With a light leap, she firmly grasped the first rock hold, wrapped her legs around the cliff face to gain leverage, and began her ascent.
Her gaze remained locked upward, hands moving fluidly between holds as she used the momentum to propel her body higher. As she neared the summit, where the holds became sparse and widely spaced, she pushed off with her legs in a powerful jump. She reached out with her right hand, catching the final hold by a hair’s breadth. The moment she gripped it, she adjusted her posture, distributing her weight evenly across her hands and feet, and successfully reached the top.
"Muxi—26 seconds!!!" the instructor’s voice rang out, laced with surprise.
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