ago and commented, ”Absolutely stunning boulder problem. Potentially one of my proudest first ascents. Perfect compression on just barely there slopers leading up a pristine 20 foot tall boulder.”

The 17-year-old did his first 8A+ at age eleven and sent his first 8B+, four years later, comments, ”I first tried Khoikhoi in march and was immediately psyched on it. I wasn’t able to try it as much as I wanted because it’s very condition dependent but always had it in the back of my mind. The weather was never good and I wasn’t able to give it any close ground burns until my 6th session where I dropped the top several times. Went back the next day and managed to send it second go from the bottom. One of the best boulders I’ve done and so psyched for it to be my first 8C!”

What is coming up next?
I have some projects in mind for next season but my main focus for now is youth worlds in August.