The North Face Presents: "Return of the Sleepwalker" (9A/v17) (First Ascent)
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Daniel Woods goes straight into battle mode with one of his hardest projects to date. Jimmy Webb established "Sleepwalker" (the stand start) back in January of 2019. The possibility of a sit-start arose in 2021. This sit-start would add in a 7 move 8B/v13 into "Sleepwalker" (8C+/v16). Grades can be fickle, but ROTSW stands as one of the hardest boulder problems in the world. Bobby Sorich did an awesome job capturing Daniel's process, emotion, and overall journey to climb ROTSW.
Hope you enjoy the film and are inspired to go out and mind fuck yourself a bit. Climbing is an awesome outlet to see how far you can go within, learn about yourself, and pull some freak shit out of you. All to accomplish a feat of strength that will give you 30 seconds of bliss, but a huge confidence boost within that's carried throughout your life. It's all a game out there... have fun playing the game. DW
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The insane amount of emotion released after each incredibly disappointing failure to send, then little to nothing after actually sending it... Most climber-like thing I've seen
love that its called "mellow" too :D I mean I get it, everyone at that lvl is a perfectionist, but for people who aren't, just have fun with it.
Also, hes friends acted as emotional support and given him perspective, which is really nice.
after sending a several year long project im sure alot of what he felt afterwards was relief
@@climbingbeanchomperno joke, ive only projected one climb it was at seneca rocks in WV. Took me 3 summers of failing but finally got it last summer and of course i was excited but relief was definitely the prominent emotion and we’re talking a 5.10 lead route so not even in the same universe as what this man just did.
sounds like speedrunning haha
D woods:
Writing bouldering history
Also D Woods:
Chalking up for the upper slab part
I don't know a single person who'd do slab without chalk lol
The adrenaline dump after that send would make anybody's hands into waterfalls haha
@@lcart1064 haha yeah for sure
@@nathannguyen2381 true
@@syindrome The upper holds prob don't have as much chalk,.. And his fingers would run out of chalk as the problem progresses,.. And just because it turns to slab or vert doesn't mean it's easy, and some holds on slab are friction dependent so if you have an inkling of moisture or loose material on your shoes or fingertips the grade goes from v2 to v10 or some sh$t.
He spent that much time on it just to be sure he wore every Mellow merch available for the vid
*not available
16:18 The shaking leg. That moment when you know you've just achieved the impossible and that there's only one last move left to make.
Congratulations Daniel!
Elvis leg is a real condition
A completely new look at the climbing film, skateboard metal vibes.... classic undeniable
You need to watch the old school rampage dvd, the whole vid has this vib….bout time they made a flick like that again, enough with the lame documentary style with cuts to have the climber talk about some dumb shit
Agreed with the other reply to your comment. Every old climbing video was like this.
mellow has been doing good stuff for a while now, in the first sequence they already had me, whoever isbehind this stuff should be doing movies
Halfway through and I already know, this is the greatest skate video ever produced!
Nah, for real though, I love this style. Thanks for not showing us 10mins of hiking in and the butterflys flying off of a dandelion in slow-mo. Thank you! This video is amazing!
Hahaha yea I thought of skatevideo productions as well
In my mind Daniel is like the Leo Romero of rock climbing.
I like butterflies flying off a dandelion in slow-mo tho
It’s missing the parts where he breaks the boards 😂
Nah, he definitely breaks the boards!
Gonna wait till after work to watch this so I can scream COME ON DANIEL at my screen
Same. "Let's faaacking goooh!"
i did. much worth
ALLEZ
"How'd it feel?"
"Hard."
Amazing work Daniel, you are an inspiration.
Daniel Woods: Immaculate wordsmith. A true poet.
Jon Glassberg being a bro on camera duty at the end! So perfect! Imagine if we didn't get to see Daniel up at the top at that moment. Made the video that much more epic.
Finally here...very small number of ‘Dudes’ on the dude counter for my liking in a Mellow video...but what a beast Daniel is though!
I had the 69th like on this comment ;)
THE TIME HAS COME
It has, Sigmav, whether you want it or not.
@@Sigmav0 Lots of people have been waiting for weeks for this video to come out. The send itself was announced a while ago.
@@Deathranger999 Oh ok thanks
I love the anger he shows. I feel like a lot of climbers have dialed into this “always chill” temperament that’s kind of boring to me. I vividly remember being livid when I climbed and learning to channel that anger into precision and determination. The anger he shows here makes the struggle against the stone feel realistic and human. Huge send for Daniel, keep what your doing dawg.
janja has this fire, i feel that’s what separates her from the others
@@sebastian-ez1dj why's shawn so much better than daniel then? 🤔
I felt like 3 months was forever but now that it’s here I’m actually impressed how fast it came out for how great it is
Climbing movies used to come out once a year and you had to buy the VHS or DVD or be lucky to live in an area that had a one time viewing in the theater so...ya, just relax and be patient. We live in the age of free and almost immediate content. Enjoy it.
