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deco
Apr 26, 2004, 3:19 AM
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According to his home page, Kilian Fischhuber just flashed a 8c.
http://www.kilian-fischhuber.at/
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kalcario
Apr 26, 2004, 3:45 AM
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According to his website the route is only 24' tall, congrats to this guy who is obviously a diseased mutant, but IMO this is more of a bouldering accomplishment than what sport climbers would call an 8c flash...The Fly at Rumney is rated 9a, and it's about 24', and what are they calling it, v13? So this route is like flashing a v11.
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deco
Apr 26, 2004, 2:04 PM
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yeah. but still hard!
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grayhghost
Apr 26, 2004, 2:57 PM
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I thought Kilian was a sport climber Kalcario? But now he bouldered this route? I am glad you brought up THE FLY, it is a climb, bolted by wanker sport climbers and then done in great style by a boulderer, how 'bout that.
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boulderman
Apr 26, 2004, 3:23 PM
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Actually, the wanker sport climber who had the FA of The Fly (as a sport climb) was Dave Grahm, a world class boulderer and one of five people in the world to do Dreamtime, V15.
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boulderman
Apr 26, 2004, 3:26 PM
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Oh yeah..... the other wanker sport climbers who climbed The Fly roped up were Chris Sharma and Tony Lamiche. That last I heard they are both lame ass weak boulderers. :roll:
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grayhghost
Apr 26, 2004, 3:34 PM
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NOT climbed by _____, BOLTED by______. READ.
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boulderman
Apr 26, 2004, 3:51 PM
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I read and understood your statement. Do you know who bolted The Fly?
Regardless of who bolted the Fly, the fact those (usually bold) boulderers climbed it on a rope tells me that it probably needed a few bolts. I haven't heard any one else seriously question it. How about after you boulder it, you can get permission from Graham and the bolter to go ahead and chop it.
Even Jason Kehl worked it on a rope before bouldering it! (Does that make it a free-solo? Most boulder problems don’t get worked on a rope). He may have even tried to lead it.... Did you ask him?
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