Thanks buddy. I tired to get a lot of buddies up there to hop on, everyone loved it. Hope you get a chance to climb it some day.

I believe the artists name is ‘Kornelius’, I can’t recall if this was someone we knew back in the day or if it was royalty free music. I can’t seem to find any info on them. The names of the tracks and artist are at the end of the video though.

@@tommym875 classic right!

Seriously wtf

@@JonPMelly 🤣 I only know him as on outdoor climber, lol

@@5150JLD if I remember correctly, if you are facing the boardwalk boulder, spin around 180 degrees and walk up the hill. It is above House of Pain. As you ascend it will appear on your left.

@@damoncorso Cool thanks man!

@@5150JLD let me know if you end up finding it. Wish I had a solid gps system to make waypoint back then lmao. Now when I’m developing areas I pin every single boulder so I can get back to it and send the coordinates to people.

@@5150JLD I don’t quite recall it being near either of those problems. I’m pretty sure it’s uphill towards the Bermuda Triangle and quartz boulder (can be found on mountain project)

@@brendan7109 awesome you were able to find it! So cool! I am not positive about the line to the left, I was watching the raw tapes and there was no footage of Dan or Ben climbing that side of the wall. Nice job on the send. I truly miss tram, it was my hand down favorite spot to boulder when I lived in SoCal

I went looking for it today and couldnt find it do you have any more specific directions for how u got to it?

Hey @brendan7109 our buddy down below went looking for this today, do you have better directions than my outdated forgetful mind has? 😂

⁠@@andrewmoore18yeah! So when you exit the tram station and are looking down the paved switchbacks, it’s on the left side. It’s probably 50 feet off trail at the second switchback on the trail down from the station (the first switchback that curves back to the right). It is very very close to the tram station and probably only a 20 second walk once you duck the handrail to get off the concrete trail. if you aren’t seeing it very quickly after leaving the trail, you’re at the wrong spot. I wish I could explain it better somehow but I hope this helps at least a little!

@@brendan7109 Thank you so much! I'll check it out and try to get a pin for it.

@@sibrilliant it was pretty wild to be in barker dam around that time and watch this king line become a reality

@@mer0ck a living legend! 🫡

@@codyleehanson glad you are loving it. lol, they have an old feel for sure, but were shot on old Sony & Canon cameras to micro tapes then digitized.

@@codyleehanson filmed between 2005/2006. I plan on continuing to dig into the archives

@@aristidecipriano5046 absolutely! The responses from the community inspire me to continue the dig into the archives and to make some new edits from RAW tapes I still have. Just downloaded DaVinci Resolve so I can do some real editing.

@@Lancesitton classic

@@stacky512a Tom & elke were badasses, they raised Chris right, especially having their house just down the road from there

@@stacky512a awesome! Love it

@@coleman7931 yeah I recall some v1 in the turtle rock area I could never do, just-tree is so sandbagged 😅

@@kfy101 yes it was the first ascent. I found the original raw files recently, so I’m going to edit that together as a separate video since it’s become such a popular climb. Sorry the current footage is so crummy

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmKqmaR6jMalqqM fresh cut higher resolution footage of Dan Mills grabbing the FA of 'Attack of the Staph'.

@@wilzhu6153 not solid rock

@@damoncorso oh thank you! I couldn’t find it on Google for the longest time. What is the etymology of this word? I always thought it meant chalky/mossy haha

@@wilzhu6153 it’s just slang that climbers use, I don’t think I’ve ever heard another group of folks use it to describe anything.

@@damoncorso so curious as to the origin of the slang!

@@DrewBdrew-ek5rj BWA HAHAHAHAH! You should have heard what he said off cam, lmfao, those were the days

@@damoncorso 🤣😆 I miss the days when climbers didnt get butt hurt about language, route names, etc. Ill bet the off camera banter was hilarious

@@DrewBdrew-ek5rj oh god he was legendary, had so many good laughs hanging out with that kid back in the day.

@@kfy101 no worries! Happy to shares

@@Addictedclimbers I think it was around 2006-2007

@@questpatch4527 the woes of an unfinished project 😅

@@OldSchoolClimber thanks for the kind words! This is what will keep me going. I got more footage I’ll be dropping. Unfortunately I never got to meet Scott Cosgrove, there are a lot of old school hard men I never crossed paths with unfortunately, but they inspired all of us. I will look into topaz since all my old editing software is out of date and won’t work on my current laptop.

@@nathanmcfarland329 if my memory serves me correctly, if you are exiting the top tram station, it’s off in the woods directly to your right once you hit the path. Very close to the top station. Wish I had gps back then, I would have marked it.

@@JonPMelly I’ll never stop missing him ❤️

For sure, RIP

@@DiamorphineDeath ❤️

@@zacharythompson3772 wordsmith

@@rockyboimedia fucking classic 😝

@@Advians hahahahah! Dan had some insane grip strength 💪🏻

@@bloctribe no joke. Miss that guy

@@bloctribe legendary dude.

