The mental fortitude to put everything below you, behind you (as it were) at this level is amazing. I speak as a former climber who climbed nowhere near this level. Though perhaps it gets easier as the grade gets harder, as working out the exact best technique for each move must be all absorbing. It would be interesting to know if, as well as cleaning it, he also worked out the moves required by previously climbing with protection. My guess would be yes.
The mental fortitude to put everything below you, behind you (as it were) at this level is amazing. I speak as a former climber who climbed nowhere near this level. Though perhaps it gets easier as the grade gets harder, as working out the exact best technique for each move must be all absorbing. It would be interesting to know if, as well as cleaning it, he also worked out the moves required by previously climbing with protection. My guess would be yes.