I have no idea how many times I've seen this. Lots and lots. Love it every time, one of the greatest climbing vids to really psyche yourself up.
When the man himself sending. Not a single Dudeeeeeee was given. The silence tells it all. Congrats Daniel on extreme dedication and mental game!
It was silent because I believe he was alone when he sent.
Daniel Woods? More like Daniel Rocks!
Underrated comment
Had to try hard to resist the urge to watch this instantly while driving
Holy crap, this second half of just full attempts that he misses on the last move, so crushing. The anguish in his screams when he gets so close only to fall again...damn that hits hard. Haven't seen to the end yet, super excited for the send! This is an incredible feat, Daniel is such a fucking monster
major props to Bobby Sorich for this fantastic editing. filming goes hand in hand with the climbing! absolute beasts!!
God damn that's a sick boulder! Awesome send! Thats crazy he sent it on an attempt where his foot slipped TWICE on the sloper section! Thats incredible, a little footslip on this incline was enough to end the attempt for him endless times before. So to fight thru two slips and still send, mad respect.
Thrash metal edit is soooo fucking sick. Insane boulder too
That was a fantastic choice of soundtrack, it got me hooked up all through the video. the tension it built was great. To the point that I decided to wait until I got home to watch it so as not to have to cut the video in half because of work.
Do you know what song is at 15:10
Still one of (if not THE) greatest bouldering videos ever made. Huge accomplishment, awesome story. Thanks Daniel 🙏🏻
16:26 Now he prepares for the real challenge
mellow > reel rock any day of the week. You guys are killing it!
Freaking mega, this is the PS5 christmas present of climbing movie drops
This deserves more upvotes tbh
Wow, what a film. I feel like I felt all the emotions right there along with Daniel. There's almost a hypnotic quality to this. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the mega send!
absolutely mind-blowing. the psychological component of dan's journey to sending this is unflinchingly phenomenal. this video captured what climbing is literally all about. sooo worth the wait.
Fantastic video! Loved the ol'school slow'mo sound and the heavy metal which melted beautifully with the cinematography! Full circle with the classic 90's hard-core climbing movies like "Masters of stone". Cheers to Bobby Sorich!
Oh and congrats to D.Webb for the magnificent FA ;-)
Reminds me of Jason Kehl’s Evilution video. Such a good job on the video and a sick send!
that sloper move is heinous...congrats on the send woods! you earned it
Such a cool looking boulder and well shot/edited... really love the first section with Electric Company
Absolute beast 💪 I was lucky enough to be able to check this boulder out a few months ago after Daniel sent. The slopers are even worse than they look in this video, and the last move to get the toehook is absolutely bonkers. Great send, can't wait to see whats next
His performance and persistence is simply stunning and mind-blowing. And is a big motivation for everybody to really try fu***** hard when you have a goal you want to achieve!
Here before this has a million views.
For those making fun of Daniel wanting his chalk bags; I guess you have never been so worked and adrenalized that everything seems steep
When the fight/ flight/ freeze system is done with the fight: your body wants to go to flight or freeze. He gave 100; percent to fight to top the crux; so his emotional mind was not in a state to say low angle slab is easy.
Best bouldering video ever) Watched several times
Sick! Congrats Daniel, epic effort and great vid.
All I want to know is who are the sad, pathetic people thumbs-downing this video?! Seriously though, unbelievable send, and a fantastically put together video of the process!
One of the more honest process videos about what it means to project, long term, and is relatable to all levels of people projecting things.
Also hadn’t seen a second ascent as yet… even with Burden of Dreams and Alphane recent ascents.
I hope this one hangs out a few years before it sees a repeat… let that shit marinate…
One day I wanna be strong enough to pull off the ground from the starting holds.
I think thats like an 8A move in itself
So unreal! AMAZING work Daniel. Pleasure to watch your journey dude. Mind blowing.
I'm sure I felt only a fraction of the emotion that Daniel felt at the end but it was still enough to give me the chills. Music slaps as always. Mellow vibes are the best vibes. Legendary send.
Finally a climbing film with some proper music. Oh and good job on the V17 Daniel.
Do you know the name of the first song by any chance?
5:30 to 5:48. Never related more to feeling that defeated. Also made me laugh so hard when he just goes, "I feel fucked"
That pause after the send. He seems astonished it even happened. Bets on how long before we see a repeat?
at least 3
@@test-cra I’m guessing at least tree fiddy
@@xxavior2012 at least 3 time
How long did it take for Hypno to see one?
@@matthewmurphy341 A long time, which is impressive since Hypnotized Minds is right off the road and guys like David Graham and Paul Robinson tried it for years. But Rustam Gelmanov managed to do Hypo in 3 sessions🤷🏻♂️
Best "My War" ever.
hahaha true
HISTORIC ASCENT. Congrats man 🔥💪
I just started climbing this year, currently only at a gym. But after finding this channel and all the awesome climbers, im really pumped to try out climbing on some real roc! Even though i know ill never reach this level of climbing, these videos still motivate me so much to go climb and get better every day! Fcking love this Sport
Best scream compilation on youtube.
