6 April 2018
Zander Waller (14) jumps from 8b to 8c+
Zander Waller, #4 in the Youth WCH in 2017, skips 8b+ and 8c and does his first 8c+ through Lucifer in Red River Gorge and it only took him three sessions and seven tries in total. Here his Insta.
"For the past few months I have been training very hard in the gym, and my jump from 8b to 8c+ actually took me by surprise. I've tried a couple of 8b+'s recently, but haven't put much effort into them. I feel like since I don't climb outside very consistently, that everytime I go, I get stronger from the weeks (or even months) of training in the gym. I'm not sure there is a certain way to jump from 8b to 8c+, but for me it took a lot of training and motivation. I think this year I would like to focus a lot of my attention into outdoor climbing, but my main focus is still on competitions."
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