| Name | Type | # Changes | Last Updated | First Updated | |
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| 1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im5mRJCgKV0 | media | 18 | 28th January 2025 | 28th January 2025 |
| 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH7I57wVYTU | media | 15 | 13th October 2025 | 13th October 2025 |
| 3 | Adam Ondra's ascent of Dominated | ascent | 13 | 17th March 2025 | 17th March 2025 |
| 4 | Joe Gardner's ascent of The Young | ascent | 12 | 13th October 2025 | 13th October 2025 |
| 5 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU | media | 12 | 7th July 2025 | 7th July 2025 |
| 6 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M | media | 12 | 7th July 2025 | 7th July 2025 |
| 7 | Jakob Schubert's ascent of Big Paw | ascent | 10 | 3rd February 2025 | 3rd February 2025 |
| 8 | Itai Axelrad's ascent of Ode to the Modern Man | ascent | 10 | 28th January 2025 | 28th January 2025 |
| 9 | Giuliano Cameroni's ascent of Mithril Sit | ascent | 10 | 3rd February 2025 | 3rd February 2025 |
| 10 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DF5XgLjMdJu/ | media | 9 | 10th February 2025 | 10th February 2025 |
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| 181 | 7th July 2025 | 15:50:37 | ben | climb | Burden of Dreams | notes_pretty | |
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<p>The first 9A boulder problem in the world. <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival">Nalle Hukkataival</a> made the first ascent in October 2016 and the problem received significant attention from many of the strongest boulderers in the world (<a href="/climber/715/toru--nakajima">Toru Nakajima</a>, <a href="/climber/671/shawn-raboutou">Shawn Raboutou</a> and <a href="/climber/227/aidan-roberts">Aidan Roberts</a> to name a few) before <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi">Will Bosi</a> made the second ascent in April 2023.</p>
<p>The problem was initially found by <a href="/climber/1554/marko-siivinen">Marko Siivinen</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>At first it looked like it might be possible so we started trying the moves... Pretty soon it was obvious it was a bit too hard for us 😄 So next time we took [<a href="/climber/1555/anton-johansson">Anton Johansson</a>] with us, who was the strongest man alive at that time. He looked at the problem and touched the holds a bit and said: "well... It looks really good but it also looks like 9A"😂 So the only thing left to do was to take <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival">Nalle</a> there and the rest is history. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In an interesting twist, the problem has become somewhat famous for replicas being made of it. <a href="/climber/227/aidan-roberts">Aidan Roberts</a> made a 3D scan of the holds and problem on his phone during a working visit to try the problem, he then 3D printed the holds and worked with <a href="https://coreclimbing.co.uk/">Core Climbing</a> to cast copies of the holds in resin. Due to the relatively flat, consistent angle of the problem it was then possible to mount the holds indoors and effectively train for the real thing using the replica. Notably, <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi">Will Bosi</a> trained on the replica for several sessions to train for the problem, then having done all the moves on the replica he booked a trip to try the real thing and made rapid progress, doing all the moves in his first session and then making the second ascent after ~12 sessions on the real thing.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="/climber/1554/marko-siivinen">Marko Siivinen</a> on Instagram, commenting on discovering the problem in 2013. April 2023. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/</a></p>
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<p>The first 9A boulder problem in the world. <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival">Nalle Hukkataival</a> made the first ascent in October 2016 and the problem received significant attention from many of the strongest boulderers in the world (<a href="/climber/715/toru--nakajima">Toru Nakajima</a>, <a href="/climber/671/shawn-raboutou">Shawn Raboutou</a> and <a href="/climber/227/aidan-roberts">Aidan Roberts</a> to name a few) before <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi">Will Bosi</a> made the second ascent in April 2023.</p>
<p>The problem was initially found by <a href="/climber/1554/marko-siivinen">Marko Siivinen</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>At first it looked like it might be possible so we started trying the moves... Pretty soon it was obvious it was a bit too hard for us 😄 So next time we took [<a href="/climber/1555/anton-johansson">Anton Johansson</a>] with us, who was the strongest man alive at that time. He looked at the problem and touched the holds a bit and said: "well... It looks really good but it also looks like 9A"😂 So the only thing left to do was to take <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival">Nalle</a> there and the rest is history. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In an interesting twist, the problem has become somewhat famous for replicas being made of it. <a href="/climber/227/aidan-roberts">Aidan Roberts</a> made a 3D scan of the holds and problem on his phone during a working visit to try the problem, he then 3D printed the holds and worked with <a href="https://coreclimbing.co.uk/">Core Climbing</a> to cast copies of the holds in resin. Due to the relatively flat, consistent angle of the problem it was then possible to mount the holds indoors and effectively train for the real thing using the replica. Notably, <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi">Will Bosi</a> trained on the replica for several sessions to train for the problem, then having done all the moves on the replica he booked a trip to try the real thing and made rapid progress, doing all the moves in his first session and then making the second ascent after ~12 sessions on the real thing.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="/climber/1554/marko-siivinen">Marko Siivinen</a> on Instagram, commenting on discovering the problem in 2013. April 2023. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/</a></p>
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| 182 | 7th July 2025 | 15:50:37 | ben | climb | Burden of Dreams | notes | |
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The first 9A boulder problem in the world. [Nalle Hukkataival](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) made the first ascent in October 2016 and the problem received significant attention from many of the strongest boulderers in the world ([Toru Nakajima](/climber/715/toru--nakajima), [Shawn Raboutou](/climber/671/shawn-raboutou) and [Aidan Roberts](/climber/227/aidan-roberts) to name a few) before [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) made the second ascent in April 2023.
