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THE LOWDOWN: Hope for Hamada

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Kenzuke Hamada has repeated Fred Nicole's Esperanza, 8B+, an eleven move roof problem in the Martini cave, Hueco Tanks. He also made a rare flash ascent of Diaphanous sea, 8A+.Sources: 8a and UP-climbingDaniel Woods is now back in Colorado, but he'll return to Hueco in a couple of weeks for the...

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matt 08 Feb 2010
i don't get it. in the video of chris doing it, isn't he is sit starting???
tim 08 Feb 2010
@Matt
The sit-start reference may be misleading. The bottom line is that, as Bjorn says, Desperanza starts further into the cave
You're right, the original text was misleading and I've changed it. Thanks
matt 08 Feb 2010
word.... i figured as much, just wasn't sure if this was some wack contrived addition.
tim 09 Feb 2010
Wacked contrived additions - in the Martini cave. Surely not
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