“Felt more like [V15] to me” – Shawn Raboutou Sends Floatin

Shawn Raboutou recently announced his ascent of Floatin V16 (8C+) in Mizugaki, Japan. The granite boulder only has six moves and involves many feet-off dynamic throws from crimps to gastons, as well as a powerful deadpoint at the top.”Doesn’t get much better than this,” he said on Instagram. “Felt more like [V15] to me, especially since I did it on my first day of this trip.” To be clear, it was not Raboutou’s first session on the boulder, as he’s tried it in the past, but it was a quick send nonetheless. Floatin was established by Ryuichi Murai in December…