I Climbed 1-Star Boulders at my Local Crag

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4-star climbing routes are out, 1-star bouldering routes are in! Climbing is a sport dominated by its online popularity rating system. In this video, I seek out the worst-rated boulders at my local crag in Boulder, Colorado.
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The Boulders seen in this video are all located in the Satellites in the Flatirons.
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00:00 Why climb the worst boulders?
00:40 Boulder 1 Garbage Problem
03:50 Classic Pee Spot Boulder
07:22 The Mossiest Boulder Ever
09:22 Potential First Ascent??
10:30 Sandbags, Sandbags, Sandbags

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@matthewkent4747 Ай бұрын

Ratings are a true double edged crash pad. I can't tell you how many times I've had a worse time climbing 3-star and better climbs than just climbing whatever and being surprised at how much fun I had with zero expectations.

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

I know, it's like the grade hypes it up before you even climb it!

@Govanification Ай бұрын

Satisfaction = experience - expectations

@Larderer Ай бұрын

This is such a fun concept! Make more of these please. Squat to p was hilarious!

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

haha thanks! I'll have to go climb some more questionable routes!

@zaidsyed-ali3985 24 күн бұрын

Awesome video concept! Can't wait to see the follow-up video where you do this for multi-pitch trad.

@paulgaras2606 Ай бұрын

Highly rated boulders become bombs after about 3-4yrs of rubber and chalk deposits. Or when they become links of harder variations (sit starts, extensions) and get so much traffic you can barely touch them. I love going for the scary, sharp, mossy, highball, sandbagged , crap landing boulders because at least it’s not like trying to climb a slip n slide covered in lotion

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Hahaha. Agreed. I hate polished routes!

@Daniel-ng8fi Ай бұрын

I just imagine every climb I can't flash is 2 grades harder than I can actually send, and it makes me so psyched to flail on it.

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

I like that mindset!

@bullydungeon9631 Ай бұрын

I do this now and then in squamish where i just go off the path and find climbs that are un rated or low rated, I genuinely really enjoy it because ive found one or two that ruled

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Love that! Doing this definitely made me want to try it more with other climbing days and sport routes too.

@samuelpierini5189 Ай бұрын

Fun idea. Your videos are great, please keep making them!

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I plan on it!

@heighRick Ай бұрын

Thanks Nate, helps a lot!

@SpaceBotany Ай бұрын

Yo this video was so good, love the idea.

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Haha thanks!!

@cyruschan427 Ай бұрын

great vid, loved it

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@williamfrom6021 Ай бұрын

More videos like this. Wire brush could fix most of the issues with these boulder. I would like a sports climbing version of this video

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Gotcha! I've never used a wire brush and wasn't sure of the ethics behind it because of the potential to damage the stone. But with this much moss I guess it makes sense.

@williamfrom6021 Ай бұрын

@@Natemitka yer I don't live in your area, so I don't know the ethics in your area. But I am sure there is a climbing organisation or a climbing grand-wizard you could contact to ask about the ethics of wire brushing.

@markgreco1962 Ай бұрын

For me.. looks like a hip breaking extravaganza 😂

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

You should try it!!

@benjaminducheny2237 Ай бұрын

good video.

@owentandy5742 Ай бұрын

please make more of these

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Can do!

@Mylada Ай бұрын

People tend to sandbag bad climbs pretty bad. Or whatever they consider as bad. I do not really agree with that, since a good challenge is just as important as a great line. I do not get satisfaction from climbing a high ladder.

@hugoperuzzo4376 Ай бұрын

what app is that ? Great video !

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

The app is really popular in the United States. Its called Mountain Project. Thanks!

@PapP148 Ай бұрын

Do one star moderates in the PNW next. Hope you like moss

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Haha ok on it!

@ianjaggi 29 күн бұрын

Is this in the flatirons? The rock looks awfully similar to the satellite boulder crag.

@Natemitka 29 күн бұрын

Yeah! This is the Satellites

@ianjaggi 29 күн бұрын

@@Natemitka Oh sick haha, i just finished up my first year of school at CU and I climbed there a few times. I feel like everything is a pretty damn sandbagged compared to other crags.

@Natemitka 29 күн бұрын

@@ianjaggi hah! Good to know :) It was my first time there

@inquack 19 күн бұрын

What pants are you wearing? Great video!

@Natemitka 18 күн бұрын

These are the 686 Anything Pant I believe! www.686.com/products/686-mens-anything-cargo-pant-slim-fit

@UnwashedRC Ай бұрын

it’s lichen not moss on the first boulder (i think)

@T1ddlywinks Ай бұрын

For Spacelab, that is lichen not moss brother =]

@lukeaurand5722 Ай бұрын

In the UK they would brush them and it would be classic

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

I should've brought the wirebrush out!

@Grodoo Ай бұрын

Myths and legends tell a tale of unknown problems, seek what noone else would and you shall learn strange movement on challenging rock, also you will be left alone.

@adaml2987 Ай бұрын

Hilarious! 1 star.

@kathymurphy7217 Ай бұрын

Why start so low? Can’t you stand and start climbing?

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Yeah. It depends on how the first ascent did it, so if it says sit start in the route description then I’ll do that! But a lot of routes have stand starts too.

@HourRomanticist Ай бұрын

Whats the point in rating routes? Should just go off of popularity.

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Route ratings are mostly determined by popularity. So unless it's a guidebook written by an individual, ratings are determined by the collective grade that everyone grades a route.

@lukelester4181 Ай бұрын

Very cool video but swinging grades to such large margins isn’t realistic. I do think people should truly ignore the rating of boulders

@hijim3874 Ай бұрын

Man that cheaty squat start when it's meant to be a sit on the first problem is a lil sad. Clearly a lot of difficulty there doing the sit properly as the fa did

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

Wait I’m not much of a boulderer. I didn’t realize, whats the difference between a squat start and sit start?

@hijim3874 Ай бұрын

It's an ethics/difficulty/climbing in "best style" thing. I'm not as hard line as a lot of people, like stack pads til your shoulders are engaged, or squat start if you're truly too short to reach the holds. But your first pull on showed you can do the move with a true sit, so best style is to do that. There's been a bunch of discussion around it on burden of dreams of late, with ryohei getting flamed for not sit starting properly, some decent discussion on reddit too (links don't work here)

@Natemitka Ай бұрын

@@hijim3874 Ah I see. I didn't know that! I think I was trying to accommodate for the sandbag, thinking surely there must be an easier way to do this.