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Patxi Usobiaga Onsights 8c

posted by dpm on 07/29/2010

What it must be like to have mutant strength. To be able to walk a solid 8c route while nursing a shoulder injury and sitting out bad weather. For Patxi this seems to be an everyday thing. Still nursing a shoulder injury Patxi’s plan was simple - to get in a few climbs in order to test the limits of his shoulder.

 
Photo courtesy of Sibophot and http://www.patxiusobiaga.net/
 
However, what started out as a warm up quickly changed into something else entirely. Patxi Usobiaga quickly strolled up the 8a opening sequence then floated through the crimpy 8c crux and clipped the chains on Absinth, a solid 8c route in Kufstein, Austria.
 
Photo courtesy of Sibophot and http://www.patxiusobiaga.net/
 
To add to his tick list he also had just came off a 7th place finish at the Arco Rock Master and went on to onsight Johnny Walker Spezial 8b and dispatched Caramello, 8b. 
 
All photos courtesy of http://www.patxiusobiaga.net/