Sick how the send was just D alone with the boulder. 🔥
The wait for the footy was worth it! Good work Daniel!!
This edit was exactly what it needed to be. Sick send, sick vibe, sick edit.
Just ran across Jimmy Webb's original Sleepwalker climb video. Seen this video a couple of times and back for more. Love it. Intense and inspirational.
The line between greatness and craziness is so so so thin.
I love the part where his foot catches the difficult move and then he grabs the top of the Boulder that he hasn't grabbed it before. You can tell in his mind he is like oh my God I did it. Your determination and motivation is very inspiring. I think the message areas don't quit. If you have a goal DONT QUIT!
What a beast of a problem and what a palm-sweating fight. Jeez, that's insane! Way to go, Daniel!
the boundless will to climb the line by all the setbacks is impressive!!! Congrats Daniel!!
I literally watched the V16 and V17 videos back to back like three times already
FINALLLYYYY, thanks so much to everyone's hard work to get this video out, most especially Daniel
this is the greatest thing to ever be created
17:15 The perfect illustration of the inaneness of holding one's arms up to "protect" a climber.
if they fall you can prevent death or paralysis. nothing inane about it
I'm hang-boarding and doing pull ups while watching this. Psyched. Nice work, Woods.
Just finished hang boarding. Perfect timing
Wasn't planning on hangboarding tonight, but after watching this i think I should spend 3 hrs a day on 6 mm for the rest of my life
Dammmmm Daniel! Back at it again with the crazy send!
What a joy this gave to my morning. The edit didn't betray the great expectations I've piled up in the last months.. history
Don’t remember wanting to see someone complete a problem as much as in that video. Amazing! I still remember seeing Daniel in the BRC with his Dad when he was just a little kid. So great to see his progression through all these years. Congrats Daniel.
That reaction though 52 days in "...cruised it 👌..."
Good for you Daniel, well done man. WOW.
A sublime odyssey. Congrats Daniel. You’re the man💪🏼
I haven't liked climbing videos in a long time. This one is fucking cool. Good job Bob. Epic send D!
Super inspiring to see all that struggle, focus, commitment and tenacity come together in this historical send!
The way it was captured on vid is utterly supreme! Love every aspect of it. The music, the cuts, the color grading, the noise, the BW, the calm at the end. Best climbing vid I have seen in a long while!
My mind is blown, stoked! Time to get some training in!
Superb work all around! Fantastic climbing, filming, editing, and music selections. Mellow is making the best climbing content right now, hands down.
So sick! Love the edit, raw climbing, no storytelling bs, just try hard. Congrats on the send!
Probably the best video so far in the channel. I was on the edge all the time.
Incredible send, these next-level boulders are reaching new definitions of outrageous. But it always humours me seeing world-class athletes on these easy slab topouts, I don't know why 😅
this felt so old school. loved it!
This is just sick all the way through. Congratulations 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Pure sickness!!! The power, the edit, the music, the shots - truly an art of work. Daniel's on fire for sure!
That thumb press thing and the foot sequence got me hard
Intro song: Electric Company - MP Shaw, Nick Andre
Summary: 15 minutes of Daniel falling over and over on insanely difficult moves. At 15:07, DWoods sends ROTSW on his 52ND DAY. Insane commitment to a single problem. Congrats Daniel!
Wow, fantastic send! The mental roller coaster of working at your limit was great to see.
A new V17 - definitely impressive,
Daniel's commitment and vision - totally outrageous,
But sending a proj with this kind of horrendous background music - absolutely unbelievable and out of this world.
Respect👌🏼
Loved the climb. Loved the production. Loved the metal.
Wow !! Incredible film and achievement. Huge concrats Daniel !!!
So good. Gonna use this to hype me up for my projects whenever I need the extra power.
What a beast and dope music in this edit!!!!!!
What a beast, fail on attemps on this insane difficulty, pass through the boulder mental process, be mad about the goal, the difficulty, your ability to climb it, like everyone who want to go crush limit, but you crushed it again, on one of the hardest boulder in the world.
I really want to know what push you when you are in the doubt zone, what is the thing wich turn your bad attemp in a weapon for go again and again with all the boulder in your hand at the top.
I think this element separates people who try from people who succeed.
Congrat for this god damn boulder, one of many thing that push me to go climb again on hard thing
holly SHIT ! what a battle, the film was epic. All worth it !!
This is just pure insanity!! But in the best possible way :D Awesome job!
Congrats duude. Followed the whole thing, start to finish.
"We should have stuck around for five minutes.." LMAO
He looks like hes having so much fun!
Congrats!! That's passion!!
I know the mindset you’d have to have, but I can’t even imagine sustaining it for over 50 days. Never mind the physical. Awesome.
Absolutely incredible achievement. Persaverance and power. Huge congrats, Daniel.
Did not disappoint. Was worth the wait.
So awesome - what a sick video too