8 June 2015

Ben Moon, almost 49, does Rainshadow 9a

Ben Moon, who turns 49 next week, reports on Twitter@ "Just climbed my 2nd 9a 25 years after my 1st. Rainshadow 4th ascent. FXXXXXX psyched!!!" His first was Hubble at Raven Tor which he originally graded 8c+ back in 1990. Ben is mostly known for short powerful routes and for boulders, while Rainshadow, put up by Steve McClure and repeated by Adam Ondra and Jordan Buys, is a power-endurance monster route. Steve has previously said, "Rainshadow is a truly brilliant route, perhaps my best, on the best UK sport cliff.
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