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What a time to be alive.

Watching live in 4k from the comfort of home as a wad sessions the world's hardest boulder.

It's a far cry from a paragraph in a magazine that someone climbed route X last month, maybe with a grainy black and white photo of the crag from a distance, if you were lucky.
 
grimer said:
Here is Will on Jam Crack. I recommend skipping the first 20 minutes or so

http://www.niallgrimes.com/jam-crack-climbing-podcast

Listened to this earlier. Brilliant. First 20 mins right up there with the best Jam Crack intro rambles and a great interview.

One particular point of interest was Bosi confirming definitively that he's retired from comps, and that the main driver of that was team bureaucracy. I think it was discussed on here a while ago, but that seems both incredible and really quite sad that one of the best climbers in the UK has been driven out of competing in that way.
 
Bradders said:
grimer said:
Here is Will on Jam Crack. I recommend skipping the first 20 minutes or so

http://www.niallgrimes.com/jam-crack-climbing-podcast

Listened to this earlier. Brilliant. First 20 mins right up there with the best Jam Crack intro rambles and a great interview.

One particular point of interest was Bosi confirming definitively that he's retired from comps, and that the main driver of that was team bureaucracy. I think it was discussed on here a while ago, but that seems both incredible and really quite sad that one of the best climbers in the UK has been driven out of competing in that way.

Agreed, it seems a real failure of the system. Though in Will's case it sounds like there were other (secondary) reasons for it not being a good fit.

Ultimately comps loss is our gain! (I do like comps but am much more interested in hard stuff being done outside).
 
He's extended his trip to try and let some skin regrow. Doing some links of the top bit taped up. Played more with the heel beta and can't decide which is easier.
 
Interview on 8a.nu mentions he's done it from after the first move and foot walk, to the top. Clearly far from a done deal, given doing the first move well enough to then do the foot walk correctly, so you're set for the 2nd hand move, seems to be the hardest bit. But still.

Apparently Stefano Ghisolfi and Shawn Rabatou joining the pad party this week too.
 
Sasquatch said:
Now it just needs Aiden to show up.

He’s said on his podcast recently that, due to Brits being limited for time in Europe now, he wants to combine Burden with a longer Scandi trip, rather than driving up from Swizz this time. I guess the team psyche might change his mind though!
 
teestub said:
Sasquatch said:
Now it just needs Aiden to show up.

He’s said on his podcast recently that, due to Brits being limited for time in Europe now, he wants to combine Burden with a longer Scandi trip, rather than driving up from Swizz this time. I guess the team psyche might change his mind though!

Sounded like he uses his van too rather than flying and it’s a long old drive up there!
 
Surprised to not see the update here as we all sit at the edge of our seats.

He dropped the last move from the start. Looks like a send could be imminent!
 
Bloody close wasn't it. He's definitely got it dialled. Just a matter of time, skin, connies etc
 
Nice little portrait, including some intriguing sequences of him on Violent New Breed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmmMbpCsSuA
 
I see from his stories he's been up to the Carrick Castle boulders today. Features in a lovely little video from Nick Brown, with Dan doing Marratime. That wall is utterly incredible, would be really cool to see the full thing done!

Not to mention Cruachan which must be one of the best 8Bs in the UK.

Lots of knees though.

https://youtu.be/re59GMVnVv8
 
Bradders said:
That wall is utterly incredible, would be really cool to see the full thing done!

This quote on Dan's flickr...

The ramp line is currently impossible is my verdict, there is no opposition possible and the ramp slopes. when 8C is a warm up it might be worth a look.

Sounds like Will is the right person for the job!
 
Nice interview with Will on the Lattice podcast came out just over a week ago talking fresh from the send!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmmMbpCsSuA

little film (advertorial?) here too, not much actual climbing content though. If you look closely there you may a product placement or two ;)
 
shurt said:
Nice interview with Will on the Lattice podcast came out just over a week ago talking fresh from the send!
Also just done an interview with The Nugget

https://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/will-bosi
 
remus said:
Nice little portrait, including some intriguing sequences of him on Violent New Breed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmmMbpCsSuA

I was intrigued by the brief section on Free at Last at Dumbarton. I’d love to see a full film sometime -
don’t know if that’s likely, but the subject certainly merits one.

The thing that I noticed was that FaL appears to top out, whereas for some reason I’d been under the impression that the project finished at a lower off part way up this stunning wall.

If Will’s route goes all the way to the top, then I’m even more impressed!

Anyone know if this is the case (and if there will be a film about the route one day)?

So much more interesting than a little granite boulder in Finland… :eek: ::) :chair:
 
You might be mixing up with Unfinished Symphony? It's left of the requiem crack and stops mid-face.
 
Ye think at the time it was first climbed it was suggested that the unfinished symphony line might be go to the top but that it would be v hard, not sure if anyone/ Bosi has had a look at it since though?
 
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