Fuck man... I’m a shit climber but I have a good stache. This man’s got me beaten on both those fronts.

Ahh good to see the bobats are men of culture.

Super fucking rad, glad to see you follow mellow as well

Any hard feelings for the potential downgrade of the big island?

@@matenw.9530 Haha nah I think if downgrading got me hurt I wouldn't enjoy climbing so much. If anything it just means the line should be more accessible for me, which I'm just happy about!

@@EmilAbrahamsson thanks for your reply. I often get confused by the differences in a grade in different gyms/cities or even countries. But I feel confident in my perception of climbing when I see that grade really don't matter for most people. Even at a higher level. Best wishes and greetings from Greifswald (East-Northern Germany) and from my younger brother in Bayreuth (Frankenjura). Stay healthy!

@@matenw.9530 Greifswald, home of BIG wall climbing (:

@@leoingson we got our own little bouldering gym, a small club, non commercial. Opened in 2016 with currently about 500 members. I and around 20 other are happy to set some routes every month. It's not much, but it's honest :)

Also the highball is longer than many routes at my local crag

@@heisannpotet3013 practically free soloing

dat spank tho

Fell from 25 feet on two pads the one time honestly landed better then I thought I would and then my next try in a different session it went adrenaline rush was awesome and my mind went blank after I did the top out

@@noahjeffery5670 YEAH DUDE. I did an 80 foot free solo and my mind was blank for three days straight, absolutely nothing going on up there 😂😂

@@MPHshoots wow I feel embarrassed being nervous on the 25 now lol that's incredible man. It's quite a freeing feeling that's for sure

@@noahjeffery5670 no dude trust me. I started getting nervous on like my first 20 feet. I nearly shat myself when I got to 40, but my bud calmed me down.

@@noahjeffery5670 everyone has their own projects and their own challenges, don’t bring yourself down from hearing about another’s accomplishments. You’ve probably climbed harder shit than I have.

Yep! mellowclimbing.com/

It's more common in roped climbing but it signifies that a fall is likely to prove fatal or at least career-ending. For bouldering that's highballs, and on ropes it's for runouts that are long enough to guarantee decking or hitting a ledge if you come off in the wrong spot.

@@glittalogik So similar idea with the R rating then? Falling would seriously hurt you? I've seen that a few times and gotten confused.

Seriously, how many pads was that - as if anyone "normal" would have that option. Back in the day, "free solo" meant something about the size of your nads, NOT the size of your sponsorship package.

@@ralphmunn1685 I mean that's what he had available to him, and given that he's a boulderer and not a free soloer why would he not take advantage of that? It's not like a digger from the top wouldn't still be catastrophic anyway.

@@ralphmunn1685 it's a v9 highball/solo, he didn't climb that for sponsorship and he can choose to do it however he wants to because who gives a shit.

@@ralphmunn1685 OK Boomer

@@ralphmunn1685 go there and try

Naa, looks much younger?

LOL! That's Chad Greedy I would say... 🙂

X for the danger rating, as in PG, PG-13, R, X

EXTREEEEEME

@@saifmanman nah man, Extreme is already taken by the E grade ;) as proposed by kevin jorgeson and alex honnold.

X rated = terrible fall or crazy highball

@@Stickmayne or in this case, both!

V9 plus the most dangerous protection rating. I.e. “You’re basically soloing”

sleepy silver door - dead meadow

Using the subjunctive in your comment is what keeps you from getting there ;-)

dropping the ' is a start. now drop the d XD

@Peter James i do diet and train lol

Then bolt it if you want it sport climbed.

Why you hating on such a cool accomplishment? Try not to down on other people having fun, man. Life's doesn't have to be so serious

@@masonmoen2712 It was not my intention to downplay the achievent. I perfectly understand why would one want to climb such line. But is it "fair" to potential repeaters? can we compare J.Verhoeven climbing Bishop highballs above 1-2 pads only with his girlfriend as a spotter, with ascents above multiple pads and spotters. Highballing is a huge gray area and this looked absurd.

@@kriszteblade I get what you're saying, and I also believe a major part of highballing is to embrace the danger factor of the problem. Sure pilling up 20 pads might degrade the impressive sketchyness of the climb, but nowadays I think climbers are focused more towards the pure physical ability to climb the boulder rather then encourperating both the difficulty and the danger of it. I think both our points are completely valid in their own rights, and it just depends on how you view the art of climbing. Thanks for sharing your opinion with me

@@masonmoen2712 To be fair I agree that my initial post was too aggressive. I would have deleted it, but than this conversation would make no sense. Lines look amazing. Peace.