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5.8 | Outside the Cones (evo Portland)

Okay, so I have to be honest, I may have cheated a bit here. You might not see it but let me explain.

I’ve totally climbed this route clean before. I actually climbed it clean the first attempt. This time around was a different story. Some days I feel like a boss at the gym, others not so much. This was a not so much day. I attempted two routes before the half so by the time I was on this route, wasn’t feeling too strong. About half way up, I fell off the route. After about a minute of hanging, I finished it. Rather than bore you with the hang time, I edited it out. See if you can spot the splice. This is a pretty fun 5.8 otherwise and it just went up about a week ago so it should stick around for a while.

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by Arthur

My name is Arthur Page and I live in Portland Maine. I've been climbing on and off for about 8 years. This year I've decided to up my climbing game and have been training to move past the gym and start out-door lead climbing this summer. I'm currently bouldering between V2 and V3 and climbing top rope at the gym between 5.8 and 5.9. I started this site because of how difficult it is to find climbing resources. Most videos lack production quality and getting any reliable information involves dropping hundreds on a class at a gym. To me this is counter to what I believe to principles of climbing. It is a sport centered around personal challenge, community, and sharing. I hope you feel the same way and I hope you enjoy figure8!