Connor Herson: Sending Blackbeard’s Tears (5.14c trad)

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4 ай бұрын

A route as beautiful as it is difficult, Blackbeard’s Tears looms over the northern California coast. First freed by Ethan Pringle and graded 5.14c, this traditional crack climb awaited a second suitor for seven years until BD athlete Connor Herson racked up for the send in late August 2023. Connor was joined by teammate Carlo Traversi, who filmed and edited this gorgeous footage of Connor making the second ascent.

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@WideBoyz 4 ай бұрын

So good to see some video of this. Would love to try one day. Amazing work Connor, and of course Ethan for putting this one up 💪

@dannygrout92 4 ай бұрын

Pete for the flash !!!

@hansduty459 4 ай бұрын

Very sure you will!

@burnsbabe87 4 ай бұрын

Damn. It doesn't get a lot tougher than this. He's climbing it like a sport route, but having to do big moves into jams, place tiny gear, and invert more than once. Amazing work Connor, and Ethan for the FA.

@lucasspiegel 4 ай бұрын

Nice to see a pro climber actually wearing a helmet

@whelmking6497 4 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@Jagknorr 4 ай бұрын

Well, how else could he show off more Black Diamond gear? 😂

@jereisluke 4 ай бұрын

I climbed at the Promentory a few years ago and Blackbeard was there silently towering over everything. The constant waves crashing and mist give the place a kind of dreamy feel. That shot at 0:30 looking up at the route is just what it was like. Super tall, imposing, thin... The locals told me Pringle had climbed it a few years back which blew my mind, and there were no second ascents. This route stuck with me for some reason, it just looked so impossible, but amazingly epic. Hats off to Captain Herson for conquering Blackbeard.

@EA-dd6go 4 ай бұрын

I don’t think I’ve seen someone climb at this grade with such abandon. Really amazing to see.

@jumpingjackflash00 4 ай бұрын

Connor is such an under rated climber!! He’s putting down the hardest trad lines and seems to get little coverage. Truly talented

@alfrednOObel2 4 ай бұрын

Excelent climbing and excelent movie. All climbing videos should look like this. Pure climbing, without pointless waste of time on scenes of driving a car, eating a pizza and partner confessions. Great job Connor, great job BD!

@wkealy1302 4 ай бұрын

Wow the movement was absolutely insane on that thing, and the video showcased this perfectly. Well done!

@Landolini 4 ай бұрын

Connor is the most inspiring young climber out there at the moment. Great ethics and super strong in many disciplines! I wish there was a longer video with some commentary about the route

@Olopnogitron 4 ай бұрын

Yes, would really love to hear some commentary on this one. Particularly about the gear beta. Looks like there were several sections where he's placing some very small gear in order to keep the bigger spots open for his hands/feet. Would be very interesting to hear about how he though through the tradeoffs.

@erikljungmann1620 4 ай бұрын

@@Olopnogitron me three, was thinking the same, that would be very nice to have the commentary in off rather than the music.

@chuffer595 4 ай бұрын

Good shit Connor. Surprised it took this long for a second ascent, but of course it was gonna be Connor. Can't wait to see what he does next!

@jon-williammurphy9780 4 ай бұрын

It's gotta be hard if Carlo hasn't done it yet

@markofthemitch 4 ай бұрын

Holy crap, a pro placing a wire!! And what a climb 👊

@bowloflinguinepasta4404 4 ай бұрын

sickest bathang

@M0dElite 4 ай бұрын

Can't really beat a bathang from a double foot jam. What a sick route!

@Brothasmerf 4 ай бұрын

I like the helmet use.

@johnmcho 4 ай бұрын

I remember watching this kid climb at the local gym in Sunnyvale. They had to set 5.14s for him. A few months later I read about him freeing the Nose. Crazy good climber!

@simonrobbins815 4 ай бұрын

Striking line, well done Ethan & Connor! 💪

@cannonjtc 4 ай бұрын

Wow, that was incredible! Never realized how much of a King Line that route was… really cool to finally see some footage of this beast

@samhparker 2 ай бұрын

Are you hopping on this eventually?

@jacksmonkey4345 2 ай бұрын

i couldn't appreciate how overhung the route is until the drone pulled back. WOW!

@JimBoFilms 4 ай бұрын

roof crux goes crazy

@VDB420 4 ай бұрын

Incredible!

@christophergravelle4540 4 ай бұрын

Wow absolutely insane! Would love to see raw send footage

@christophercook9745 4 ай бұрын

amaaaazing !!!!

@JackSmith-zy5ys 4 ай бұрын

Badass

@EvanWisheropp 4 ай бұрын

So gooood!!!!!

@Stephen_DeLuca 4 ай бұрын

Pringle Tribute 1:30

@TimMolter79 4 ай бұрын

I'm envious. I wish we had a line like that around here.

@coleman7931 4 ай бұрын

One of the most impressive routes I’ve seen, wow

@MrAndypf 4 ай бұрын

Dope and what a beautiful crag too!

@marvinha394 4 ай бұрын

Nice climbing, nice line, nice edit!

@muttiplay 4 ай бұрын

The badass young gun! Great job, Connor!

@elliottrodgers6557 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah

@standardbrah 4 ай бұрын

so dope sheesh

@ddemyanek 4 ай бұрын

This is utterly sick

@barneyadams9869 4 ай бұрын

Great route man good work! I'd love to have a go at that one day. I'd be up and down like a yo-yo but I'd definitely have fun! 😊

@nowelsss 4 ай бұрын

😍

@Sandforthewin 4 ай бұрын

This rules.

@alexclawson6107 4 ай бұрын

👍

@moldpirate8113 4 ай бұрын

That bat hang was ungodly

@otismoore1491 4 ай бұрын

Dang you don't see how steep that is until the end.

@refuedivulgation1394 4 ай бұрын

Uncut plzzzzzzz

@mls01981 4 ай бұрын

Conor quickly running out of hard trad lines to send. Prolific!!!

@user-fj6cv6tq6o 4 ай бұрын

This guy just hung on a foot jam 🤯

@Olopnogitron 4 ай бұрын

I'm sure Connor has taken more big whippers onto gear in his short life than I ever will in mine. But, yikes, that 0.2 Z4 at the 1:16 mark sure looks awfully tipped out!

@Olopnogitron 4 ай бұрын

Would've been a perfect spot for a black totem, though I guess that wouldn't have gone over well in this video :)