ROCK CLIMBING NEWS ITEM

Walker, Laeser Climb T Wall's 50 Pitches in a Day

TUESDAY, 29 JANUARY 2008

In just a day, Nathaniel Walker and Luke Laeser climbed 50 pitches at Tennessee’s T Wall.

They climbed 50 different routes at T Wall’s right side for 18 hours, which started at 7:15 a.m and finished at 2 a.m.

Laeser first redpointed what is called as Mrs. Socrates for the team’s hardest route of the day. On the other hand, Walker onsighted a 5.11c slab.

The two climbers climbed routes of 5.8 to 5.10, and almost all of the routes were 80 to 100 feet long.

Walker previously redpointed 5.13 cracks at the sandstone paradise. Last winter, he made the first ascent of Fiddle on the Roof.

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