The Thimble | 7a+ Sport route

First ascent.

A truly remarkable ascent for it's time. It was worked from the ground up, without the benefit of climbing shoes or bouldering mats.

References

[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/943441849055324

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CamuImWuc8i/

I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.