Andy Raether – First Ascent of Manphibian (5.14d), Robber’s Roost
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Andy Raether makes the first ascent of Manphibian (5.14d), a line he bolted seven years ago at the Robber’s Roost, Mt. Charleston, Nevada.
“Luckily I kept my shit together on the slab, and hit everything perfect despite being completely wrecked,” Raether reports on Facebook. Manphibian is
among the most difficult routes in Nevada and the U.S.