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Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: saltbeef on February 17, 2006, 02:24:37 pm

uber wad dave graham nearly flashed slash face, then did it 2nd go. he's not shit. found that on freakclimbing.

Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: Bubba on February 17, 2006, 02:35:57 pm

jeez  :shock:

Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: LongMonkey on February 17, 2006, 02:40:03 pm

Bloody hell! He seems pretty unstoppable at the mo. He never appears to be injured either! Some people have all the luck!

Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: r-man on February 17, 2006, 02:51:47 pm

Wow.

Found a video of Matt Wilder doing it. Looks fingery.

www.huecorockranch.com/video/Video%20files/SlashFace%20MW%20QT1.mov

Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: LongMonkey on February 17, 2006, 02:59:06 pm

It is....and rather steep too. Very little in the way of foot holds either apart from a large scoop at the beginning. I guess that's why it gets the grade it does. Chris Sharma does it in 'Free Hueco' a great movie.

Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: Bonnylad on February 17, 2006, 05:05:47 pm

That boy' going well in'e! He does seem suited to the fingeryer/est stuff, but still, rispeck! Quite an endurance test, even for a cyborg like him :wink:

Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: Fiend on February 17, 2006, 05:20:57 pm

Re-defining waddage for 2k6!

Thing about Graham too, he always looks so cheerful and psyched, get a good vibe from him on videos at least.

On the subject of which good to see the problem in action, good line although looks pretty evil climbing!

Title: Slashface 2nd go
Post by: dobbin on February 18, 2006, 09:47:44 am

Dave is ace. He is the most psyched man you could hope to meet. He is keen for whatever is going down whether its 8b or 6a. A genuinely nice chap.