The problem was initially found by [Marko Siivinen](/climber/1554/marko-siivinen):
> At first it looked like it might be possible so we started trying the moves... Pretty soon it was obvious it was a bit too hard for us 😄 So next time we took [[Anton Johansson](/climber/1555/anton-johansson)] with us, who was the strongest man alive at that time. He looked at the problem and touched the holds a bit and said: "well... It looks really good but it also looks like 9A"😂 So the only thing left to do was to take [Nalle](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) there and the rest is history. [1]
In an interesting twist, the problem has become somewhat famous for replicas being made of it. [Aidan Roberts](/climber/227/aidan-roberts) made a 3D scan of the holds and problem on his phone during a working visit to try the problem, he then 3D printed the holds and worked with [Core Climbing](https://coreclimbing.co.uk/) to cast copies of the holds in resin. Due to the relatively flat, consistent angle of the problem it was then possible to mount the holds indoors and effectively train for the real thing using the replica. Notably, [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) trained on the replica for several sessions to train for the problem, then having done all the moves on the replica he booked a trip to try the real thing and made rapid progress, doing all the moves in his first session and then making the second ascent after ~12 sessions on the real thing.
### References
[1] [Marko Siivinen](/climber/1554/marko-siivinen) on Instagram, commenting on discovering the problem in 2013. April 2023. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/)
After
The first 9A boulder problem in the world. [Nalle Hukkataival](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) made the first ascent in October 2016 and the problem received significant attention from many of the strongest boulderers in the world ([Toru Nakajima](/climber/715/toru--nakajima), [Shawn Raboutou](/climber/671/shawn-raboutou) and [Aidan Roberts](/climber/227/aidan-roberts) to name a few) before [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) made the second ascent in April 2023.
The problem was initially found by [Marko Siivinen](/climber/1554/marko-siivinen):
> At first it looked like it might be possible so we started trying the moves... Pretty soon it was obvious it was a bit too hard for us 😄 So next time we took [[Anton Johansson](/climber/1555/anton-johansson)] with us, who was the strongest man alive at that time. He looked at the problem and touched the holds a bit and said: "well... It looks really good but it also looks like 9A"😂 So the only thing left to do was to take [Nalle](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) there and the rest is history. [1]
In an interesting twist, the problem has become somewhat famous for replicas being made of it. [Aidan Roberts](/climber/227/aidan-roberts) made a 3D scan of the holds and problem on his phone during a working visit to try the problem, he then 3D printed the holds and worked with [Core Climbing](https://coreclimbing.co.uk/) to cast copies of the holds in resin. Due to the relatively flat, consistent angle of the problem it was then possible to mount the holds indoors and effectively train for the real thing using the replica. Notably, [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) trained on the replica for several sessions to train for the problem, then having done all the moves on the replica he booked a trip to try the real thing and made rapid progress, doing all the moves in his first session and then making the second ascent after ~12 sessions on the real thing.
### References
[1] [Marko Siivinen](/climber/1554/marko-siivinen) on Instagram, commenting on discovering the problem in 2013. April 2023. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CrB1L4ctXrR/)
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| 183 | 7th July 2025 | 15:50:12 | ben | ascent | Kurt Albert's ascent of Midnight Lightning | notes_pretty | |
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<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412</a></p>
<p>[2]<a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590</a></p>
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<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590</a></p>
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| 184 | 7th July 2025 | 15:50:12 | ben | ascent | Kurt Albert's ascent of Midnight Lightning | notes | |
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### References
[1] [https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412)
[2][https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590)
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### References
[1] [https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3467240716675412)
[2] [https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/2560582360674590)
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| 191 | 7th July 2025 | 15:49:55 | ben | ascent | Buster Martin's ascent of Action Directe | notes | |
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The first british ascent.
### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/)
[2] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164)
[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA)
[4] [https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/](https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/)
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The first British ascent.
### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/)
[2] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164)
[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA)
[4] [https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/](https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/)
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| 192 | 7th July 2025 | 15:49:55 | ben | ascent | Buster Martin's ascent of Action Directe | notes_pretty | |
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<p>The first british ascent.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/">https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/</a></p>
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<p>The first British ascent.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/">https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/</a></p>
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| 199 | 7th July 2025 | 15:49:27 | ben | climber | John Gill | notes | |
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John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.
With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.
In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.
When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route [The Thimble](/climb/976/the-thimble), climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, [Royal Robbins](/climber/884/royal-robbins) said of it
> 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.
### References
[1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/](https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/)
[2] [Pat Ament](/climber/1099/pat-ament), [John Gill](/climber/721/john-gill), [Yvon Chouinard](/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard), Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.
[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU)
[4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M)
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John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.
With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.
In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.
When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route [The Thimble](/climb/976/the-thimble), climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, [Royal Robbins](/climber/884/royal-robbins) said of it
> 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.
### References
[1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/](https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/)
[2] [Pat Ament](/climber/1099/pat-ament), [John Gill](/climber/721/john-gill), [Yvon Chouinard](/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard), Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.
[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU)
[4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M)
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.</p>
<p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p>
<p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p>
<p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p>
<blockquote>
<p>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.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.</p>
<p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p>
<p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p>
<p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p>
<blockquote>
<p>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.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>
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