Climbing History | Keenan Takahashi

Year	Climb	Grade	Ascent Date
2016	Terminus	8A+ (Boulder worked)	12th Feb 2016
2016	Terminus	First ascent.
2017	Meadowlark Lemon	8B+ (Boulder worked)	28th Jan 2017
	The Island	8B+ (Boulder worked)	1st Apr 2017
	The Island	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hz3cjlNpT0
2018	The Nest	8C (Boulder worked)	25th Jan 2018
2018	Kintsugi	8C (Boulder worked)	10th Dec 2018
2019	Monkey Wedding	8C (Boulder worked)	19th Aug 2019
2020	Coup de Grace	9a (Lead worked)	17th Mar 2020
	Coup de Grace	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUyuGxe-7c
	Kaizen	8B (Boulder worked)	14th Apr 2020
	Kaizen	First ascent.
2021	Empath	9a+ (Lead worked)	3rd Jun 2021
2021	Empath	https://gripped.com/news/empath-5-15a-in-california-gets-three-more-repeats/
2022	Trust Issues	8B+ (Boulder worked)	8th Jul 2022
	Cosmic Artifact	8B+ (Boulder worked)	6th Aug 2022
	Guest List	8B (Boulder flash)	10th Aug 2022
	Guest List	https://www.instagram.com/p/CixtQ-ZJRdZ/
	Mirta	8B+ (Boulder worked)	2nd Sep 2022
2023	A Little Life	8B+ (Boulder worked)	Feb 2023
	A Little Life	First ascent. Simply stunning, perhaps my best moment ever climbing. stoked for other people's thoughts... seemed pretty heinous albeit definitely morpho. one of the hardest highballs I'd reckon... go on youths, prove it ;) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNz8Kxrvll/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFMup6zbl7I
	Insomniac	8C+ (Boulder worked)	18th Jul 2023
	Ego Death	8C (Boulder worked)	27th Sep 2023
	Ego Death	First ascent. After a lot of rest, I went back again, this time alone as Katie [Lamb] was resting. I found a new mental space I’ve never had before, fully calm and really happy to be there, truly not caring if I did it. I knew I’d try until it would get done. Then, on the wall, I climbed perfectly. The sort of moment I always wish for but have only had one other time, on Kintsugi in 2018. I barely stuck the crux and then had a minor error in the easier upper bit but very fortunately didn’t punt. I deal with ego like everyone else, but the name stems from the flow on the wall, as “I” really ceased to exist, there was just awareness and breath. All told, for sure one of the best experiences I’ve ever had, in any aspect of my life. [1] References [1] https://www.8a.nu/news/ego-death-8c-fa-by-keenan-takahashi-yo329

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date
Empath	9a+ (Lead worked)	3rd Jun 2021
Empath	https://gripped.com/news/empath-5-15a-in-california-gets-three-more-repeats/
Coup de Grace	9a (Lead worked)	17th Mar 2020
Coup de Grace	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUyuGxe-7c

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Insomniac	8C+ (Boulder worked)	18th Jul 2023
Ego Death	8C (Boulder worked)	27th Sep 2023
Ego Death	First ascent. After a lot of rest, I went back again, this time alone as Katie [Lamb] was resting. I found a new mental space I’ve never had before, fully calm and really happy to be there, truly not caring if I did it. I knew I’d try until it would get done. Then, on the wall, I climbed perfectly. The sort of moment I always wish for but have only had one other time, on Kintsugi in 2018. I barely stuck the crux and then had a minor error in the easier upper bit but very fortunately didn’t punt. I deal with ego like everyone else, but the name stems from the flow on the wall, as “I” really ceased to exist, there was just awareness and breath. All told, for sure one of the best experiences I’ve ever had, in any aspect of my life. [1] References [1] https://www.8a.nu/news/ego-death-8c-fa-by-keenan-takahashi-yo329
The Nest	8C (Boulder worked)	25th Jan 2018
Kintsugi	8C (Boulder worked)	10th Dec 2018
Monkey Wedding	8C (Boulder worked)	19th Aug 2019
A Little Life	8B+ (Boulder worked)	Feb 2023
A Little Life	First ascent. Simply stunning, perhaps my best moment ever climbing. stoked for other people's thoughts... seemed pretty heinous albeit definitely morpho. one of the hardest highballs I'd reckon... go on youths, prove it ;) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNz8Kxrvll/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFMup6zbl7I
Meadowlark Lemon	8B+ (Boulder worked)	28th Jan 2017	8B (hard)
The Island	8B+ (Boulder worked)	1st Apr 2017
The Island	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hz3cjlNpT0
Trust Issues	8B+ (Boulder worked)	8th Jul 2022	8B+ (soft)
Cosmic Artifact	8B+ (Boulder worked)	6th Aug 2022	8B+
Mirta	8B+ (Boulder worked)	2nd Sep 2022	8B+
Kaizen	8B (Boulder worked)	14th Apr 2020
Kaizen	First ascent.
Guest List	8B (Boulder flash)	10th Aug 2022
Guest List	https://www.instagram.com/p/CixtQ-ZJRdZ/
Terminus	8A+ (Boulder worked)	12th Feb 2016
Terminus	First ascent.

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Nationality:	US
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8B
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a+
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Nationality:	US
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8B
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a+
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