Daniel Woods Sends Off the Wagon Sit V16

Daniel Woods made the third ascent of Off the Wagon sit, the now-famous V16 boulder first climbed by Shawn Raboutou in Val Bavona, Switzerland. It recently had a second ascent by Jimmy Webb.

The powerful problem is on a big boulder at the edge of a field and was first tried nearly 20 years ago by Chris Sharma and Dave Graham. Nalle Hukkataival made the first ascent at V14 and called it Off the Wagon in 2012. Raboutou’s V16 start was the first problem at the grade in the country.

Webb didn’t take too long to repeat the line, but Woods needed a little more time. “One of the more exhilarating experiences I have had in bouldering,” said Woods. “The power, precision, and accuracy needed to send is difficult to have align in unison.”

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Off the Wagon (8C+) ✔ ______________________ . Back in the day, @chris_sharma and @dave_graham_ discover the "Wagon Proj." Chris gets very close to sending. ___________________________________ . 2012: @nalle_hukkataival makes the first ascent of "Off the Wagon" calling it 8C. Since the FA, the bloc has seen numerous ascents. 8B+ is consensus. ___________________________________ . Nov. 2018: Next generation prodigy @shawnraboutou establishes the sit start. This adds an (8A) intro move along with a couple setup moves into the start of "Off the Wagon". Swizzy's first 8C+ is born. ___________________________________ . 2k20: @jwebxl makes first repeat of the sit, and now I followed suit shortly after. One of the more exhilerating experiences I have had in bouldering. The power, precision, and accuracy needed to send is difficult to have align in unison. Each session I put 50/50 odds on myself if it would go down or not. This soon turned into a mental battle. I was pretty limit on the send, but somehow managed to maintain zone state and top it out. Top 3 power blocs in the world for me. Nice work shawn for establishing the blocs full line! Photos @marymeck

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