When I heard, a couple of weeks ago, that the video of Dai Koyamada's first ascent of The story of two worlds low start*, 8C+, was going to be out 10 June, I decided to ask him a few questions.
*According to Dai this is the most logical and lowest possible start to the line. Dai thought he had...
i love how much it meant to him on finally completing the problem , he actually nearly burst out crying before topping it out ! meant a lot ! 2 years on a project god i get pissed off after 2 go's !
lol
Looks a little on the powerful side to me so i will stick to the slabs ,,,,
Part way through I was wondering why the longggggg drawwwwn out video for one problem and by the top out I really had a sense of the strange and unfamiliar place that he must have found on top.
Very oddly enjoyable and kudos for the dedication.
Great video. Inspiring to see what can be achieved.
Sircumfrins12 Jun 2012
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC: Incredible footage...goose bumps when he broke down at the end. Reminds me of how I felt when I finally did my first 8A.
Keep crushing Dai!
In reply to Björn Pohl - UKC: Excellent film portraying the journey of emotions that Dai felt through the project, fitting finish, "I did it because I tried hard" now thats a mantra even I can remember!
But it shows them as Evolvs, and they looked just like Evolvs? Or am I mistaken here? At then end it showed shoes that looked like Shamans except covered totally in rubber, were they unique?
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> But it shows them as Evolvs, and they looked just like Evolvs? Or am I mistaken here? At then end it showed shoes that looked like Shamans except covered totally in rubber, were they unique?
"Right now we are developing a model with my idea. I'm excited about how it'll come out."
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