Is 'Burden Of Dreams' The World's Hardest Boulder? | ft. Will Bosi 

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I mean there's also something to be said for the difficulty of figuring out beta during a first ascent as opposed to a repeated climb.

It sounds like Will is very good at getting things dialed in perfectly and then executing like a Scottish assassin.

Will is so chill and humble, love to hear his perspective on things. I was a bit bummed when he was low-key downgrading Alphane but I understand his viewpoint now, and it's still 9A for him now that he's reflected on it.

i can’t hit the like button as often as i would! amazing snippets from your podcast!

Thanks for the insights! So looking forward to a BoD documentation!

An IGUS is an information gathering and utilising system. In sort of thermodynamic terms, the ascent happens when the amount of information you've taken from the problem outweighs what you need to be able to climb it. The grade really refers to the difficulty of engaging with the problem sufficiently, to be able to extract the amount of information you need 😉👍

Super interesting. Thanks!

Well how about Terranova?

The question I really would like to know the answer to is has anyone heard anything from Nalle? Has he commented on Will's ascent?

Climbing is the ultimate puzzle, in that there’s no exact science to grades. What feels easy to a tall climber can feel crazy hard to a short climber and vice versa. There’s also the aspect of conditioning and the fact that you simply feel stronger some days and on those days climbs will naturally feel easier. I’m a proponent of adopting a system whereby you’d have to climb a climb at least twice before recommending a grade. I feel like that would give you more of an objective idea to it’s grade rather than one ascent (maybe you just felt really good that day). It would also help to eliminate the aspect of potential “luck”. And not saying that anyone gets lucky but at least if you climb a climb twice there isn’t the potential for anyone to think that luck was a factor. But I dunno, there is so much nuance involved in establishing grades in climbing and it’s honestly very very frustrating even at a much much lower level than the elite climbers. And I say that because you shouldn’t have a system in place whereby you go to one area (whether it be gym or crag) and there is sooooo much variation in grades compared to other areas. And I realize that that is how it’s always been, but does it mean that it should stay that way? At some point couldn’t uniformity be introduced to the sport? Again, I dunno….just a novice moderately descent climbers opinion. And I know that grading is supposed to be done collectively and everyone is supposed to give an opinion but I still maintain that if there was a more objective way of grading that was uniform the world over, that that would ultimately be better for the sport.

So it took more than double of sessions than Alphane but still only 9A 😂

I shake a bit so I hit the dislike button first before rectifying. It wrote it shared my opinion with the creator! Just letting you know I thoroughly enjoy your content and listen to it religiously! It was a fluke, I promise! 🙂 As for the video, one can only hope Will thinks about going to the US for ROTS and Megatron. Stopping by France and Soudain Seul. We need someone to qualify a definitive, objective, perfect V17/9As ordered list for us armchair boulderers! Jokes aside, I am happy to see our prophecy fulfilled and Will showing he might well be the best all-around climber there is on this blue planet as of now. Climb on, Mr.Bosi!

how can i watch the full thing with video

You should go an repeat honeybadger now and see if its easier in comparison knowing what you know now I think would give you a good idea on grades and improvements 🤙 absolute hero 💪

Any word on when Will will release the BOD ascent video?

Where is the video of bod send

Sounds like Will Bosi is at place where if he does what Nalle did and spends 4 years on a problem he could probably establish a 9B / V19

If Alphane had been established before burden and accepted as a 9A, would burden then have been accepted as possibly 9A+?

Two times the number of sessions could be the next grade, if it was like that averaged over a few more climbers.

So will sent alphane first? He said “the day I sent it and then Shawn a day or two later…”….or did I not hear him right?

"it's such a technical boulder" ....meanwhile the boulder is like "bro all I do is constantly stay in one space I'm super basic" ...lol 😂

Good interview! How tall is Will? He said that taller people maybe struggle more in bod.

so what im hearing is honey badger should be 9a...

i knew it fingerboarding is overrated thx will

Return of the sleepwalker next...

I think Will Bosi w beard could flash 9A

When mellow crew says it's 9A it's 9A

the question is: why is william blue balling everyone and not showing the actual send footage?

love how humble Will is describing his send of Honey Badger -- "I got completely lucky, getting every move perfect" as if that isn't attributable to his unbelievable skill, strength and climbing instinct rather than luck lol