Doubt (5.13c/d) - Laurel Falk

Laurel Falk on the 160 foot Mount Lemmon granite testpiece "Doubt" (5.13c/d) at the Reef of Rocks.

Originally graded 5.14a and FA’d by Alex Kirkpatrick in 2013, it had sat dormant since it was envisioned & bolted in the 1980’s by Ray Ringle; a second ascent didn't come until Jack Hereford repeated the route in 2018. A couple other repeats in the proceeding years all came about using a hold in the upper crux referred to as ‘the ear.’ In 2021 a down grade was proposed that was confirmed by Laurel after her ascent the following year.

The handful of previous ascentionists all ranged from 5'11" to 6'4" in height. Laurel, at 5'1", was forced to find her own sequences through the majority of the techy & mentally taxing 40 meter line.

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Climber
Laurel Falk

Belayer
Isabella Johnson

Film/Edit
Adrian Montaño


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