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Huge V14 Send for Isabelle Faus

American climber Isabelle Faus, 22, has become the fifth woman to send a V14 and she chose a classic to do it on.

Faus, 22, sent the 2005 Fred Nicole route called Amandala at Rocklands in South Africa. It was the first female ascent of the difficult route.

Isabelle Faus on Amandla Photo Sean Morgan
Isabelle Faus on Amandla Photo Sean Morgan

The other women to send V14 are Tomoko Ogawa, Ashima Shiraishi, Shauna Coxsey and Alex Puccio.

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