01 Mar Jonathan Siegrist does Necessary Devil 5.14c

 
 
Jonathan Siegrist carried out a repeat of Necessary Evil 5.14c 8c+ in Virgin River Gorge.The route is considered one of the most difficult of the country. He writes on his Blog: "This past Thursday, my battle with ‘Necessary Evil’ finally came to a close when I clipped the chains on this masterpiece. In the end, this savage pitch required more effort from me than any other climb in over two and a half years. I fought with frustration, terribly fickle conditions, and some severely height dependent cruxes.. but all excuses aside, the reality is that it offered a unique challenge (mentally and physically) that required both dedication and persistence… More than the victory itself, I’m just proud that I stuck with it.
 

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