Absolutely sick video with a HUGE whipper (40 feet? 60?) during the end credits.

i see a massive dialogue box, but no vid... anybody else see the vid?

Sweet heaven! That dude has some seriously metallic testis.

What's the big deal? I climb 5.8b. :)

almost looked like an intentional...? he's got his line in his hand, is looking down, and basically just lets go of a good hold

either way, yikes!

Im guessing he was testing out the gear with a bolt clipped as well

I love his top out. It's so understated.

I think my fingers would start to get tired if I tried that.










And my mind would implode if faced with that 30m grounder...

That's a beautiful route.

It's not really "tradition" though to rehearse the piss out of something on bolts and then lead it on gear...at least not in 'merica. Climbing something like that ground up on gear would be a whole other level.

Is all his gear still there? thats alot of booty to leave.

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why would you think he left it?

I reckon the camera crew got it.

Exactly. I don't think he's claiming anything. he's just a dude mixing it up, doing something different.

got nothing. there was clearly a lot of rigging going on and plenty of ways to retrieve the gear. I don't get it.. durr

Who cares what you call it? It is what it is, which just happens to be awesome.

Sure, but I mean is it a trad climb with poor ethics, or some other kind of climb with good ethics? It's not like he tried to misrepresent the style he did it in. Is it the kind of gear you use that defines the style, or is it the ethics?

the rope dropping was clearly for dramatic effect, it's a film. can't believe everything you see. I bet the whole thing was CG.

I don't get it... why so much discussion one way or another. Who here climbs for any other reason than their own personal enjoyment?

Petit clearly wanted to send this climb on gear, whether he climbed 'ground up' or not, where is a loss of ethic. He didn't damage any rock, he didn't cut bolts, as far as I can tell (though I don't speak French) he made no disparaging remarks about those who have climbed it on bolts.

Any criticism of this is the same as a criticism of Alex Honnold soloing when there is plenty of gear placement and he climbed the route before. How about Lynn Hill freeing El Cap when there's plenty of bolt ladders and aiding opportunities.

Just remember George Mallory "Because it's there." He did it because he could.

Edit: I burned the steaks!

Steve