Proposed 8c and 8c boulders in the world many of which do not deserve the grade i think it is very important to have a solid high end 8c standard to compare these problems to. Yesterday nalle hukkataival sent a four year project formerly known as the lappnor project. If confirmed this will be the worlds first v17. 819k followers 618 following 797 posts see instagram photos and videos from nalle hukkataival at nallehukkataival. Nalle hukkataival born september 8 1986 in helsinki finland is a finnish professional climber. In october 2016 he completed the line on his lappnor project giving it the name burden of dreams and proposing a boulder grade of v17 9a.
In 2014 he repeated gioia v1516 or 8c. Reporting the fa on instagram he named the problem burden of dreams and suggested the grade of 9av17. The proposed grade is sure to spark controversy. Today the v16 grade is still elusive. Nalle hukkataival 5310 1439 perhaps grading story of two worlds lower end 8c is the way to go in the end but as long as there are 55. He specializes in boulderinghe has to his credit many first ascents and repeats in the v15 v16 bordering range.
On a frigid trip to red rocks outside las vegas nevada nalle hukkataival put up new problems and repeated a long list of hard test pieces including the second ascent of the highball shining. Professional rock climber for press sponsorship or other inquiries contact.