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Richelle Hepler does Barefoot on Sacred Ground (8A+)
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After healing from a torn rotator cuff, I went to Hueco on a long trip to slowly ease back into climbing hard. I surprised myself by sending a few crimpy 7Cs (V9, Banana Juice, and Eurydice). I started working Dark Age (8A/V11) on and off with a local friend, Michael Rosenbaum, but felt the bottom was too difficult and the top too scary. After sending Flower Power (7C+/V10), my confidence was high, and I started warming up on See Spot Run to prepare for Dark Age. I was so scared on the top out because I saw at least 3 ankle injuries during the spring break period at Dark Age. Dark Age finally came together, and I pushed past the mental block and executed.
After returning to Colorado for work for a week, my boyfriend convinced me to come back to Hueco. No one was there, but I like warmer temperatures and got instantly psyched on Barefoot On Sacred Ground. It took about three more sessions before I stuck the left chicken wing move from the bottom. Once I did that, I took it to the top!!!
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Barefoot on Sacred Ground 8A+ by Courtney Arnold
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Slashface 8B by Alex Puccio
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Neon Desert 8B+ by BJ Tilden (42)
BJ Tilden, who did his first 9a+ in June, has done Neon Desert (8B+) in Hueco Tanks (TX). The 42-year-old did his first 8B+ boulder last year and now he has don…
Barefoot on Sacred Ground 8A+ by Courtney Arnold
Courtney Arnold has done Barefoot on Sacred Ground (8A) and El Techo de Los Tres B (8A) in Hueco Tanks (TX). "Life list boulder. No longer hate Hueco or Josh lol." In the 8a ranking game, the 21-year-old is #10.
Slashface 8B by Alex Puccio
Alex Puccio, runner-up in the World Championship in 2014, has done 250+ boulders 8A and up, which is a female record. In the video she sends the classic Slashface (8B) in Hueco Tanks (TX).
Neon Desert 8B+ by BJ Tilden (42)
BJ Tilden, who did his first 9a+ in June, has done Neon Desert (8B+) in Hueco Tanks (TX). The 42-year-old did his first 8B+ boulder last year and now he has don…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP (Misc/Unsorted). Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew …
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…