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Roadkill 8C by Graham and Lechaptois
Dave and Clement worked the high-class problem mainly together and did finally a team ascent and Dave's Insta is as always full of intense details. "After 5 sessions I was confident I could climb through the crux down low; two very low percentage moves with my method, a tripped out ghost kneebar into a low percentage jump. I had rehearsed the top section many times, but felt extremely anxious about the technical mantel moves at around 8 meters followed by the last 10 meters of slab climbing which is not particularly hard, but revolves around trusting your feet and climbing very confidently in a true no-fall zone." He continues by saying that Lechaptois had a much scarier ascent with a headlamp.
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Pietro Vidi adds Roadkill (8C) to his ticklist
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Celestite (8C+) FA by Dave Graham, 41
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
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