Keyword: Connor Herson

Upside down no-hand rest in 8c+ trad route

First repeat in seven years: Connor Herson climbs the 8c+ trad route Blackbeard's Tears in Northern California.

America's Hardest Crack Lines Repeated

Pete Whittaker recently secured the third ascent of the difficult Stranger than Fiction (8c) crack line in Utah. Connor Herson repeats in Yosemite Valley...

Badass ticklist: Connor Herson repeats Squamish's hardest cracks

Connor Herson repeats the hardest cracks in Squamish with Crack of Destiny (8c), Cobra Crack (8c) or Tainted Love (8b).

Which professionals climb with an eight, which with a bulin?

We recently took a closer look at figure eight knots and double bulins as tie-in knots and showed their advantages and disadvantages. Today, climbing pros like Jacopo Larcher, Babsi Zangerl, Seb Bouin, Connor Herson or Carlos Traversi will tell you why they prefer which knot.

Connor Herson succeeds in free ascent of the Salathe Wall

The American Connor Herson recently made a name for himself with the trad inspection of Empath (9a). Now comes the next prank: together with his father, he manages to free climb the Salathe Wall on El Capitan.

Does Connor Herson make Empath (9a +) the most difficult trad climbing route in the world?

Empath (9a+) is a crazy granite tufa route in Kirkwood, California. In June 2021, Connor Herson secured the seventh ascent of Carlo Traversi's line. Recently the youngster has returned and has been climbing the line trad style. Does this make Empath the hardest trad route in the world?

Record: 15 year-old Connor Herson climbs The Nose at El Capitan red dot

A few days ago, Connor Herson climbed the famous big wall tour The Nose on El Capitan at the age of 15. It's not just...

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