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Video: Disappearing Floor Forces Customers to Climb to Safety

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In this fun Korean ad/prank for The North Face, customers find themselves in an interesting predicament. While browsing in what looks like a normal shop, the floor suddenly retracts into a wall covered in climbing holds. Most people make the logical choice and latch on. They’re then presented with a challenge. We don’t speak Korean, but it appears that they have 30 seconds to dive from the wall and grab a sweet puffy hanging from the ceiling. If we had our way, we’d do all of our shopping like this.

Film: How Matt Cornell Free Soloed One of America’s Classic Hard Mixed Routes

"The Nutcracker" explores the mental challenges of solo climbing and the tactics Cornell used to help him send the route.