ROCK CLIMBING NEWS ITEM

Jody Hansen Climbs V12 at Hueco Tanks

THURSDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2008

Jody Hansen, a 29-year old climber from Colorado, was the first female to make an ascent of the roof problem, a V12, at Hueco Tanks. This also makes Hansen one of the few women in the world to boulder a consensus V12.

In her two-month visit in the Texas state park, Hansen also completed the hard V11c Chablanke, which was climbed by Angie Payne in February. Hansen also climbed some V10 problems during the visit.

Two years ago, Hansen climbed three V11 routes which are the Bush Pilot, Kind Traverse, and the Sunspot, in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

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