Nalle Hukkataival has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods' La Force Tranquille, ~8C, at Magic Wood/Averstal, Switzerland.
On his blog, Nalle writes that he "...tried it one day 4 weeks ago when everything was all wet, and now banged it out in two days with no time to rest!" and that he"...took...
In reply to Michael Gordon: I don't know if it's up to you or me to decide how devastating Nalle's fall was. I guess we simply have to take his word for it
True about the nails-issue. It's just that it looks as though he is hanging on by his finger nails. And that I mean literally.
In reply to Michael Gordon: The report doesn't say it literally looks nails, it says it certainly looks nails. I agree.
I assume it was devastating in that he'd just done one of the hardest bits of climbing of his life, then fell off easy ground when a hold broke, and probably worried he wouldnt be able to do it again. I'd be devastated too.
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