Nina Williams prima femminile di Too Big to Flail a Bishop

La climber statunitense Nina Williams si sta guadagnando una reputazione per aver nervi d'acciaio. Due anni dopo la prima femminile di Ambrosia, il famoso highball a Buttermilks liberato da Kevin Jorgeson nel 2009, la Williams ha ora effettuato la prima femminile del highball più alto di tutti, Too Big to Flail.

Il boulder di circa 15 metri nell'area di Beehive era stato liberato nel 2012 dal solito Alex Honnold, che per primo è riuscito a superare il passo chiave di 7C+ blocco a metà e continuare fino in cima. L'anno scorso la Williams era riuscita a decifrare tutte le sequenze con la corda dall'alto, poi tre giorni fa ha trovato la giusta forma fisica e psicologica per arrivare in cima indenne. La sua è soltanto la settima salita, dopo Honnold, Lonnie Kauk (2013), Steven Roth (2014), Ethan Pringle (2014), Fabian Buhl (2017) e Nick Muehlhausen (2018).

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In 2012, @alexhonnold did the first ascent of a 50ft boulder in the Beehive area of the Buttermilks. @lonniekkauk did the second ascent in 2013 followed by @ethan_pringle and @_steven_roth in 2014, @fabi_buhl in 2017, and @rockninja_8a in 2018. Two days ago, on March 18th 2019, I climbed the lucky 7th ascent of Too Big To Flail (V10/5.13d). . I’m still processing the experience and will share a more complete story later. For now I am simply, joyously grateful. . @james_lucas, @oceangoingmonkey, and @simoore: you guys hiked out SO many pads and helped maintain the serene atmosphere I wanted for this climb. It wouldn’t have come together without your help. . To the Bishop locals who donated pads: @andyliu84, @hostelcaliforniabishop, @katielambert, @benjaminditto, and the Zoo. You guys rock. I thankfully didn’t end up needing them but they sure were nice . And shoutout to @climberchica for the belay on last years’ trip when all the beta fell into place. It was a highlight of this whole journey. . The endeavor of working and climbing Too Big really does take a village, and I appreciate everyone’s help from the bottom of my heart Thank you thank you thank you. . @oceangoingmonkey and @simoore #climbing #bouldering ?#highball #payahuunadü #Buttermilks

A post shared by Nina Williams (@sheneenagins) on Mar 20, 2019 at 9:47am PDT