# @sashadigiulian on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-11-25T17:42:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** S A S H A • D I G I U L I A N (@sashadigiulian) — https://gondola.cc/sashadigiulian

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The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout… 🕷️ 
Book of Hate, 8b 📖 
What a crazy climb; huge shout out to my surgeon, Dr. Omer Mei Dan - because I can’t believe I was able to come back and send this thing after double hip reconstruction surgery! 

One of the wilder climbs I’ve experienced… essentially 150’ of pure stemming up an otherwise blank and steep granite swoop. After a wild fall a couple weeks ago from the top of it, I took a break to focus more on my project on El Cap; taping my hand up and taking advantage of the weather windows where I could.

Looking at the incoming storm to Yosemite, my trip was coming to a shortened ending. laraneumeier and I went down on a cloudy morning to try Book of Hate one last time; and it was so fun to both send it!

I’m continuously inspired by the style of climbing that exists in Yosemite- the technical precision and otherworldly dynamics that it demands. I often find myself emerging having improved as a climber; and I’m grateful for these experiences.

📸: victoriakohnerflanagan 

Thank you for this iconic line, randyleavitt !

***When I climbed this route with laraneumeier , I didn’t know until after sending it that a bolt had been added to the climb where there wasn't one before (this was my first season going to the climb, so someone added it before November because when we first tried the climb it was there and we didn’t know it wasn’t before). It's absolutely unnecessary- as I fell many times on the 0 just before it and it was absolutely fine (actually the time I fell poorly into my hip and hand I had clipped the (new) bolt and I think because it’s further out on the face, the fall was funky - whereas when I fell off the 0 the fall was cleaner (retrospective theory)) - it's a shame someone would add one- that is the jurisdiction of the first ascentionist if anyone in my opinion - I think it's worth flagging that this is tragic and not okay to do to an absolutely legendary climb put up by randyleavitt *** 

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