Connor Herson

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https://www.climbing.com/news/connor-herson-who-freed-nose-15-climbs-his-50th-514-before-turning-18/

The day after Ethan Pringle's ascent.

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPzuLoYj8e-/

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/news/connor-herson-climbs-new-tuolumne-514-kilogram/

References

[1] https://www.mountainproject.com/route/122397593/arsonist

The first ascent on trad gear. Connor had previously climbed the route on the bolts but decided to come back and do it on trad gear. This ascent is extremely impressive and makes it one of the hardest trad ascents at the time (alongside routes like Tribe and The Recovery Drink).

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CerdpkSPGoL/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5NPJcKznpw

3 day ascent. Led all pitches, including the infamous P19, making him the second person after his father Jim Herson to lead all the hard pitches including P19. Climbed the headwall in two pitches.

References

[1] https://gripped.com/news/connor-herson-frees-5-13c-on-el-cap-its-not-the-salathe-if-you-do-the-monster-offwidth/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCpR0evdjc/?hl=en

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk6raObLMq8

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CvunoqXxRSS/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CvunoqXxRSS/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/C0cReV8vcAC/

Late August 2023 [3].

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CwlWhdqO9G8/

[2] https://www.desnivel.com/escalada-roca/connor-herson-se-anota-la-primera-repeticion-de-blackbeards-tears-8c-de-autoproteccion/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9N1y6hHlzQ

Swinging leads, both climbers freed every pitch, no falls on the send push. Connor led the crux pitch.

References

[1] https://gripped.com/news/new-13-pitch-5-13-on-mount-whitney/

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201216781

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/CxogmRXPxCQ/

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Hcwqkujq2/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56-x5J5oAn8

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/connor.herson/p/DBE9fPOTmZ3/?hl=en

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DAbuDSSybZQ/?img_index=1

[2] https://www.8a.nu/news/connor-herson-does-the-fa-of-a-9a%2B-and-a-8b%2B-c-trad

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/connor-herson-climbs-two-hayden-kennedy-hard-trad-classics/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Y1GAcyAs_/?img_index=1

[2] https://www.8a.nu/news/connor-herson-does-the-fa-of-a-9a%2B-and-a-8b%2B-c-trad

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DBVBsJ_vbWb/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4GEt5iSZpA

Linking existing and new pitches on the Rostrum to create an independent free line.

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/connor-herson-tears-it-up-in-yosemite-authors-new-route-on-the-rostrum/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DBr_s2WS3kl/?img_index=1

Over 3 days ground-up (E8).

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/november-2024-herson-and-caldwell-free-el-caps-heart-route/

[2] https://gripped.com/profiles/november-2024-herson-and-caldwell-free-el-caps-heart-route/

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DHv1zdNJPXg/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3LNe1ieC_Q

Ground up in a day, 14 hrs -- had previously done the upper pitches when climbing the Heart Route the previous Autumn.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DNEUT1ESdlF/?img_index=1

[2] https://blackdiamondequipment.com/blogs/stories/spring-quarter

Ground up in a day, approximately 14.5 hrs, no falls, but had previously climbed the free blast and the upper pitches.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DNEUT1ESdlF/?img_index=1

[2] https://blackdiamondequipment.com/blogs/stories/spring-quarter

Climbed Ground up over two days, though he had previously climbed the 6 pitches shared with the Triple Direct. Onsighted the crux 13 c/d pitch.

References

[1] https://blackdiamondequipment.com/blogs/stories/spring-quarter

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DQW-cGyD87y/

No falls. Three days after the FFA of Triple Direct.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DQZjLV-jwKj/?img_index=1

[2] https://www.climbing.com/news/connor-herson-nose-in-a-day-and-triple-direct/

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxBwsFIU7Y