Celestite | 8C Boulder problem at Valle Bavona

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHhoEft9eU/=

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqzx7bflG6M

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C1xNYKltJZ9/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J7kb2wbV80

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DVeFo3yDDl6/?img_index=1

Celestite has never been on my mind as a candidate for a flash try. I mean, looking at a video of the absolute kneebar master and wizard himself, Dave Graham, who put up the first ascent of this incredible boulder, it doesn't look flashable at all. I was there with Pietro Vidi and Giuliano Cameroni, who showed me all the beta and I set off for my flash try, with nobody, including me, really expecting that I would get very far on this boulder. But somehow, I felt all the body positions really well, my kneepads were sticking and even though my biceps were about to give in, all of a sudden I was on the lip, not really knowing what to do and with my hands being really sweaty. Luckily, I kept together and made it to the top. Regarding the grade, we agreed with Pietro, who did it a few days before me, that the boulder is 8C. Dave's beta was slightly harder. [3]

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5LKo50oA37s

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DVi7bJmjNhO/

[3] https://www.adamondra.com/celestite-8c-flash-and-lion-s-share-8c-flash/

[4] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/adam-ondra-flashes-another-two-8c-boulders.html