Cycling and climbing in the Front Range of Colorado.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Obsession.
This is a climbing video that was seemingly recently released. It shows Rich Simpson preparing and talking about his repeat of the route Action Directe. The route is generally recognized as the world's first 9a. It was first climbed by Wolfgang Gullich in 1991 and has since seen ten additional ascents. That is a testament to it's true difficulty as the route is located in a fairly popular and populated area. Part of that would also be the specificity needed. The route involves alot of one to three finger pockets. In fact, this is the route that the campus board was invented for. Anyway, here is a glimpse into the world of climbing and the never ending mission to climb harder.
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