Empath | 9a Sport route

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Contributors: remus

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Carlo Traversi
Added at 06:06 on 12 June 2022
Daniel Woods
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Added at 06:06 on 12 June 2022
Ethan Pringle
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Added at 06:06 on 12 June 2022
Connor Herson
Added at 13:04 on 17 April 2023
Connor Herson
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Added at 06:06 on 12 June 2022

Ascents

8 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Carlo Traversi Lead | worked 15th Oct 2020 9a+
Jimmy Webb Lead | worked 21st Oct 2020 9a+
Second ascent.
Daniel Woods Lead | worked Between 21st Oct 2020 and 1st Nov 2020
Nathaniel Coleman Lead | worked Between 21st Oct 2020 and 1st Nov 2020
Fourth ascent.
Connor Herson Lead | worked Jun 2021 9a
Ethan Pringle Lead | worked Jun 2021 9a
Keenan Takahashi Lead | worked 3rd Jun 2021
Connor Herson Lead | repeat Jun 2022

Connor had previously climbed the route on the bolts but decided to come back and do it on trad gear. This ascent is extremely impressive and makes it one of the hardest trad ascents at the time (alongside routes like Tribe and The Recovery Drink).

References

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

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5NPJcKznpw