Will Bosi climbs Silent Singer (8C) | Video

Will Bosi succeeds in the first repetition of the 8C boulder Silent Singer in British Bowder Stone. Like Aidan Roberts, who climbed the line for the first time in a short time in February of this year, the strong Brit also managed to climb it quickly. It took him three sessions to solve the boulder problem.

Will Bosi emphasizes with the rapid repetition of Silent Singer (8C) that he is one of the world's best climbers in both bouldering and rope climbing. The of Aidan Roberts The first line climbed in February is the seventh 8C boulder that Will Bosi has climbed in the past ten weeks.

For Silent Singer he needed three sessions. It was important for him to be able to climb the boulder quickly. "The rock is very sharp and given the warm temperatures, the condition of my skin would have become a problem very quickly."

Video: Will Bosi gets the second ascent of Silent Singer (8C)

Update: Will Bosi climbs another 8C boulder

Will Bosi is unstoppable. Shortly after the editorial deadline, he already announced the first ascent of another 8C boulder: Trance.

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