Shauna Coxsey climbs The Boss (8B+)

Shauna Coxsey, known for being one of climbing's most successful competitors, has climbed The Boss (8B+) at Yarncliffe, which was first done by her husband, Ned Feehally, in 2020. Shauna did her first 8B+ in 2014, before focusing on competitions; earlier this spring she did her second.
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“[The Boss] has been on my list ever since Ned did the first ascent. It is such a gem! The climbing is steep and powerful with some bad holds. It feels improbable at first. The last move is a huge blind slap overhead from a horizontal position. It is really committing and a bit spooky”.

Compared to her other 8B+ ascents, Shauna says: “It felt hard! I have been waiting a long time to believe I was strong enough to even try The Boss. It’s hard to compare it to the other 8B+’s/V14’s I’ve done as it’s a very different style but it sure felt a lot harder than Fat Lip [at Raven Tor] a local 8B/V13 which although on different rock it climbs kinda similar”.