Then again, maybe not. Nearly a year ago, Miller told the Associated Press that he wont take part in another Olympics, a stance hes softened on some but never denied.--Jason KerkmansLisaRands became the first female climber to send Chris Sharmas TheMandala (v12), a virtually hold-free line that runs up a house-sizerock in Bishop, replica Breitling A13358 Men's watch California last weekend.Sharmasolved the near mythical line in 1999 and, for nearly the past twoyears, Rands has been trying to follow suit. The Mandala is one of themost famous and popular bouldering problems in all the world, and this season the 54powerhouse made it up clean on her third attempt.WhenI did it, it felt really easy. I thought why didnt I do this lastyear? she said, laughing.
The first two days, I kept doing the first move slightly incorrectly. Icouldn’t do the second move. Finally, on the third day, I decided to get pushed into the replica Breitling Windrider Chronomat Evolution watch hold to feel the rightspot and do the next move. Then I dropped off, and tried it again, andI got it!WillsYoung, Rands husband, describes the climb in his blog BishopBouldering: Lisa was psyched to achieve this goal that shes beenaiming for since last season when she first started trying it.
A tornbicep, weird weather conditions, a mystery illness, and a flim projectrevolving around her ascent of the super-highball This Side of Paradise(v10) kept her from success then, but this season, on just her thirdday of tries, she climbed the line at the third attempt, saying thatmoments before doing it, she felt strangely certain of success. Shenailed the critical, and for her extremely long, first move toperfection, and powered through the rest of replica Breitling Avenger M1 Titanium Grey Men's watch the sequence withprecision, only hesitating for a second before turning the lip onto theicy summit.But dont count on Rands to start bragging. Shes already got her mind set on her next goal, the Teva Mountain Games Bouldering World Cup June 6-7, 2008 in Vail, Colorado. —Christina Erb
