Gadd s Still Got It: The Mustang P-51 (M14-)

After a seventeen year hiatus, Will Gadd returned to The Fang Amphitheater in East Vail, Colorado, home of the seminal Jeff Lowe masterpiece, “Octopussy” (M8), as well as Will’s own groundbreaking routes “Amphibian” (M9) and “Reptile” (M10), and made the third ascent of my route “The Mustang P-51” (M14-) on his second attempt, besting our friend, the Korean powerhouse Kwon Young-Hye, who made the second ascent last December in a mere three tries. As with Kwon, Will finished the climb reaching the no-hands ledge with a single bolt anchor atop “The Flying Fortress” (M13), down-climbed a bit, and then jumped off . . . just for fun. Please pardon the length and the roughness of the edit; I wanted to get a long version up fast so Jeff could enjoy an unabridged reminiscence immediately.

Ascent of the Peuterey Integral on the Mont Blanc

Ascent of the infamous Peuterey Integral on the Brenva side of Mont Blanc. Covering over 4500m of climbing this has to be one of the best European Alpine ticks

Repentance, Remission

Steve House solos Repentance & Remission on Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, NH.