12/30/2023 0 Comments Unstoppable gorg trainerThe former had been first ascended in 2008 by Joe Kinder, while Omaha Beach had previously been on-sighted by one of America's most talented female climbers, 18-year old Katie Brown in 1999: since then holds have broken, bringing the grade up to solid 5.14a (8b+). Both these were created by Josune Bereziartu (with Honky Mix 8c+ in 2000 at Onate and Hidrofobia 8b+ in 2006 at Montsant in Spain) and while the list has grown since then, as yet it has not yet witnessed the same explosion as the men's equivalent.ĭiGiulian has been climbing for eleven years and her astonishing run took place on two massive stamina endurance routes in Kentucky's Red River Gorge, Southern Smoke 8c+, Omaha Beach 8b+ as well as the fingery and boulderyLucifer 8c+. We'd watched the young American compete in last year's Arco pre-World Championship event, but nothing could have prepared us for what happened this March: in the space of just a couple of days, the 18-year-old entered the highly restricted club of female climbers who have redpointed 8c+, just three days later she entered the even more exclusive realm of women who have on-sighted 8b+ - a performance which also for men is by no means easy or something which can be taken for granted. We'll admit it: Sasha DiGiulian took us by surprise. Interview with American climber Sasha DiGiulian after her cutting-edge 8c+ redpoints of Southern Smoke and Lucifer and her 8b+ on-sight of Omaha Beach, all at Red River Gorge, Kentucky, USA.
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