R-Rated: 5.14 Climbing on Marginal Gear 

William Moss (17 at the time of filming) relentlessly pursues the dangerous goal of climbing 5.14 with marginal trad gear at Washington's premiere granite crag Index.
"En Passant" French for "In Passing" was first free climbed by Nathan Hadley which is the direct start to the 5 pitch climb "Ten Percent" in the center of Index's Lower Town Wall, first aided by Bruce Carson and Dave Anderson in 1972.
During the first ascent of "En Passant" two bolts were placed through the crux section to avoid the need for placing small nuts and taking potentially dangerous falls on them. The meat of the climb is 25 moves of techy vertical granite bouldering clocking in around V10/11. The establishment of "En Passant" made it likely to be Index's first 5.14.
In summer of 2022, William Moss stepped up to the base of "En Passant" with the goal of climbing it entirely on gear. The top half of the route depends entirely on the reliability of a small 5kn offset nut, which if fallen on would result in a 20ft+ pendulum whipper (if the piece holds). Will gives the route an R-rated safety rating.
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EN PASSANT
Featuring: William Moss
Directed by: Mantas Motekaitis
Filmed by: Mantas Motekaitis & Paul Doffing
Editing by: Mantas Motekaitis & Cedar Wright
Title Graphic: Matthew Vincent Torres
Audio Mastering: Paul Doffing
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