Carlo Traversi on Establishing Yosemite’s Hardest Boulder
'The Dark Side' is a deceivingly simple-looking line located on the Thriller Boulder, in the woods adjacent to Camp 4.
'The Dark Side' is a deceivingly simple-looking line located on the Thriller Boulder, in the woods adjacent to Camp 4.
"A lot of people put so much emphasis on strength," Webb says, "[but] no matter how strong you are, if you can’t climb well on stone you’re not gonna get much done.”
“I knew the crimp was a bit suspect, but it made the first crux flow better, so I just went for it.”
Siegrist has an encyclopedic familiarity with America’s hardest routes; he’s skeptical about the recent upgrade to 5.15b.
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The 33-year-old made the fourth ascent of Magic Line after first trying it in 2016.
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Herson, with a background in the Valley as well as sport and comp climbing, is "really psyched to try more hard sport climbs!"
Tierrany is the Yosemite National Park's first boulder problem to be graded V14—though it may not be the first V14.
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