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Katy Whittaker Euro Road Trip - F8a

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8th September, 2008

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Katy Whittaker is currently on a European road trip. Climbing well, she has managed to redpoint Hurrikan F7c+/8a at Klagemauer, Frankenjura and Carte Blanche F8a at Ceuse. She has also managed to squeeze in a Font 7c boulder problem at Magic Wood.

Katy climbed her first F8a at Raven Tor in the summer of 2007, with an ascent of Out Of My Tree.

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9 Sep, 2008

great news....and such a long list of sponsors! "Katy is Sponsored by Marmot and Zero-G, 5:10, Hitch n Hike, The Edge, Tendon Ropes, CAMP, Lafarge"

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