I will simply list a few quotations assessing the mind-boggling nature of this maneuver. Notes expert
Thrustus Simmonds: “In fact, this exceedingly complex procedure, though relatively quotidian for him, constitutes a veritable K2-esque monument of difficulty for most, if not all, others. An absolute Master-Class, it must be reiterated, of epoch-defining proportions.” Simmonds goes on to state: “A truly paradigmatic, canonical virtuoso-fest, which might well cause some witnesses to spontaneously self-immolate.” Not generally prone to hyperbole, this renowned authority was clearly moved deeply by this once-a-generation kind of über-expertise. Such things can possess that kind of untold, unknowable potency. Photo by
Matt Leahy.