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NEWS: VIDEO: Andy Gullsten flashes King of limbs, ~8B/+

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 UKC News 03 Sep 2015
Andy Gullsten flashing King of Limbs, ~8B/+, 3 kbA couple of months ago, Andy Gullsten became the first to flash King of limbs, ~8B/+, at Roadside in Rocklands, South Africa.

During his stay there he also did a further dozen or so problems in the 8B-8B+ range, including classics like Sky, Amandla, The Vice and Air star.

On 27crags he...

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 TobyA 03 Sep 2015
In reply to UKC News:
Does Björn know what he has written in Finnish literally translates as?!

Well done Mr Gullsten! An amazing send.
Actually, for the none hardcore boulders amongst us (me), how many other 8Bs or 8B+s have been flashed? Is it one or two? Or a dozen? No idea..
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 Dave 03 Sep 2015
In reply to TobyA:

I also laughed at the Finnish 'quote'

 Dennis999 03 Sep 2015
In reply to TobyA:

http://onbouldering.com/the-8b-flashers-club/

So quite a few have been flashed, between around 20 climbers
 TobyA 03 Sep 2015
In reply to Dennis999:

Thanks Dennis - very comprehensive list!
DanGreb 04 Sep 2015
In reply to UKC News:

Wow. I know that there have been harder flashes gradewise, like Wood's Entlinge for exampe, but out of all the hard flashes I have seen on video this one looks the most impressive.

In reply to TobyA:

Yes Toby, I know what it means
 Dennis999 04 Sep 2015
In reply to DanGreb:

Ondra flashing Jade was seriously impressive too

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