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Slashface, ~8B, by Alex Puccio

© Joel Zerr

Alex Puccio has made the first female ascent of Slashface, Font 8B, first climbed by Fred Nicole in January 1998 and considered 8B+ at the time.

Alex Puccio on Crown of Aragorn, ~8B, Hueco Tanks, Texas  © Joel Zerr
Alex Puccio on Crown of Aragorn, ~8B, Hueco Tanks, Texas
© Joel Zerr

Since she did her first 8B, Top notch, in July 2014, Alex has done a total of 15 of the grade or harder, more than any other female in the world. She is one of only five women to have climbed 8B+.

Unfortunately, this trip to Hueco was a short one, so we can't expect the first 8C just yet.


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Alex is one of the most successful climbers of her generation. In total, she has climbed 31 Font 8Bs or harder. She has been climbing at a high level since 2006 when she climbed her first Font 8A and has made steady...

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20 Feb, 2016
Again the picture is of Crown of Aragorn not Full Monty.
21 Feb, 2016
Was just about to point that out. Got to love the quality of news reporting on ukc!
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