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NEWS: Pearson - Fast 8c+ And Goes For 9a

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UKC News 05 Mar 2012

James Pearson on the upper tufa of Mind Control, 8c+, Oliana, Spain, 5 kb

James Pearson has climbed the 8c+ sport route Mind Control at Oliana in the Lleida Provence, Spain.

"With Mind Control in the bag, I moved on to my planned "long term project" in the form of Esclatamasters at the little visited cliff of Perles...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=66941

Furanco C 05 Mar 2012

In reply to UKC News:

He has the Innsbruck Shoulder: Everything crumbles in the face of the Innsbruck Shoulder. Excellent Effort!

royal 05 Mar 2012

In reply to UKC News:
Thats a great picture.

Wft 05 Mar 2012

In reply to royal: not short on wingspan is he??

Dean177 05 Mar 2012

In reply to royal:
I dont like how heavily they have edited the rock in that picture, sure its blue, but not like they show it.

Dan_Carroll 06 Mar 2012

In reply to UKC News:

Fantastic effort to Caroline Ciavaldini who has made a quick ascent of the route also. not of any great significance of course, but interestingly Gabriele Moroni has logged it as 8c+ but commented 'everybody knows it's only 8c.