Sera Gearhart sends Evil Backwards (8B)
Last week, 8a reported that she had given Carnage (8B) a personal 8A+ grade. Up until 2022, she had only done three 8A's, but over the last 18 months she's done 21 boulders 8A to 8B.
How would you explain your great gains over the last 1.5 years?
I really changed my approach to climbing about 2 years ago! Taylor [McNeill] was a huge influence. I started focusing more on specific goals rather than climbing as much as I could. I stopped training and rested way more and really started to focus on my mentality and tactics. I started climbing almost exclusively outside. I'm excited to take what I have learned and try adding a bit more strength and training back into my approach this summer, maybe it will lead to more of a level up!
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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…
Becket Hsin, 13, does his fourth and fifth 8B
Beckett Hsin has done Carnage (8B) in Guanella Pass and Evil Backwards (8B) in Mt Evans. In the 8a junior ranking game, the 13-year-old is #2. His brother and …
Katie Lamb puts down another two 8B's
Katie Lamb has done Evil Backwards (8B), and Death Trout (8B), both at Mt Evans. The 25-year-old has now done 22 boulders 8B to 8B+ and she extends her lead in the 8a ranking game where she has been #1 for more than two years.
Cinderella is Dead (8A+) by Sera Gearhardt
Sera Gearhardt, who uses the moniker, Sera Potato on 8a, has added to the four 8A+'s she did last year by sending, Cinderella is Dead 8A+ in Ogden. (c) Oden Dil…
Becket Hsin, 13, does his fourth and fifth 8B
Beckett Hsin has done Carnage (8B) in Guanella Pass and Evil Backwards (8B) in Mt Evans. In the 8a junior ranking game, the 13-year-old is #2. His brother and …
Katie Lamb puts down another two 8B's
Katie Lamb has done Evil Backwards (8B), and Death Trout (8B), both at Mt Evans. The 25-year-old has now done 22 boulders 8B to 8B+ and she extends her lead in the 8a ranking game where she has been #1 for more than two years.
Cinderella is Dead (8A+) by Sera Gearhardt
Sera Gearhardt, who uses the moniker, Sera Potato on 8a, has added to the four 8A+'s she did last year by sending, Cinderella is Dead 8A+ in Ogden. (c) Oden Dil…
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…
Irmgard Braun, 72, ticks Le string à Fredo (7c)
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Michaela Kiersch completes Dreamtime (8C)
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