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Thanks! Haha, I think it looks a bit steeper than it is in the video, its a bit slabby so you can really trust the feet and try to relax. I will say that this route felt pretty sandbagged to me compared to other .10s on the tower. And the second pitch is a 140' fist crack that is SOOO brutal. The Tower will show you how real 5.9 feels haha.

I need to spend like 4 months in Yosemite. I just am so bad at slab climbing, and I think hopping on a ton of slab there would make me a much better climber.

@@bradfordLburns I grew up climbing at Tahquitz and Suicide rocks. There` were a lot of thin slab climbs so that's what we did.. Slab climbing was frowned upon by some as the grades grew and steep climbs were all the rage. Still the delicate dance of thin smears can be good fun.

Thanks, Dawg!

Thanks! I appreciate it! What do you mean? Like belaying/climbing? :)

I believe that is correct! It's been a while since doing this, but this is right before the tunnel through.

Yooooo! Thanks my dude!

@@grumpygardner3059 thanks for the comment, I love seeing things like this, gets the fire stoked and helps me feel more confident that this might take off a bit!

@@arebalwithacause thanks! Looking forward to filming more episodes. We just finished shooting episode 2 yesterday!

That line is great, I loved it!

Thanks for the psych!

Thanks for the kind words! I know, I wish I could climb Red Rock every day.

Thanks! Looking forward to putting out more episodes like this.

Hahaha, what?

@@bradfordLburns You kinda look like Adrian Grenier, the actor from the show Entourage and other stuff. Great send, Brad!

@@tphill30 Thats hilarious. Thanks for spelling it out for me, and thanks for the support!

Thanks!

100%

Super good, huh?!

Yeah, I used to use the unparallel UP Rise Pro before getting the La Sportiva support. I did enjoy these shoes, specifically for crack climbing when it involved hand cracks or wider, they edge pretty nicely too. I used to have a pair of the grandstones in a size 8.5, and I got a pair of the UPRISEPRO in 8.5 as well I believe, and they were much tighter. I recall the grandstones breaking in nicely and becoming much more comfortable. My UP's never felt like they broke in much, and they barely stretched at all because they are pretty much dipped in rubber. I think my biggest complaint with those shoes are that the toe point was very "dull", as in, it was not very pointed and precise with the toe. I felt like they did not edge as well as they could've because it was hard to be precise with the big round toe. Also it was hard to fit in pockets. Lastly, the shoe had a big profile, so it was really hard to get jammed into thin cracks or anything smaller than 1.5 camalot cracks. I exclusively use the TC pro, Katana, or miura VS for crack climbing now

haha that’s funny, i wear 8.5 as well. thanks for the beta. the dull toe is actually something i noticed in the pics and wondered about. my feet scream in the tc pro for some reason. those grandstones have been great but looking for something a bit stiffer and was curious. thanks!

Thanks!

Yep, I think this was August 2021

Dang! I can't imagine climbing this with a recovering ankle, that would've been brutal!

Thanks man!

Hahaha why is that?

@@bradfordLburns , just speaking from experience. Back in 85, Chouinard made a 10.5 mil. rope that had a horrible colored mantle that REI sold for super cheap. We nicknamed it the 'Hollywood rattlesnake '. But hey...it just meant more money that I could spend on stoppers. :)

@@grumpygardner3059 Thats hilarious. The pink rope is not mine. I normally only buy orange things

@@bradfordLburns 👍 I really appreciate your crack climbing vids they remind me of old times but newer gear. Thanks man. Climb on!

@@grumpygardner3059 Thanks for the support!

FA was probably an east coaster ) Oh and 10b-c is just strait 5.10. a is minus, d is plus.

Yeah man I think it’s hard for .10b

Thanks! I appreciate the support!

Hahaha, thanks Josh!

Thanks for the comment! Indian creek always provides with the phenomenal splitters.

Thank you!

Thanks man, I'd love to go back and do this one again. I think I'm finally strong enough to give this a worthy burn.

I weigh 150lb 😂

Thanks! Its 180' (50m) tall. I had a rap tag line attached to my harness to rap down. I think I was climbing on a 70m rope though, so had plenty of rope left. What do you mean test the cam placements, like crank on them with my hand? I usually do that with stoppers (it also helps them get into better placements), but I don't do this with cams unless its in a suspect placement. Normally I can tell how good a cam is just by looking at it. Nice! I'll be down in Brazil in just a few months!

Thanks!

Haha, yeah I wish there were 10 Devils towers. You guys have some amazing looking climbing down there, though! I've always wanted to climb in the Grampians and the Blue Mountains!

Thanks dude! I appreciate it!

Thanks dude! Yeah tape may have been nice! I really need to go back with stiff shoes! My TC pros that I wore in this video were super soft and worn in. My feet hurt so bad!

I can't remember super clearly, I think there is a separate rap line to the left, or you can rappel the route. I think the party ahead of us skipped the last pitch or something and rappelled a pitch early and used the normal Rap stations, but I can't recall specifically. The day that we did this climb, it wasn't very busy, however, I have heard that this climb can become an absolute gong show with 10000 parties climbing and rapping ontop of eachother. It's an incredible climb, however!

The Miura VS! The Miura VS are my go-to sport climbing shoe for anything techy, vert, or slightly overhung. If the route is pretty steep but still has some techy feet and edging required then I use my Testarossa's, and if its super overhung/roof climbing than I use vegan Skwama's. I use TC pros mostly for trad climbing and any multipitch, but occasionally use my Katana's for single pitch trad climbing. I have a pair of the women's katana's, and I like them, but they just don't fit my feet as good as other shoes. The Katana's are made for slightly more narrow feet, and my forefoot is pretty wide, so I fit the Miura VS, Skwama, and Testarossa really well. Shoes like the katana and Otaki don't fit my feet as well. I have a ton of other shoes from working with La Sportiva, so I'd be happy to comment on my experience with solutions, cobras, miura lace, theory, solution comp, or any others if you're interested.

Thanks, dude! I appreciate the support :)