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Legrand and Hirayama go American.. into injury

Charles Arthur

28th June, 2001

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Francois "Big Frank" Legrand and Yuji Hirayama, two of the best climbers around, had a project: do the really hard routes in the States, such as Just Do It (8c+), Necessary Evil (8c+), Kryptonite (9a)... you know the sort of thing, just to tick them.

However as the report at the website 8a.nu shows, it didn't go so well. If you thought that it was only "average" climbers who got hassles like tweaked fingers, painful heels, and achey shoulders, you'll find that Frank and Yuji have it just the same.

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Yuji Hirayama, born on February 23, 1969 is a Japanese rock climber who has excelled in most forms of the sport since the mid-1980s. He has won World Cups, climbed up to 9a+, set speed records on El Capitan,...

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