Dan Beland Sends Winter Projects

West Coaster Dan Beland has been on a charge for the past few seasons. Between New Years and early spring, he sent a number of 5.14s. In Mexico, he sent Inferno De Dante Extension 5.14a, Honey Bitch 5.14a and Murder Weapon 5.14a. He travelled north to Utah where he made quick work of the classic Golden for a Moment 5.14b. He then turned his attention to Solid Gold, which had one ascent. It took him a number of attempts and after noted, “The king line at the cave. The best, hardest and most direct way to climb Golden. Sounds like this is probably the second ascent. We’ve been here a month and I’ve focused everything on this route, so it’s pretty amazing that it f inally came together.