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Timy Fairfield, 45, has made the first ascent of Throwback, for which he suggests V15/8C.

This brilliant test-piece is steep, elegantly choreographed, gymnastically specific, savagely powerful, explosive, absolutely hard and 100% natural - the way I like it!

Timy competed internationally in...

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Mental!

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...and where is it? Did he name it or is it a well known last great problem? Is it notable for anything apart from its difficulty?

Can we have a bit of actual journalism here?

God the Americans are a drag with their power screaming and dangling about for the camera

In reply to samsamsam:

Maybe he hurt his foot....

Isn't that the problem Sierra Blair Coyle did in that one video?

In reply to jfmchivall:

it is a boulder problem, your an example of why ukc in regards to the forum is such a drag, watch the video, be inspired and get of your keyboard

In reply to Inigo:

To be fair the 'article' is pretty vague. Maybe jfmchivall could have asked a bit nicer but apart from the name & title there is no other info at all.

As somebody who mainly boulders I'm inspired to see anybody climb that hard on a great looking problem, but a little bit of backstory would be great

J

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Dug this - music's ace!

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That was a bit eccentric.

In reply to Inigo:

i wasn't inspired, it seemed a drag to me. if i posted on the site all the time and was stuck behind a computer 5 days a week maybe you might have a point...

In reply to samsamsam:


Interesting comment. If anyone could have been arsed to video (and I'm glad they weren't!) a couple of hours ago, they'd have had a pretty similar example of power screaming (and some dangling) from me.

18 years older, 9 V grades easier. But the nature of the best remains... the nature of the beast.

So push yourself. See what happens. Do it.

(Irish) Mick

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If anyone wants more backstory.. It is in Priest Draw, on the M.O.A.B. (Mother of all Boulder Problems) roof.

In reply to owensum:

which is in North Arizona, USA

In reply to owensum:

Thanks - that's what I wanted to know. Shame it couldn't have been included in the article.

I thought the remark above by Inigo about getting away from the keyboard was quite funny given that this was the first comment I'd made on UKC for several months :-D

I thought the problem was quite inspiring. That's why I wanted to know where it was and if there was any interesting history to it.

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Arizona has been split into North and South Arizona?! Why haven't I heard about this =P