Owen Whaley completes Sosa (8C+)

Owen Whaley has done the second ascent of Zach Galla’s Sosa (8C+) in Little Cottonwood Canyon (UT). ”Satisfied with this one. Tried in the fall with Adam, couldn't touch the sit moves, felt psyched in the spring, and dug it out of the snow, which was fun. A bunch of really fun sessions with good friends. Shout outs to Zach and anyone who put in work. Great way to kick off the summer.”

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
So I first tried the sit moves in the fall after doing GI. It felt very hard at the time, trained all winter and was really psyched going into fall to start the projecting process. Dug it out from under snow, which took 4 days. By the time the boulder was fully dry I had good links and was ready to start giving ground rips. I think 8 or 9 sessions. Really cool boulder, sustained power endurance all the way through. Definitely very in my style.