Shauna Coxsey has made the third ascent of Mito Sit, 8B+, in Sintra, Portugal.

The boulder was first climbed in March 2022 by Jun Shibanuma, and adds five moves to the 7C crouching start, almost all of which involve pulling hard on small, and razor sharp, crimps. Will Bosi made the second ascent of the boulder during a short trip to Sintra in the summer of 2024. 

Shauna's ascent is her fifth at 8B+, and her fourth 8B+ since the beginning of 2024. Only Isabelle Faus, Alex Puccio, Brooke Raboutou, Jana Švecová, and Katie Lamb have climbed more boulders at 8B+ and harder.

The boulder took Shauna a total of just two sessions to complete. Speaking about her ascent, she said:

'Mito is one of the most impressive lines I've ever seen! The boulder was so much bigger and much steeper than I expected, and the holds so much smaller! It's a striking line straight through a steep face on a huge boulder, the start moves are on holds that are so small they only just work'.

'It took me a few hours to figure out the start moves. They are super feisty! I had a few link goes but was a bit too tired to piece it together [in the first session]. After a good warm-up on my second session, I got close on my first go from the start, but fired off one of the easier moves towards the end. It was a good test for my composure and focus to send it, but luckily it came together a few attempts later. And just in time, as my skin was suffering! Sintra bites!'.

As for her plans for the coming year, Shauna said that her intentions were simple - to climb. 'I am not sure where or on what', she told us, 'but I want to focus on climbing and trying hard'.

Check out this video from Will's trip to Sintra to see what Mito Sit is all about: