Katie Lamb recently climbed Echo Chamber V14 (8B+) in Tahoe, California. Established by David Fitzgerald, the crimpy, powerful bloc saw a few ascents last year, including from Danny Seo, Tristan Chen, and Carlo Traversi. Lamb’s send is likely the first female ascent of the problem.
“I had a nice couple of weeks scaling in Tahoe at the start of fall — finishing some early season ‘stepping stone’ projects and grappling with the feeling I get in Tahoe of being a bit lost (both physically and emotionally),” said Lamb about Echo Chamber on Instagram. “One night I was alone at this boulder under a clear sky, feeling sentimental about 8 years living in California. It was a sweet moment to reflect on how it’s always the people that make a place feel familiar.”
Lamb is one of the best boulderers in the world. She had an incredible 2023, starting the year …