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Ethan Pringle climbs The Wheel of Life V16

posted by dpm on 06/24/2010

After a year of recovery Ethan Pringle is back and pulling hard in the land down under. He has claimed the third ascent of the Wheel of Life V16.
 
Photo of Ethan on Saigon courtesy of www.ethanpringle.com and Pat Bagley
 
A year after a painful surgery and a slow recovery Ethan is back in top climbing shape. After enjoying a small jaunt to Smith Rocks where he was able to dispatch Scarface Ethan got on a plane and headed to Australia for a six week trip with no expectations.
 

photos courtesy of www.ethanpringle.com

Although he appears to be in full climbing as he recently ticked off The Wheel of Life V16 in the Grampians. The “route” is a 60 move roof problem in the Hollow Mountain Cave. Ethan logged the problem in his 8a scorecard beneath the route section stating, "Climbed it like a route, kneepad (under the pants) and all."
 
The Wheel of Life traverses the underside of this boulder
 

The humidity has slowed down his efforts, but not by much. After three days Ethan was able to dispatch both the Wheel of Life and Sleepy Rave, both are steep lines in the belly of the Hollow Mountain Cave.