Friday, February 1, 2013

The Climbing so Far

I had an awesome day today.  I wasn't really expecting much, I was just going to tag along with some New Zealanders I met, but I ended up flashing (climbing first try) a V8 and sending (climbing but after multiple tries) a V10 I hadn't tried before.  I got videos of both the climbs, and the video of the V10 is below.  The climb is called Fern Roof (you can see in the video the ferns growing out of the crack below where I start), and is the hardest climb I have ever finished.  I'm psyched to have finished it, and even more psyched to have done it in one long session instead of over multiple days.  It's a horizontal overhang and the way I climbed it is really physical; it requires a lot of core strength.  The first time I spin my body and feet around was by far the hardest move, the pinch I'm grabbing with my left had is not good at all!  Anyway, enjoy the video:

1 comment:

  1. Nice one, Angus! crush mode lvl 9000! :-)

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