Jon Cardwell Battles Necessary Evil (5.14c)
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Jon Cardwell fights through less-than-favorable conditions only to find himself at a true mental crux on the Virgin River Gorge test-piece, Necessary Evil (5.14c). First climbed by Chris Sharma nearly 20 years ago, the route continues to test the world’s most talented climbers.