Dawn Wall attempt?

While climbing yesterday I was told there was a attempt going on right now on the DW.  Just curious if there are any updates on who and what their progress is?  

https://www.lacrux.com/en/klettern/dawn-wall-in-the-sights-of-berthe-and-vanhee-the-devaluation-threatens/

Was searching for an update on what's happening with these guys. Can't find much, other than this IG post from Siebe Vanhee - instagram.com/p/CYnrO4GoOHF/

I didn't realize that Sebastien Berthe "is the 7th person to free climb El Capitan's The Nose and the first to do it 'ground up'...... he did not come in from above to work out specific pieces of the climb. Instead, he worked each pitch from bottom to top until he got it clean."  - commonclimber.com/sebastien…

edit - re. below - Thanks, Jacob!!!

Terry Ewrote:

Was searching for an update on what's happening with these guys. Can't find much, other than this IG post from Siebe Vanhee - instagram.com/p/CYnrO4GoOHF/

I didn't realize that Sebastien Berthe "is the 7th person to free climb El Capitan's The Nose and the first to do it 'ground up'...... he did not come in from above to work out specific pieces of the climb. Instead, he worked each pitch from bottom to top until he got it clean."  - commonclimber.com/sebastien…

From his IG story as of 16 hours ago it looks like they were on the traverse pitch (pitch 14 I think?), not 100% sure though.

Jacob Gormanwrote:

From his IG story as of 16 hours ago it looks like they were on the traverse pitch (pitch 14 I think?), not 100% sure though.

if that's the one i'm thinking of, i'm hoping he's not trapped up there on aid for 1-2wks chugging at it. 

Erroll Mwrote:

if that's the one i'm thinking of, i'm hoping he's not trapped up there on aid for 1-2wks chugging at it. 

Chugging it?  You might be thinking of Warren Harding. 

Erroll Mwrote:

if that's the one i'm thinking of, i'm hoping he's not trapped up there on aid for 1-2wks chugging at it. 

What?

Marc801 Cwrote:

What?

oh, i got that pitch confused with something else entirely. uh. ignore me please

good luck to these guys (-: history-making project

The Enormocast has an episode up right now with an interview with one of the guys.

The devaluation threatens. More proof that downgrading is the point of climbing ...

What routes have these two downgraded?

A bunch of Euro hard long free climbs I think

The guy being interviewed on the Enormocast says they are getting their asses handed to them and the way underestimated it.

Rumor confirmed, my buddy saw them a few days ago.

Not that it's a rumor at all obviously, but still cool!

Todd Berlier wrote:

hey everyone not sure if you know but i just discovered this application (app for short) called Instagram or insta, the gram or IG.

download it from your "app store" and then search (click or touch the magnifying glass "icon") for @siebevanhee he is giving almost real time updates.

:)

But instagram sucks!

Here they are as of yesterday! Right beneath p15

I’m seeing the Dawn Wall dyno pitch rated at 5.14d. If so wouldn’t that make it one of the hardest dynos ever done at ~V13?

Best of luck to Seb and Siebe!

So, how’s the progress? Looks like they freed at least three of the .14 pitches, including one at 14+, no?  And if downgrade (“devaluation”) is coming, are we looking at 14-, as MP already downrated this to .14c?

I’ve been confused why the Dawn Wall is listed here at .14c, as Tommy and Kevin, in addition to Ondra, both graded the route at .14d. 

Wilder Boydenwrote:

I’ve been confused why the Dawn Wall is listed here at .14c, as Tommy and Kevin, in addition to Ondra, both graded the route at .14d. 

It's because morons who don't even know where Yosemite is have graded it and MP uses consensus to downgrade or upgrade.

Tyler Collinswrote:

It's because morons who don't even know where Yosemite is have graded it and MP uses consensus to downgrade or upgrade.

Yep. Take a look here: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/stats/109951912/the-dawn-wall