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Sera Gearhart sends Power Slave (8A+)
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I thought Power Slave was really hard. Last season I fell off the end move really late in the year and it got too hot to come back. This year I thought it would be easier but every move still felt like effort. I fell off the last move again the session before sending. Two of my friends Allison and Lucy encouraged me to try the feet first beta for the end because it's much less powerful. I reworked the end beta this way and then struggled to even get there once. I finally sent almost 5 hours into the session, the second time making it through the crux.
Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
Jernej Kruder, who won the Boulder World Cup in 2018, has done Martin Krpan (9a) in Mišja Peč. “I would like to expose something here: I spent many tries on t…
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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…
Burnt 8A (+) and Lethal Design 8A+ by Sera Gearhart
Sera Gearhart has, within a week in Red Rock (NV), done her two first 8A (+)'; Burnt 8A (+) and . Video on both on her Insta. (c) Rob Murillo What is your climb…
Meadowlark Lemon Stand 8B by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb has done Meadowlark Lemon Stand (8B) in Red Rock (NV). ”So fun, pretty bloc, more than a little sandy. The 25-year-old has done eight boulders 8B to 8B+, over the last 12 months, and is #1 in the ranking game.
Sleepwalker 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who already has five 8C+ ascents to his name, reports on Insta that he has done in Red Rock (NV), after projecting it for eight days. (c) Momoka…
Burnt 8A (+) and Lethal Design 8A+ by Sera Gearhart
Sera Gearhart has, within a week in Red Rock (NV), done her two first 8A (+)'; Burnt 8A (+) and . Video on both on her Insta. (c) Rob Murillo What is your climb…
Meadowlark Lemon Stand 8B by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb has done Meadowlark Lemon Stand (8B) in Red Rock (NV). ”So fun, pretty bloc, more than a little sandy. The 25-year-old has done eight boulders 8B to 8B+, over the last 12 months, and is #1 in the ranking game.
Sleepwalker 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who already has five 8C+ ascents to his name, reports on Insta that he has done in Red Rock (NV), after projecting it for eight days. (c) Momoka…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean B…
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…