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the shizzle => news => Topic started by: Bubba on March 12, 2003, 10:54:27 am

Title: Catherine Miguel climbs 'ard
Post by: Bubba on March 12, 2003, 10:54:27 am

8a.nu (http://www.8a.nu/eng/news/news_mall.shtml) are reporting Catherine's notable ascent of 'Les Beaux Quartiers' in Font.

I'm a little puzzled by the grade, which is given as 8a/a+ (maybe this is V11+  :wink: ) but anyway this is a superb effort, and the only other woman to boulder to the same standard is Yvonne Niederberger of Switzerland, though Lisa Rands (and probably others too) has climbed V11.

Is there really such a grade as 8a/a+ ?

Title: Catherine Miguel climbs 'ard
Post by: dave on March 12, 2003, 10:59:04 am

Probably just means grade is undecided, like 8a+ for runtz and bitchez, 8a for average stature or summert like that.

Title: Catherine Miguel climbs 'ard
Post by: Bubba on March 12, 2003, 11:00:57 am

Quote from: "dave"

for runtz and bitchez,

Dave, I think you're just too politically correct these days - you really need to stop being so uptight and right on all the time  :wink:

Title: Catherine Miguel climbs 'ard
Post by: Bubba on April 03, 2003, 07:56:51 am

8a.nu are now reporting that after Lisa Rands did two V12 problems last week, there are now four women who've bouldered to this grade, which makes this original news item a bit incorrect.

So, we've got Catherine Miguel and Lisa Rands - who are the other two?