Kintsugi

FA Grade:

First Ascent:: Nalle Hukkataival - January 25, 2015
Area:: Red Rock
Style:: Boulder Problem
Repeated By:: James Webb - December 15, 2016; Nils Favre - March 03, 2017; Keenan Takahashi - December 13, 2018; Ethan Pringle - January 09, 2019
Notes:: 19 moves

Ascent 1 of Kintsugi by Nalle Hukkataival

Date of Ascent:

January 25, 2015

Suggested Grade:

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Link:

Menagerie Climbing reports about Nalle Hukkataival's FA of Kintsugi on Facebook.

@nalle_hukkataival getting the FA on the big bad project up in Mud Springs Canyon today!!! Nalle named it Kintsugi. Google it its a rad Japanese concept. He seemed pretty set on 8C looked really really hard even for him!

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Ascent 2 of Kintsugi by James Webb

Date of Ascent:

December 15, 2016

Suggested Grade:

Notes:

8B+/8C

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Link:

James Webb's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

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Ascent 3 of Kintsugi by Nils Favre

Date of Ascent:

March 03, 2017

Suggested Grade:

Notes:

V14? with the new beta

Link:

Nils Favre's 27crags.com profile (boulders)

Ascent 4 of Kintsugi by Keenan Takahashi

Date of Ascent:

December 13, 2018

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Link:

Keenan Takahashi's 8a.nu profile (boulders).

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Ascent 4 of Kintsugi by Ethan Pringle

Date of Ascent:

January 09, 2019

Suggested Grade:

8B+

Notes:

4 sessions

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Link:

Kintsugi 8B+ (8C) by Ethan Pringle

The fact that your ass is about 15 feet off he ground when you do the crux though, adds a huge physiological element that definitely raises the difficulty of the boulder. So, with the added element of the height, and the much easier intro moves, I think for me, the overall difficulty was in the 14 range. Even though I used easier beta, it's still one of the hardest climbs I've ever done. And definitely one of the best!!!