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Watch Michaela Kiersch's Journey to Send The Golden Ticket (5.14c)

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Michaela Kiersch is a 22-year-old full-time college student, youth climbing coach, and now the first women to send Red River Gorge testpiece The Golden Ticket (5.14c). Here, she shows the focus, dedication, and training it takes to send 5.14c while living seven hours from her project. 

Want to send your own project? Join Climbing’s Sending Fitness online course with pro climber Madeline Sorkin today.

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.