From Gripped Magazine · Brandon Pullan · · 50s
Jacopo Larcher Climbs 5.14 Trad in the Gunks
Jacopo Larcher completes 5.14d trad route in the Gunks after years of hard work.
In brief
Jacopo Larcher completes 5.14d trad route in the Gunks after years of hard work. Jacopo Larcher has climbed 5.14d trad route in the Gunks, cementing his status as a top trad climber. Originally reported by Gripped Magazine.
Larcher's recent climbs
Jacopo Larcher recently put down two test-piece routes in the Gunks with a flash of Ozone 5.13d trad and a repeat of Brozone 5.14a trad.
Ozone and Brozone grades
Ozone was originally graded 5.14a but bumped to 5.13d after an easier solution was found by Russ Clune. Brozone was bumped from 5.14b to 5.14a.
Larcher's elite status
Larcher has made the first ascent of Tribe in Cadarese, Italy, repeated Dave MacLeod’s Rhapsody E11, and climbed hard trad routes in Yosemite including Meltdown 5.14c and Bon Voyage 5.14d.
What it means
Jacopo Larcher has climbed 5.14d trad route in the Gunks, cementing his status as a top trad climber.
