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Watch Hazel Findlay Solo Soap On A Rope (5.11c)

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Hazel Findlay climbs Soap On A Rope (E4 6a, ~5.11c) above the lake at Vivian Quarry, Wales, without a rope. Is it a deep water solo? Is it a free solo? Given the angle of the rock and the fact that Findlay doesn’t appear dressed for a swim, we’ll say it’s somewhere in the middle.

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