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THE LOWDOWN: 5th ascent of Bansousha

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[The LowDown: 5th ascent of Bansousha, 3 kb]It took 6 years until the 2nd ascent, but now they come in quick succession. 15 November, Keita Kurakami made the 5th ascent of Bansousha, 5.dan*/~8B, at Ogawayama. He needed two days of work. FA: Tokio Muroi, Dec 20012nd ascent: Toru Nakajima, Dec 20073rd ascent: Nalle Hukkataival, Apr 20094th...

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Anonymous 18 Nov 2009
Hi!

You can see Tokio does not use any crash pad on the picture.He never used it. The style of his way is called "muro-ism" among climbing community in Japan. All the bouldering problems created by Tokio was FAed without crash pad.

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