Yuji Hirayama has made the 2nd ascent of Tommy Caldwell´s Kryptonite, 9a, at The Fortress of Solitude near Rifle. This was Yuji´s first 9a although he is the only person to have on-sighted 8c (Mortal Kombat in France) and 8a+ trad (Sphinx crack, USA).






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