Hell of a boulder problem.

[itmeansgod]

The wheel of life, V16, 68 moves.
http://www.pitch.com.au/Chris%20Webb%20 ... %20V16.wmv
Links up a bunch of separately insane problems, v13s and v12s and such. Anyway, looks like amazing movement.

[caribe]

Thanks Dev! That was fantastic!

[rhunt]

does anybody else see something odd about the phrase V16, 68 moves? I watched the vidoe, its super cool looking but just because its without a rope doesn't mean it a boulder problem. that thing should have a YD rating.

[Andrew]

Thats why the french have a traverse rating. You should know that Rob.

[rhunt]

just testin ya...i'm half french and like to traverse

[itmeansgod]

well it definitely isn't a traverse. But maybe it should have a yd rating. At any rate, I think that this technicality is important enough to devote a few pages of intense discussion to it. so....go!

Actually one thing it made me wonder was: so v8/9 + v15 = v16? really? I guess he would know better than I would what those upper grades feel like, since he's climbed confirmed v14 in Europe, but v8/9 moves don't really seem like they could add an entire grade's space of difficulty, especially at that level. Again though, it's not really important. Cool problem, huh?

[Andrew]

I do think it counts as a traverse, but thats why the french have the same grades for boulders and routes.

[Don McGlone]

DAB! I saw his chalkbag touch the ground a couple times. May not sound like much, but for that guy it's half his body weight.

[the lurkist]

What's with the knee bar? Climbing is about climbing, not resting.
seriously, he has some serious endurance. I wonder if his heart rate ever gets above 140 beats/min.

[caribe]

Chalk bad hitting the ground while climbing, we can't have that. Take a tip from a former caver, get a shovel.