Isabelle Faus boulders The Wheel of Chaos (8b +)

Isabelle Faus bouldering The Wheel of Chaos (8b +) at the Rocky Mountains National Park.

The 23-year-old has scored seven boulder problems in the 8b area in the past eight months and is definitely one of the strongest female climbers. Just so you can classify the ascent: names like Dave Graham, Nalle Hukkataival, Matty Hong and Jimmy Webb have already bitten their teeth on The Wheel of Chaos!

Here is the video of Isabelle's visit.

And here is the video of Dave Graham and Co from the year 2015.

Credits: picture instagram Isabelle Faus

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