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Dai Koyamada vs. Kawaki no Umi, ~8B+/CVideo

© Ikuko Serata

This brilliant video tells the story of Dai Koyamada's first ascent of s. Kawaki no Umi, ~8B+/C, at Minamata, Kyushu in southern Japan.

In total, Dai has climbed around 25 problems in the ~8C range.

At 16 minutes, this video is rather long, and no, this isn't exactly news as he climbed this problem in April last year, but I still think it's worth watching. 

Dai Koyamada is sponsored by: Beal, Black Diamond, Evolv, Flashed, Inga and Musashi

 

 


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12 Oct, 2015
Looks pretty fiddly and powerful! Nice work Dai.
13 Oct, 2015
That rock is amazing.
13 Oct, 2015
DK, my great inspiration. Great video. What type of rock is it? Anyone?
15 Oct, 2015
Koyamada strikes me as a very emotional climber. I remember watching footage of him on another problem, a very low start of a Dave Graham problem I believe that bumped the grade from V14 to V15/16, and he was practically crying when he finally hit the jug. After he topped out he was just in a daze of quiet celebration. Perhaps it's a cultural thing, he just seems to approach bouldering with a different mindset from many Western climbers. EDIT: Story Of Two Worlds http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67179
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