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New 5.14a Trad at The Red

Louisville local Andrew Gearing has just redpointed the new trad testpiece Silently Does the Sun Shine 5.14a in Kentucky's Red River Gorge.

Louisville local Andrew Gearing has just redpointed the new trad testpiece Silently Does the Sun Shine 5.14a in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge. The route frees and old A2 aid line and involves steep stemming through two back-to-back V9/10 cruxes. This route likely qualifies as the hardest trad climb in the southeast.

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