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Title: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: shark on August 12, 2020, 06:15:52 pm

Report on UKC

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/08/8b_onsight_by_molly_thompson-smith-72442

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: Duma on August 12, 2020, 06:37:29 pm

Nice to see they've caught up

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: Doylo on August 12, 2020, 06:54:10 pm

Bloody hell, the routes only 10 metres. Makes it even more impressive.

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: shark on August 13, 2020, 09:32:54 am

In terms of onsights in the 8’s I’m struggling to think of many after Geraldine onsighting an 8a in Kalymnos and that was yonks ago with some confusion surrounding it. There was Emma doing Priapos Extension also at Kaymnos which I think is 8a+

Any others?

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: Duma on August 13, 2020, 10:11:18 am

Well, Molly has 3 8a os on her logbook as well as Odysseus.
https://www.8a.nu/user/molly-thompson-smith/sportclimbing
When Rhos flashed Face du Rat there was a bit of discussion about this. Think Monkey Boy said Mina had done 8a, not sure if it was flash or os though.

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: Stu Littlefair on August 13, 2020, 10:30:43 am

Karin Magog (who always seems to be forgotten here) has done a lot.

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: Duma on August 13, 2020, 10:50:05 am

Lucy Creamer and Lucy Mitchell were both mentioned as well

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: shark on August 13, 2020, 02:48:47 pm

More here:

https://www.climber.co.uk/news/news/molly-thompson-smith-on-sights-f8b/

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: jwi on August 13, 2020, 05:23:25 pm

Quote from: Stu Littlefair on August 13, 2020, 10:30:43 am

Karin Magog (who always seems to be forgotten here) has done a lot.

She is a monster! Role model!

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: remus on August 16, 2020, 08:18:58 am

And now a flash of L'ami de tout le Monde (8b) at Ceuse!

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: Duma on August 16, 2020, 08:26:09 am

Remus beat me to it, but here's the link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD8OfNHjfvC/?igshid=b8hlqci59orq

Title: Re: Molly - first Brit woman to onsight 8b
Post by: IanP on August 16, 2020, 08:33:33 am

Quote from: remus on August 16, 2020, 08:18:58 am

And now a flash of L'ami de tout le Monde (8b) at Ceuse!

Great stuff, she's on fire.  Doesn't look like she's doing comps this year so could be lots more to come.