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Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 09:21:13 am
Rae Cowie (queen of the tor) crushed Boot Boys on Saturday morning. Well impressive stuff.

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#1 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 09:22:25 am
I should also say that its 8a+ and seldom repeated. Thought by most to be high in the grade. Think Lu Creamer did it a couple of years ago too.

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#2 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 09:26:41 am
nice work rae.

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#3 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 09:28:21 am
Rae Cowie (queen of the tor) crushed Boot Boys on Saturday morning. Well impressive stuff.

Good effort. Saw her nearly do it on Wednesday making it look v easy!  :thumbsup:

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#4 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 09:45:58 am
Good work Cowie the Crusher!!  :thumbsup:

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#5 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 11:59:29 am
Fanatstic effort Rae & a classic tick. One of my fave routes on the lime. Graded 8a+ since the 1988 or so but the loss, crumbling & polish to many holds over the years make a lot of people question the grade.

Rich Heap says it's the hardest 8a+ he's done anywhere in the world and he's done a few.

Pierre Bollinger thought the Tor grades were the hardest he's encountered in the world!

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#6 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 12:09:40 pm
I always thought it was 8b. It would certainly get 8b anywhere else! Good effort.

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#7 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 11, 2009, 12:52:16 pm
A very fine effort, much respect!

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#8 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 12, 2009, 06:30:03 pm
Good work Rae! Get yersen back on Staminaband - I'm fast losing friends at that end of the crag!

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#9 Re: Rae Cowie sticks the boot in
May 15, 2009, 03:34:43 pm
yeah and in my mind 8b also as its as hard as many 8bs I,ve done else where.

 

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