Climber Daniel Woods has made the second ascent of Jaws II at Rumney, the hardest sport climb in the eastern US,Climbing Narc reports.Originally established by Dave Graham as Jaws (5.14d), Jaws II climbs up a steeply overhanging schist wall in the Designers Replica Cartier Santos 100 Mens W20073X8 Watch White Mountains of New Hampshire. The route became a project again when several important holds broke, significantly raising the difficulty of the climb. New Hampshire-based climber Vasya Vorotnikov made the first ascent in 2007, renaming it Jaws II and proposing a grade of 5.15a, the hardest yet given to any route in the eastern US.Woods, 21, looked close to sending Jaws II during the Noreaster pro rally, falling only two or three times on some attempts.
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