[JamieG]

remus announced:



Haha beat me too it. What happened higher up? Did a hold break or something? He threw something to the ground I think.

[JamieG]

Haha beat me too it. What happened higher up? Did a hold break or something? He threw something to the ground I think.

To answer my own question. He said a jug broke higher up and he almost fell off.    That would have been totally devastating.

[spidermonkey09]

If you watch the stream back you can see the hold break. It looks like it jams in place long enough for him to grab something with the other hand and then he chucks it off. Bit of luck!

[jakaitch]

Think we should also take a moment to appreciate how odd it is that a FA of one of the hardest routes in the world was live streamed... Wasnt on my 2023 bingo card

[jakaitch]

Also, he looked so cruisy through (what I assume to be) the crux compared to previous attempts!

[Duncan campbell]

Feels like this went down relatively quickly for a 9c? Tbh even for a 9b+! The level is high!

Be great to see Ondra back on this as well! 

[JamieG]

If you watch the stream back you can see the hold break. It looks like it jams in place long enough for him to grab something with the other hand and then he chucks it off. Bit of luck!

Around 28:15 in live stream. So lucky!

[Bradders]

If you watch the stream back you can see the hold break. It looks like it jams in place long enough for him to grab something with the other hand and then he chucks it off. Bit of luck!

Around 28:15 in live stream. So lucky!

Looks like it was basically the edge of a jug rather than the whole thing, hence why he stayed on. Very lucky.

[spidermonkey09]

He doesn't put his hand back in the same place which is interesting; definitely uses a slightly lower hold instead of where the bit came off.

[T_B]

The top section after the final crux looks like a Pabbay E6. It’s basically a trad route with 9c start.

[Sasquatch]

Feels like this went down relatively quickly for a 9c? Tbh even for a 9b+! The level is high!

Be great to see Ondra back on this as well!

He did say it was his longest project to date and took 2 months over 2 years...

[Will Hunt]

The live stream makes Ondras media team look Neolithic. Two or three camera angles including abseil and drone and presumably somebody somewhere watching the feed saying "camera 2 in 3, 2, 1, camera 2". Impressive.

[IanP]

The top section after the final crux looks like a Pabbay E6. It’s basically a trad route with 9c start.

"From this pretty good hold, it should be over; still 15 or 20 metres of climbing but only around F8a."

Those E6s at Pabby sound tough 

[IanP]

Feels like this went down relatively quickly for a 9c? Tbh even for a 9b+! The level is high!

Be great to see Ondra back on this as well!

He did say it was his longest project to date and took 2 months over 2 years...

And working it alongside Ondra (and Bouin) for quite a lot of the time which must help in term of working out and refining the best beta.

[Duncan campbell]

Feels like this went down relatively quickly for a 9c? Tbh even for a 9b+! The level is high!

Be great to see Ondra back on this as well!

He did say it was his longest project to date and took 2 months over 2 years...

Ha I see! I’ve not watched the successful ascent and was mainly going off the videos from last year, but obviously have got the wrong impression… though would be interested to know how many sessions he has had on the route…

[thunderbeest]

The top section after the final crux looks like a Pabbay E6. It’s basically a trad route with 9c start.

I think most routes in Flatanger could be climbed on trad. But I wouldn't wanna project a 80m overhanging trad route, sounds like a pain to clean after each attempt.

[Fiend]

Jakob has just done the fa of Project Big in flatanger. 9b+ or 9c.

https://www.youtube.com/live/1jBavqTama8?si=sk6aoCC_Ci5tGjy_

Well that was jolly good fun! Fair play to him, great effort doing it, and presenting it to us audience in such a direct way. Good report at the end including the hold break too.

[lukeyboy]

This is the ultimate in terms of confirmation of a route being climbed - gone are the days of trying to find out who his belayer/spotter was 😂

(just to be clear, not raising any doubts about JS etc)

[jwi]

Great! I cannot be the only one who wish for a better name for the route than Project Big.

[remus]

Great! I cannot be the only one who wish for a better name for the route than Project Big.

Flatanger 7b perhaps?

[jwi]

Great! I cannot be the only one who wish for a better name for the route than Project Big.

Flatanger 7b perhaps?

😂

[Dingdong]

Imagine putting that much time and effort into something choss… a man after my own heart

[jakaitch]

The top section after the final crux looks like a Pabbay E6. It’s basically a trad route with 9c start.

I think most routes in Flatanger could be climbed on trad. But I wouldn't wanna project a 80m overhanging trad route, sounds like a pain to clean after each attempt.

You heard it here first - Connor Herson Silence on gear

[SA Chris]

Good report at the end including the hold break too.

I reckon that was staged, it was a stunt hold made of ricecakes which he snapped to add drama to the live feed .

Jokes aside, good effort. Lets see who's first to repeat..

[JamieG]

Great! I cannot be the only one who wish for a better name for the route than Project Big.

Do you think he will follow Ondra's single word style (Change, Move, Silence etc) and just call it Big? Or maybe Groß? I hope not.