I just got an email from Kevin about his big day in the UK:
"Hey Mike,
I have a few corrections for the news piece. I finished Gaia before moving
onto Meshuga, and it definitely was not out of redemption. It just happened
that the conditions were perfect, I was all alone, and psyched. So I went
for it. And, I had done it clean before on top rope. I've attached some
video stills...
kj"
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Sorry for the errors in our initial report- but thanks for the update Kevin. I'd tell you to be safe, but then you wouldn't be climbing that stuff if you wanted safety!
-mc
Kevin's Ground Fall- UPDATE
Kevin Jorgeson in the UK
We just got word that Kevin Jorgeson was attempting Gaia E8 in the UK when he fell from the top and decked! Pete Ward was chatting with Kevin this morning and filled us in on the news. Kevin took a huge fall from the top of Gaia and landed on a small bouldering pad. Luckily, he was able to walk away from it! Pissed that he fell from the top of Gaia, Kevin walked around the corner looking for redemption. What he found was Meshuga, a slopy E9 made famous by the cover of Hard Grit. Kevin quickly soloed Meshuga without any pads! He had previously been on the route, but had not yet linked it. More info coming as we know more...
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Adam Ondra Sends OPEN AIR 9a+
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Adam Ondra, 15 years old, has made the 2nd ascent of Alex Huber's Open Air, 9a+, at Schleierwasserfall in Austria. Adam states in his 8a.nu card, "Whopee! my hardest definately! a bit harder than Weisse rose, so 9a+ should be appropriate I hope, when Alex Huber did it, Action Directe considered as 8c+ , then 9a for this one was OK. Now when AD is 9a, this should be 9a+. 5 days, 9 goes, BUT always in good conditions and friction, in summer it would be something very different..."
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The line has been awaiting a second ascent for years now and speculation from climbers such as Chris Sharma was that holds may have broken.
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