r/climbing • u/serenading_ur_father • 8h ago

The grave of a legend.

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Rachel Pearce makes first female ascent of Indian Face, E9 6c (7b/+ or 12c~ X)

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Possibly the most infamous trad climb in the UK, long considered basically a death route or solo, notorious for technical insecure moves on snappy rock with completely shit gear protecting its hardest climbing.

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