Climbs

In early 2025 the large flake which makes up the start of the problem broke off. [1]

References

[1] https://bleau.info/orsay/2734.html

Originally proposed as '4-dan or harder' (4-dan equates to 8A+/8B), this 6m-tall king line is listed as 5-dan 8B+ on Rocktopo and v13/14 in repeater's videos. Either way, likely to be one of the hardest crack boulders in the world.

Named for a dislike of RockFax.

Trolldalen, Norway

References

[1] https://gripped.com/news/lucas-uchida-makes-first-ascent-of-wild-squamish-v14/

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/292355899?fl=pl&fe=cm

An estimated 5.13b including a hard-to-grade horizontal dyno for his free ascent.

Brooke Sandahl:

Eight days later, our free bid would end a mere sixty feet from the summit anchor. Having run out of water that morning, in blistering heat, we inched higher till we hit the final aid section. Sadly, we had to aid through it. Our bid for an all-free ascent, coming from the ground, in a push, would end here. A few days later, we returned via the Tuolumne high country and were able to put together an amazing final pitch (12a), thus making the wall’s first free ascent (albeit discontinuous).

References

[1] https://climbingzine.com/old-school-south-face-mount-watkins-brooke-sandahl/

Links Evolution in to the end of Kaa'bah.