Defying Gravity | 8C Boulder problem

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The crux first move is 8B+ on it's own, with a tricky ~8Aish sequence still to do after you stick the start.

Contributors
remus
13 contributions since 7th April 2021.
eric.jerome
1 contribution since 21st October 2024.

Pics + Vids

Daniel Woods
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Added at 21:04 on 07 April 2021
Daniel Woods
Added at 22:12 on 17 December 2023
Jimmy Webb
Added at 22:12 on 17 December 2023
Noah Wheeler
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Added at 18:11 on 13 November 2023
Nathaniel Coleman
Added at 22:12 on 17 December 2023
Noah Wheeler
Added at 22:12 on 17 December 2023
Austin Geiman
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Added at 16:10 on 22 October 2024

Ascents

5 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Daniel Woods Boulder | worked 16th Nov 2013
Jimmy Webb Boulder | worked 2013
Noah Wheeler Boulder | worked 13th Nov 2023
Third ascent.

8 years later. With campus-board beta because my span is slightly too short to keep good tension on the low feet. Amazing how there's so many different ways to do the boulder dependant on one's body type, each providing similar difficulty and top-tier nuanced movement. Proudest send so far. [2]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Czl8iEvOB_p/

[2] https://www.8a.nu/crags/bouldering/united-states/south-platte/sectors/thunder-ridge/routes/defying-gravity/

[3] https://www.climbing.com/news/noah-wheeler-makes-the-long-awaited-3rd-ascent-of-defying-gravity/

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaGaI8NQppg

Nathaniel Coleman Boulder | worked Between 13th Nov 2023 and 15th Dec 2023
Austin Geiman Boulder | worked 20th Oct 2024
Over 100 sessions.

Austin stuck the crux first move in 2013 but dropped another tricky move slightly higher up.

References

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