Sharp and painful holds combined with icy temperatures – that's winter bouldering in Colorado. Accompany the American bouldering pros Daniel Woods and Nina Williams on tough climbs like Adrenaline (8C+), Freakshow (8C) or The Heist (8+).
As a Daniel Woods last winter after more than a year of planning Adrenaline (8C+), he spoke from his most painful boulder so farA bad ring lock made the high-end boulder not only a physical problem, but also a mental challenge.
Filmmaker Bobby Sorich has captured the difficult process of the first ascent of Adrenaline in an aesthetic video, as well as the first repeat of Drew Ruana's testpiece Freakshow (8C) and Nina Williams Ascent of The Heist (8A+)
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Credits: Cover picture Bobby Sorich