The Singularity | 8C Boulder problem at the Grand Wall Boulders

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From a slightly higher start than is typically climbed now.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2007/06/tim_clifford_solves_the_room_project_at_squamish-37755

Nalle climbed the problem from a slightly lower start than the FA, starting with both hands on a low rail where the FA started a move further in with one hand on the rail.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkrkcQi6Jk0

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg-mUlTJZD9/

[2] https://youtu.be/YNro5UUYAj8?t=791

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDK0xcdIY9g/

[2] https://youtu.be/F_y6pQI3o-E?t=202

After a poor session, I went home and watched the video of Nalle's send on repeat for 45min. Everytime the video played back, I’d focus on the movements of a different body part. I woke up the next morning pretty sore from the day before, but decided I should try anyway. Everything I learned the night before watching nalles vid on loop definitely had an impact on my tries, in a way I felt like I had learned everything there was to understand about the problem. All that was left to do was close the chapter. I pulled on for my last try of the session, which ended up being my last try ever. [1]

References

[1] https://www.8a.nu/news/ethan-salvo-completes-the-singularity-8c-graee

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/C3T5uHSLRcZ/?img_index=1

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DLlHVgJzAT1/

[2] https://youtu.be/1q_JvsPgA_c?t=394

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJ8vWlN-FT/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcTu4GGt79U

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DPiXzvMgDD7/

References

[1] https://discord.com/channels/1032995878996287620/1032995879461859400/1503608692380008581

A close flash go:

I think most people find the third move the definitive crux. Some people find the second move pretty hard, but it's like mostly the second and third move is definitely the most of the difficulty. But it's definitely possible to fall after that. I did. But on my flash go, I stuck the third move, but was like a little bit shallow on the hold until I went to readjust and dry-fired off it, which I didn't really expect.

References

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xpGNGkv0wiqkxEdmVRinu

[2] The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast: E200: 9A boulderer draft, Squamish and chat, 27 May 2026