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Paul Robinson gets 2nd ascent of Monkey Wedding

posted by dpm on 08/25/2010

 

After waiting through days and days of horrible temperatures everything fell into place for Paul Robinson and he walked away with the second ascent of Monkey Wedding V15.
 
photo courtesy of Alexandra Kahn
 
Paul Robinson came to the Rocklands specifically to put up hard boulder problems, but he also wanted to repeat Monkey Wedding, it was at the top of his list. The problem was put up by Fred Nicole several years ago and was featured in the movie Specimen.
 
Many have attempted to nab the second ascent including Daniel Woods but it did not see a second ascent until today. On the last day of Paul's trip in Rocklands he was able to finish the problem. Robinson remarked, "Climbing Monkey Wedding was a huge mental and physical struggle for me. I feel like it marks my second hardest send I have ever completed and I'm beyond psyched to have the second ascent on one of Fred Nicole's hardest lines in the world. Props to Fred on an amazing first ascent!"
 
Congratulations Paul!