26 January 2016
Two 8a's in the 2nd go by Cathy Wagner (50)
Cathy Wagner, who started climbing in 1986 and had her most productive year in 2015, has started this year up really nice with six routes 8a and 8a+. Last weekend the 50-year-old did two 8a's in her second go in Gorges du Loup. During the last 12 months, the grand lady has done 60 routes 8a to 8b and in total she has done 527 of them. Maybe it is time to step up to 8b+ before turning 51!
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Cathy Wagner has during the last 12 months done eight 8a+, out of which four in 2022. Her first 8a, was done in 1994! In total, the 56-year-old has done 844 routes 8a to 8b which should be most of all females and also her grade pyramid should be for the record books. It should be noted that a large โฆ
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โA must-do ๐. A perfect overhanging route packed with knee-bars working for both moves and rests. Hard 8a seems fair to me.โ
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Cathy Wagner has during the last 12 months done eight 8a+, out of which four in 2022. Her first 8a, was done in 1994! In total, the 56-year-old has done 844 routes 8a to 8b which should be most of all females and also her grade pyramid should be for the record books. It should be noted that a large โฆ
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Cathy Wagner has done Ces dรฉmons niaquent (8a+) in Prรฉcipice de Corbiรจre, giving it a personal 8a grade. "HAPPY! Outstanding route, where many technical kneebars around single tufa allowed me to compensate for my lack of the physical strength. But even with that, it was not at all given, especially โฆ
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Esprit de vi 8b (a) 2nd go by Cathy Wagner (57)
Cathy Wagner has done Esprit de vi (8b) in Bellver, on her second go, giving it a personal 8a grade.
โA must-do ๐. A perfect overhanging route packed with knee-bars working for both moves and rests. Hard 8a seems fair to me.โ
In total, the 57-year-old has 866 routes 8a and harder in her logbook,โฆ
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