@@1c3M0nk3y it was intended to be a feature length film, but we lost all the raw footage in a massive hard drive failure. The recovery attempt was expensive and unsuccessful, truly heartbreaking. All we were left with was low rez unfinished clips that had no cohesion. Figured I’d release what I have now that I’m over the heartbreak 😅

@@damoncorso that is SO SAD :(

Is this the first time it’s been put out?

@@coleman7931 yep….. figured better late than never.

@@damoncorso thanks for putting out what you have! damn that is heartbreaking.

@@fromaugustisland unfortunately our main hard drive got fried mid post production, we attempted an expensive file recovery and got nothing from it. All we had left was low rez processed clips with little cohesion between them. It was heartbreaking and we just stuffed the videos in a closet. Seeing the historic value they hold I’ve dug them out and decided to start dropping them.

@@damoncorso that’s incredibly heart breaking! My condolences dude- especially after all that work. Thanks so much for posting these- they’re beautiful and much appreciated

@@fromaugustisland thanks for the kind words. We had put in over a year working on this between planning, filming and editing, we had no steam left in the tank after the drive failure. It is what it is, I’m thankful we had a few processed clips at the least. Good to look back at this stuff.

@@bigmac6033 wow! I really appreciate that dude, I’m turning a new leaf and trying to post up all my archives and then some of the new development we have been doing. Just gotta work the kinks out for all the KZbin SEO.

@@alanconradd yeah I’ve only been 1/3 of the way up it, couldn’t commit to the upper crux moves. One of these days I’ll hop back on with ALOT of spotters lol

@@srsheesley did you give it some goes? Gonna take a while for all the kitty litter to fall off lol

@@damoncorso I did! But couldn’t do the last 2-3 moves moving left before the jug. That def felt like the obvious crux. I wrote it off but after seeing this I am psyched to return this season. Thanks!

@@srsheesley stoked you plan on getting back on it. I know satisfaction guaranteed has seen some repeats, but have always been curious if the peanut even gets attempted.

Hell yes! I was actually just looking that stuff up today. Trying to get a little revival going on this channel. I figured it was the tags I need to go ham on. Heading off into the backcountry for a couple days, but as soon as I’m back my descriptions are getting a major overhaul! Tysm ❤

Do I need to hashtag them? Or just drop all the keywords in a string?

@damoncorso no hastags needed, just fill up with tons of words and phrases. Algorithm and search pulls from title and description.

@@originalsupermommy amazing! Thank you SO MUCH!

@@epiclink01 hell yah! Team effort right there for sure

The golden days of bouldering. ❤

Thanks a bunch! This was a killer boulder, so stoked to have found it

Thanks! I’ve got 20+ years of climbing and mountaineering experience, plus a few long distance trails under my belt. This felt like a perfect adventure for me to put all my skills to use at once.

@@damoncorso Yeah, I've been climbing and mountaineering since the 70's. I've solo'd some sections of the SHR. Just got back from the Bear Lakes section (White Bear and Feather Passes). Not sure I'd be up for the entire thing though. I get lonely - LOL! Good stuff there brother...

@@wellseasonedhikerthat was a freaking gorgeous section! Saw a SAR rescue occur right at feather pass, a guy slipped on the talus coming down to the lake and broke his ankle. He had to spend the night while his partner hiked out to call for a rescue. Makes me glad I always carry my gamin SOS device, can’t take safety lightly especially when traveling solo.

​@@damoncorso Yes, Bear Lake Basin is a magical place!!! And yes, SOS devices have definitely changed the game. Back in the day you had to rely on having a buddy with you. There were two occasions when we need to get someone lifted out. X-country solo hiking just wasn't even a thing due to the likelihood you wouldn't be found for weeks. Having a SOS makes such travel more comfortable. And well, there's so many more people in places you'd never expect. Sort of sucks really. Take care!!! Great vids!!!

Hell yah buddy! stoked you came to check out the new videos! its quite the process finding new climbs, cleaning them and then actually climbing them

I used Andrew Skurka's Maps, available online. There is also a great book from Steve Roper that outlines the route. sorry for the late reply

Thanks homie.

Cheers! one of my favorite first ascents. idk if its ever been repeated.

Thanks buddy. incredible trip.

Cheers friend! miss ya

Thanks dude! what a trip it was.

titanium man! my bad.

and titanium man is just off the left side of the trail as you hike up towards the huge top rope wall. you will see a cluster of boulders just below the ridge as you hike past the fang towards the top of the ridge on the trail.

If you think that was crazy, check what we did in sequoia national park, 18 miles in one way with 7 days of gear! www.dpmclimbing.com/climbing-videos/watch/high-alpine-bouldering-hamilton-lake

Dude that was sick! Great job guys!

I used an old hand drawn map that i think was printed in an old Rock and Ice, i believe James March made the map. Horse Flats def needs an update.