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Ashima Shiraishi, 14, has repeated Dai KJoyamada's Horizon, ~8C, at Mt Hiei.

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In reply to UKC News:

Wow.

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Jeez. Maybe we all ought to brush our hair more before attempts.

Incredible - what's she going to do if she keeps going?

jcm

In reply to UKC News:

phenomenal!

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What an incredible achievement. Amazing!

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Outstanding - watch out Ondra and Megos you've got competition!

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Damn so sick. Is there any video of the problem? (from Dai climbing it)

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The most significant thing is that this is the first time ever women have climbed the same top grade as men.

In reply to stp:

But boulders currently go to 8C+...?

In reply to Dandan:

There aren't any v16's confirmed by a 2nd ascentionist

In reply to Dandan:
Also, Horizon may well go at 8C+

From the article (quoting from the FA)...

"No doubt the Super Project was the hardest problem I've ever done and that probably means it's a V16 [8C+]. However, I'm not quite sure because I don't have enough references to compare with. I would be able to fully understand what V15 is like exactly if I did more than fifty or so of them, but my accomplishments don't even come close to that.

So I can say for sure the grade of this problem is at least V15, but I'm not sure where it exactly fits within the range of V15. Is it in the upper 15 region or beyond 15 and in the realm of 16 - I can't tell."

edit - Clarified quote

In reply to jsmcfarland:


"Dai's Video Diaries vol. 5" includes footage that covers the whole process from cleaning the problem to sending it. The DVD is pretty hard to get (you need to buy it via a Japanese website) but some short clips can be found here: https://vimeo.com/daiholdcreative/videos

A small correction to the news: the FA was made in May 8, 2015 (not in 2014).

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Incredible climbing undoubtedly. As for thr future, i wonder if women climbers will peak in their teens like gymnasts? It's obviously a weight dependent sport. Could teenage girls start to dominate climbing in the years to come?

In reply to UKC News: I can't think of another sport where men and women can perform at the same level amazing!

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Amazing! I'm pretty sure she'll send 9b within 2 years and be the youngest to ever send the grade.

In reply to DanGreb:

>... be the youngest to ever send the grade.

Where to ?

In reply to UKC News:

Amazing! Nice one Ashima!