[36chambers]

"Waking up today I can’t help but look at the world with different eyes. Having achieved the first ascent of Burden of Dreams marks a new level in my climbing. With a handful of existing 8C+ boulders in the world, proposing 9A is the logical step."

https://www.instagram.com/p/BL9H0OSg8Fc/?taken-by=nalle_hukkataival

[ducko]

That man is packing some SERIOUS LENGTH!!!!!!!

[36chambers]

I don't know why but I'm ridiculously psyched right now! stupid rest days, I off to find some weights!

[lagerstarfish]

wow

[kelvin]

Yeah wow.

Beats picking up shit in Suirana with me this time last year.

[Coops_13]

Hero

[moose]

9a... big number... he runs the risk of 8a.nu not referring to him as "brave and humble"... he must be devastated at the prospect!

[bigironhorse]

Amazing! What a beast!

[jwi]

9a... big number... he runs the risk of 8a.nu not referring to him as "brave and humble"... he must be devastated at the prospect!

I'm sure Lord Voldermort will find some way to take credit, or stir shit. One of the other.

On topic:  in Helsinki tonight

[Fiend]

Proper beast  .

Very pure bit of rock too.....classic board problem stylee.

Awaiting the Jordan downgrade with excitement!



P.S.Sisu project after the hangover from astronomically expensive Finnish beer has disappeared??

[Doylo]

This is amazing. Much more inspiring than the professionals Rocklands/Australia/Colorado tour on repeat. He's one of the best and he's sat under a very short and hard bit of rock for 4 years or so. Cool that it's a short pure problem rather than a long one. Does this mean 8B+ climbers are now punters  Font 9a, screw me sideways 

[jwi]

Haha! Mid eights. Whatever.

[Duma]

Fuck yes. Amazing.

[andy_e]

 

I hope this video arrives whilst I'm still in font so I can watch it on repeat thousands of times and go and crush.

[remus]

Friggin sweet! It makes me unnaturally happy that what is quite possibly the hardest problem in the world is boning up dirty crimps on a 45 degree wall. Nowhere to hide there.

[Andy F]

This. Is. Fucking. Amazing. News.

No 60 move route in a cave, or sideways shuffle. A proper, straight up bloc. 

[jwi]

This gives some insight on how the holds look like

[dave]

Looks stern.

[Luke Owens]

This is incredible, proper bouldering! Got me seriously psyched! Makes 8A seem like nothing...

[lagerstarfish]

looks like it was made for Jasper

[sxrxg]

Don't usually get excited by what the pros climb however this feels like a significant moment for bouldering. A proper short boulder to get to the next level, done by a climber that has repeated lots of hard things all over the world and could have easily lived off repeats without putting the pressure of this local problem onto himself.

Also it makes me realise my local projects that I have spent maybe 5 or 6 sessions on over a couple of years are nothing, really siked to go out and try things that have previously shut me down and put some work into them!

[petejh]

Yes!  When 8B is a rest and 8C isn't that hard anymore!

[Doylo]

Don't usually get excited by what the pros climb however this feels like a significant moment for bouldering.

Me too. This is bloody minded persistence through years of adversity and fuck loads of self doubt and failure. Fittingly It just so happens to be on the hardest problem in the world.

[36chambers]

I'm just happy bouldering is finally catching up with sport climbing!

[tomtom]

looks like it was made for Jasper

You're thinking of the mojito he's just about to tuck into