Toru Nakajima climbs Sleepwalker, 8C+, in two sessions
Toru Nakajima has made a rapid ascent of Sleepwalker (f8C+), in Black Velvet Canyon, Nevada, climbing the boulder on just his second session.
© SteepMedia/Pete Whittaker
Visiting junior Toru Nakajima is safely back in Japan (phew!) after his three week blitz of Peak gritstone.
The 15 year old climber racked up an astonishing list of ascents given the warm and wet conditions he found in our typical British summer.
You can read more about some of his ascents in these UKC news items:
And in this UKC Forum Thread:
Toru's school holiday ticklist includes:
- Black Out (E9 6c) E9 (first ascent)
- Child's Play/Nocturnal Emission (Direct on Parthian Shot (pre Nov 2013) (E9 6c)) E9
- Meshuga (E9 6c)E9 (climbed the same day as Parthian Shot!)
- Gaia (E8 6c)E8
- Simbas Pride (E8 6b) E8
- Elm Street (f7C+) E8
- Life Assurance (E6 6b) E6 (onsight)
Below is a video of some of Toru's exploits, filmed by Pete Whittaker and edited for UKClimbing.com by Dave Gill of SteepMedia.
VIDEO: Toru Nakajima Crushes Gritstone
Thanks go to Pete Whittaker for this video footage!
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