The Shield

had a good flash effort... one of the best problems I have done

awesome rock climb

Proudest line i've done so far. Such a dream come true.

Fuck. Yes. Many thoughts: Feels perfect to be able to nab this in a narrow time window on an insane weather day, leaving 3+ inches of snow in Lexington to arrive at sunshine and upper 40s in Chattanooga. 4th day on it total over mannny years, 2nd day this season . . . 6 or 7 total goes today, warmed up and climbed as efficiently as possible. A mental barrier even if not physically the hardest, nor hard for the grade (quite soft perhaps), but such a stunning line to open the possibility for success on more hard climbs. And the quietest day at LRC, solo style. Amazing.

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Didn't get to try this due to rain and raw fingers. Definitely wanna hop on and send this classic in the winter next year (hopefully).