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“I knew what falling was like – but I couldn’t worry about that. I just needed to try. I climbed through the first crux – I had that pretty wired – then I got to the rest before the 2nd. I noticed all the tape on my fingers was getting a little in the way of my friction, but it was protecting my raw wounds from the bite of the rock crystals, cutting straight down into them. I climbed through the 2nd crux and felt good moving through — I knew what to do. Then, the rest before the 3rd crux, which essentially leads right into the 4th and final section of the route to the anchor. I shook my hands out from a resting position and I could feel the blood gushing from my finger pads below the slipping tape. I could hear Matilda and Brette cheering from the belay below. I felt invigorated by their energy. I bit all of my tape off of my fingers — and I put my left finger into the tiny hole, squishing it deep into the pocket for the most possible leverage. Then, I reached out to my small crystal, walked my foot up high and left into a smear, and jumped. I latched into the hold, clenched my abdominal muscles – and hiked my right foot up. I screamed – to embrace the throttling pain beneath my finger tips and to tell my muscles to keep going. I got through to the next bolt, having the final sequences in front of me. As I looked out to the tiny crystals, I mentally thought; ‘Don’t let go now! Find a Way.’ ”
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