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I heard a rumor that on Saturday the hardest trad lead in the Red was established by Andrew Gearing at 5.14a at Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge. Very thin protection on a series of micro-nuts through a thin crux.
Damn I want to get gender reassignment and have children with that dude.
Any body got any more details . . . location, or pictures?
It is amazing that in the past ~month the hardest trad grade has taken three jumps 5.13a --> 5.13a/b ---> 5.13c ---> 5.14x

dustonian on Tues Apr 10, 2012 wrote:'Enzo' and Etienne also borrowed a noticeably meager selection of my cams to fire the first true redpoint leads of Charlie (13a/b) right next door (formerly the hardest trad route in the Red until Andrew Gearing sent Sacred Geometry (13c) Saturday at Long Wall)."

There are some iPhone pictures to be had if the person that has them posts 'em up.

Wow, that is amazing.

Way to keep tearing it up, Andrew!

Spikeddem wrote:There are some iPhone pictures to be had if the person that has them posts 'em up.

They were posted to Facebook if you are lucky enough to be said person's friend.

I've seem 'em and I don't even climb anymore.

Andrew is for sure one of the coolest guys around.

Andrew freed the aid line to the right of King Me. Super cool to see such a milestone in person! I'll try to post a picture soon. Etienne took some amazing pictures from above as well!

Etienne says he is selling the pictures to a climbing mag . . . he is smiling too big to be taken seriously . . . so . . . let's see the photos.

Mr. Gearing is The Man! I hope they do sell those photos to a climbing mag. It would be about time the Red get the attention it deserves for its trad climbing.