Double Digit Slab Highball just put up in West Virginia. INSANE

Looks sick! Thanks for posting the video I was happy to watch it.

Perhaps start an "awesome bouldering videos" thread if there isn't one already?

Haha this thread has been a hilarious read! Glad to hear all the perspectives lmao

bryanswrote:

Maybe cut people a little slack during a pandemic? Most of my only socializing these days has been through either climbing outside or talking about climbing between those days outside. It's 2021, the internet is an established fact of life (and I hate it, as a 45 year old) and if sharing a hard send or a new route online to get a couple attaboys from friends/partners (I've been doing the latter) helps get someone through the pandemic, I don't see the harm. Hurting access by posting directions to a sensitive spot? Party foul. But this isn't that, from what I can tell (the weird flex about the bolts somehow not being an option used to TR this highball is a head-scratcher, but a different issue)

To be completely honest, I haven't been to this spot so I can't say for sure whats up about the anchors. Im sure you could top rope it using them but I think they were placed where they are for a different reason related to sketchy access at some point. Could be wrong though.

V10 slab is sick, especially with that landing and IDK why people are bugging you about posting this thread

Felt I'd chime in. The whole point of the Instagram post for me isn't to get "attaboys" or any praise. I only climb because it is fun and gets me outside. There is a reason I do not post a single grade of anything I climb. Grades are for challenging yourself. So why post anything at all? In order to get more people interested in slab climbing! The footwork, balance, and rock reading ability you gain from sending miles of outdoor slabs will make you a better climber. 

So if you're going to take anything away from a post of some weird bearded dude climbing the most inspiring rock he's ever seen, let it be that he just wants you to go climb more slabs. And maybe listen to reggae.  Mostly the climbing slabs bit. #slabjustice

that Beard was Aid, also with a running start i could probably get 1/3 the way up that. 

Jon Frisbywrote:

V10 slab is sick, especially with that landing and IDK why people are bugging you about posting this thread

100%. 

SethGwrote:

Looks sick! Thanks for posting the video I was happy to watch it.

Perhaps start an "awesome bouldering videos" thread if there isn't one already?

It is sick.  A dedicated thread of similar videos is a great way to share these things on MP vs individual new threads. 

Also thanks for all your posts on the Awesome Trad Videos thread. 

Plz follow me and like my photos! @montoyaelduro I'll follow you back I promise!

M Mwrote:

Plz follow me and like my photos! @montoyaelduro I'll follow you back I promise!

you pinky promise? 

M Mwrote:

Plz follow me and like my photos! @montoyaelduro I'll follow you back I promise!

Broooooooooo. Don't pimp your insta on my threaaaaaadddddddd. While your at it, follow me @rahatarefy

Frank Steinwrote:

If it’s a ground-up highball with no cleaning or preview it may be. I think the OP has insinuated that there was no TR rehearsal, cleaning or preview? If that is the case, then yes, this is very impressive. 

Except it does not appear to be that. Looking at his other gram posts ( instagram.com/p/CLj8hAaD7lD/), there was lots of rehearsing while on a TR using the anchors at the top. And with anchors at the top it would seem more appropriate to call it a solo ascent of a previously TR'ed 30' route. As such, I am not sure how impressed one should be. 

Allen Sandersonwrote:

Except it does not appear to be that. Looking at his other gram posts ( instagram.com/p/CLj8hAaD7lD/), there was lots of rehearsing while on a TR using the anchors at the top. And with anchors at the top it would seem more appropriate to call it a solo ascent of a previously TR'ed 30' route. As such, I am not sure how impressed one should be. 

If you want to come hop on it, let me know! I'd be stoked to have another repeat. I'll even carry the pads for you! 

The anchors were put there (way back) in the 2000s. The guy that put them there eventually toproped it after a long time of trying it. No one wanted to bolt the face since it is so beautiful, plus it would be a 2 bolt sport route with the crux at the bottom. So I took it upon myself to serve some sweet sweet slab justice and bouldered the thing. The main reason I wanted to leave the shunts there is so other pursuers of slab justice can rehearse it (similar to Too Tall to Flail). 

You can be as unimpressed as you want, as long as you as you are sliiiightly more inclined to climb a slab the next time you get outside. Maybe even clean one, FA it, and share it to MP so I can come climb it! I don't care if it is a V10 highball or a 8 ft V0-. I'll climb your downclimb if it is slab!

Jim Tittwrote:

V10 is news?

Jim, read the post again.

INSANE!

It is 2021 - all capital letters, ipso facto, it is newsworthy. Everyone knows. 

D E Griffithwrote:

The anchors were put there (way back) in the 2000s. The guy that put them there eventually toproped it after a long time of trying it. 

Nice! Who was that? 5.14 slab 20 years ago is a pretty big deal. 

Looks like standard Yosemite V3 slab

This whole thread is one weird flex. 

Max Rwrote:

This whole thread is one weird flex. 

Do you even slab, bro?