At 61, I don't climb much any more, but I re-live a lot of past adventures through your videos! It's also great to see through them the stuff I never had the courage or ability to try when I was regularly climbing. Thanks for making this possible!
I use your videos exactly how you describe your intended goal for making them. It helps me dispel a little of that fear of launching into the unknown. Thanks for making them!
You most definitely helped me get past those final reservations I've held for a long time when it comes to leading trad. I spent much longer than I care to admit harboring doubt about whether I would be prepared enough, whether I could keep my head together when it mattered, that entire time knowing that I had the gear, knowledge, and climbing ability. Seeing it in practice first hand and how you approach different situations really inspired me and gave the confidence I needed though. And now I couldn't be happier for it. Keep it up Seth, you're an awesome dude doing awesome things. Hope you can make it to Texas or the Wichita Mountains before it gets too hot and snakey!
I remember throwing in a sketchy nut and a pair of micro cams, mostly to slow down a potential fall, not because I had any confidence in them holding. That first bolt was definitely Stone Master ethos.
Enjoyed the video and the comments at the end you seem like a really genuine person. Your videos have given me confidence to try harder climbs than I thought I could do, and they also bring me some sanity when I am stuck at my boring office job during this last year of Covid.
I got elvis leg just watching this. This is a sandbagged 10b if I ever saw one, or at least should be a PG-13. Total palm sweat, and on that slick stuff I can't imagine I wouldn't be falling all over the place. And thanks for making these videos... they have inspired me to try routes I might otherwise have been afraid to get on (particularly trad routes). It's refreshing to see someone making these videos with a stated positive-climbing-inspired ethos, and not doing it "for the 'gram'". Keep sending!
That pitch looked amazing(and really terrifying in some parts). That first bolt was scary, well done! Reminds me of my home crag where bolts are so far apart that you have to get pieces in in between to keep you safe. Keep up the amazing work and videos, i'm enjoying every single one!
Love your content. It probably helped me (among other things) to get more chill when climbing above the last bolt as well. But currently my climbing horizon is still pretty small due to Covid. Looking forward to the summer! Watching all your videos and I was super happy to have sent some 5.10d slabs with pretty spread out bolts onsight last weekend. I hope to be able do a 5.11b multipitch this summer 👍
I’ve been waiting for this one. I did levitation 3-4 years ago with a good friend of mine and had a blast. The first pitch was mine and definitely felt serious lol managed to climb it clean though. The first two pitches are awesome! It’s surprising that the first bolt on the first pitch is so high and then the crux pitch has a bolt every 3 feet haha. I’m excited to watch the rest of the pitches!
That iPhone... true story I dropped mine off the very top of Solar Slab, and my partner found it 180’ down on a ledge on the first rappel. It was unscathed.
Did this route a few years ago and loved it. Does tend to become a traffic jam when people decide to rappel the route instead of topping out. Pitch 1 and 2 were my favorites. But I respectively disagree with the idea that pitch 1 is the hardest. In my opinion, pitch 5 is the hardest. Eagle dance and mountain beast are some other great routes on Eagle wall.
Huh, I feel like the GoPro tends to make things look easier than they are overall, but this climb looked super stiff for 10b! Nice work, I’d definitely love to make it down that way to climb someday.
Great job. You certainly have done your " homework" meaning you have done a lot of climbing and it shows. Thanks for sharing. Just wondering do you still plan to go back to Yosemite when the time is right for you? Take care.
I had originally wanted to get out there in June but thats strting to look less likely as the time gets closer (various family engagements). That said, this fall is looking prime!
what that dude with the iphone needed is called a "fishing lanyard". best $8 ever spent and will save a climber hundreds vs the inevitable sad groundfall of an untethered smartphone.
It looks as if you could've gotten a sling behind that flake you were standing on before the first bolt. Not the best protection but better than nothing. lol
I will preface in saying that I love the production of this video, and the sketch factor of this route. However, a few takeaways, and adjustments can make this climb safer and more enjoyable. I really hope most climbers are viewing this video for recreational purposes and not educational. Yes a some bolts are run out, but for a reason (sandstone presents many bolting challenges). Regarding the 1st bolt, we managed to stick clip it with an added extender on the stick clip, making for an uber stick clip. But it made for a safe climb to, and past the 1st bolt. A few notes to reflect on: - Questionable cam placement. - Pro a few feet above a bomber bolt, and a few feet below another. - Daisy's are intended for aid and not personal protection. - No redundancy on the quad anchor. As per the UIAA and AAC/ACC, a single locking carabiner is not considered redundant.
