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Check out a quick edit of Star Pais taking down his year long project, Mandala.  First climbed by Chris Sharma in February of 2000, it still reigns as a test piece in bouldering history.  Over the years it’s been solidly rated as V12, but slowly got softer due to holds breaking and beta proliferating.  Recently the Mandala lost a main hold, which may change the climb once again.

Star took it down in November of 2016 after many long sessions.  Although the footage is phone quality, it’s always worth a watch.

 

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Daniel Havens

Daniel is a co-owner of Kinetik Climbing Products and found climbing in the sandstone cliffs of Shawnee National Forest in 1999. He lives outside Seattle, Washington with his wonderful wife, Jessica, and son, Tarin. The Northwest has been their home since 2002, and they can't get enough.