According to 8a.nu, Toru Nakajima has repeated The Big Island, among other things (including an 8b flash).
The Traphouse Short 8B Flash, Sideways Daze 8B, Satan I Helvet 8B, Elephunk 8B, Gecko assis 8B+, The Traphouse 8B+, Big Island 8C
Dave Mason has done Superman, great effort. Vid here:
Barrows has done the 2nd ascent of Malc Smiths Pilgrimage in Parisella's. Pretty significant as the first ascent was back in 2004. It took Malc a significant amount of effort and was likely F9a/+ with his sequence. Barrows reckons it was F8c+ for him with kneebar trickery and rests.
Can you not still do it without knee bars and take whatever grade you think it is?
Quote from: Nizza on March 05, 2013, 02:36:10 pmDave Mason has done Superman, great effort. Vid here: Fuck careless torque, THIS is news.
Quote from: Doylo on March 05, 2013, 04:33:53 pmBarrows has done the 2nd ascent of Malc Smiths Pilgrimage in Parisella's. Pretty significant as the first ascent was back in 2004. It took Malc a significant amount of effort and was likely F9a/+ with his sequence. Barrows reckons it was F8c+ for him with kneebar trickery and rests.That's a shame
Quote from: willackers on March 05, 2013, 04:41:30 pmQuote from: Doylo on March 05, 2013, 04:33:53 pmBarrows has done the 2nd ascent of Malc Smiths Pilgrimage in Parisella's. Pretty significant as the first ascent was back in 2004. It took Malc a significant amount of effort and was likely F9a/+ with his sequence. Barrows reckons it was F8c+ for him with kneebar trickery and rests.That's a shameGood effort Though does this mean that if this this same skill is applied on the 9a abroad, ie finding more knee bar rests than previous folk have that a down grade will happen in that case too??
Quote from: jwi on February 26, 2013, 11:06:23 amAccording to 8a.nu, Toru Nakajima has repeated The Big Island, among other things (including an 8b flash).So has Schulte
My resolve is unshakeable, thankfully," wrote Schulte in "Origin of Species," an article he published in the December 2011 issue of Rock and Ice. "I know I'll climb the thing sometime, maybe next season, and until I do, I get to work on one of the best climbs I've ever tried."
Quote from: Doylo on March 05, 2013, 04:33:53 pmBarrows has done the 2nd ascent of Malc Smiths Pilgrimage in Parisella's. Pretty significant as the first ascent was back in 2004. It took Malc a significant amount of effort and was likely F9a/+ with his sequence. Barrows reckons it was F8c+ for him with kneebar trickery and rests.More
Dave Mason has done Superman, great effort. Vid here.