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Jacinda Hunter creates her own Fantasy Island5.14b

posted by dpm on 06/29/2010

Summer is never the best time to send a hard project, but that was not the case for Jacinda Hunter as she tackled her winter project  and nabbed the FA during the hottest peak of summer.
 
Last winter, Jacinda was working on two hard problems somewhere in American Fork. Every day she trudged through the snow and laced up her shoes only to fall off the last moves over and over. But, Jacinda has an unending amount of psyche and so during summer when most climbers rest she has been projecting non-stop. 
 

Photo of Jacinda climbing courtesy of www.prana.com

 
American Fork is right outside Salt Lake City, Utah and currently the temperatures are peaking at 98 degrees. To combat the bad temps Jacinda has been getting up at 5am and coaxing (bribing) belay partners to join her in the canyon.
 
Photo of Jacinda "pounding fists" courtesy of www.joekindkid.com
 
The route, now dubbed Fantasy Island 5.14b FA sits inside a large cave mouth. The climbing is steep and powerful that follows small holds out the mouth with no rests. . Jacinda said, “I have to just power through right till the end. It’s a total power endurance fest climbing out the cave.” Congrats to you Jacinda…Keep your psyche up!!!
 
For all of you who are too young to know what Fantasy Island is stay up late and watch TV Land.