29 September 2023
Roxane Durand does Last soul sacrifice (8c)
Roxane Durand, who did her first 8c last month, at age 38, has sent Last soul sacrifice (8c) in Gorges du Loup.
โI was working on this route since the begining of September. I spent 9 days and 18 tries. The first pitch is Soul Sacrifice, 8b, which is very resistant. The first boulder of the route is very physical, then you have a good rest with a kneebar. Then, you need to climb a bit fast not be too pumped at the end of L1. You need to breathe at the belay with quite good holds and a bad kneebar which is uncomfortable. Then, the second part of the route is still resistant but the holds are worse and it's more bouldery for me. It's hard to stop climbing to clip the quickdraws, I only clipped 3 in the second part, but some of my friends clipped only one or two ๐ฎThe second part (L2) is not too long, about 20 movements I think.โ
โI was working on this route since the begining of September. I spent 9 days and 18 tries. The first pitch is Soul Sacrifice, 8b, which is very resistant. The first boulder of the route is very physical, then you have a good rest with a kneebar. Then, you need to climb a bit fast not be too pumped at the end of L1. You need to breathe at the belay with quite good holds and a bad kneebar which is uncomfortable. Then, the second part of the route is still resistant but the holds are worse and it's more bouldery for me. It's hard to stop climbing to clip the quickdraws, I only clipped 3 in the second part, but some of my friends clipped only one or two ๐ฎThe second part (L2) is not too long, about 20 movements I think.โ
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