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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 19, 2008 - 12:22pm PT
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It sounds like Alex Puccio has repeated Jim Holloway's Trice at Flagstaff Mountain. One of the Big Three, it resisted repeat attempts for years and years.
http://climbingbum.blogspot.com/
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WBraun
climber
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Oct 19, 2008 - 12:33pm PT
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Bouldering
It's hard and some are real hard, some are just so hard only a few or an extraordinary person can do.
WTF is V12?
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Oct 19, 2008 - 12:38pm PT
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Nice! Isn't that the woman 'Brenda Puff' keeps posting a picture of?
Another one:
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splitter
Trad climber
Cali Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
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Nov 23, 2012 - 09:40am PT
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WTF IS V12? Silk Banana @Mt. Woodson! (imo)!! ...V12/V13
edit: Rick Piggott rated it V11, but V11 was the highest grade at the time, and that is why he didn't rate it any higher.
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Nov 23, 2012 - 10:02am PT
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I interpret V12 as 5.14-, if that is a serious inquiry ;)
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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When I watch this talented climber I cannot help but recall my thoughts about bouldering back in the mid 1950s, particularly the possibility of women excelling in the sport. Until I watched a female gymnast doing strength and balance moves on the beam at the Pan American Games in Chicago in 1959 I had no idea women could have the potential for strength-oriented climbing. Up to that time I had only seen one female attempting to boulder (in the Tetons), and I wasn't impressed. I viewed bouldering as requiring great gymnastic strength and power, and I admit I saw it as a masculine effort.
After 1960 I became more aware of the prowess of certain female climbers, and now I have seen what was if not unthinkable, at least improbable 60 years ago!
One of the few advantages to aging is evolving perspectives.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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She seems to be tearing it up. Wasn't too long ago nobody had repeated that climb.
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WallMan
Trad climber
Denver, CO
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John - great perspective - thank you!
Wally
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Baggins
Boulder climber
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Awesome year for womens bouldering - Shauna Coxsey and Angie Payne have also excelled this summer - and its really just indicative of rising standards in general. Best of all, these women are inspiring generations to come.
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