9 October 2019

Shawn Raboutou upgrades Livin' Large to 8C+

Shawn Raboutou, who previously has done two 8C+', reports on Insta that he has done the second repeat of Nalle Hukkataival's Livin' Large in Rocklands, calling it 8C+. Nalle did the FA of the eight-meter highball, with the crux in the end, in 2009 saying it was his hardest ever, graded it 8C, having projected it for 12 days. Four years ago, Jimmy Webb did the first repeat and confirming 8C after worked it for more than ten days, also saying it was his hardest ever by far. It should be mentioned that both Nalle and Jimmy are known for their hard gradings and also that back then we had some boulder grade devaluation so Shawn just might be spot on.
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