The Hardest Bloc Nikken Has Ever Set!

[@pkWreck]

Would love to see someone like Magnus on this. Been waiting for you guys to do another collab for the longest time and see Nikken set a boulder for him!

[@Fred-oz3tw]

Would love to see megos on it. He is starting that youtube business now. Would be the dream.

[@mariosconstantinou8271]

Oh my God, yes. Mangus collaboration with these guys would be amazing!

[@adityakrishna4359]

THIS IS THE VIDEO I HAVE WANTED. YES ERIK THANK YOU. PLEASE MORE OF THIS. I LOVE THIS.

[@prod_jasper]

exactly

[@precursor4263]

yeah this was really great. loving to see the mindset behind setting these hard boulders too and how they are set. send us a YT short of Robin sending the proj once he does! ;)

[@andrewkim9503]

Aesthetic as fuck

[@antons.7632]

Nikken is just a artist. Thats some legit route setting. Good work by Eric as always. Thanks guys.

[@Carl.Mansson]

As someone who is interested in videography and have filmed and edited videos for years, I'm not sure people appreciate the insane skill Eric possesses. This video has stunning framing and angles, beautiful DoF, exactly the right music, great audio and still somehow manages to feel like just some quirky vlog between friends. How can you keep such athenticity while creating such a cinematic video? Hat's off, Eric. You've come a long way since I've started following you!

[@EricKarlsson]

Thank you so much my friend, that was really, really nice to hear :) I wish you all the best!

[@epincion]

A video that for once warrants use of the word epic in every aspect, the filming, narration, music selection of Eric all telling the story, the setting skills and explanations from Nikken, & sheer effort from Nikken and Robbin in all the attempts..

[@rhettetherington1351]

Wow! Fantastic filming Eric. Awesome setting and climbing that most people can only dream of! Thank you.

[@Tristslayer]

Sick video, and crazy watching people who always seem superhuman actually at their limits. I get it maybe wouldn't be as interesting cause all you guys are super strong, but it would be really cool to see Nikken set a commercial set. Like how he keeps it fresh and tests people's skills on the regular V1-5 circuit rather than for complete monsters.

[@jacobhofius5523]

Blowing minds with your videos time after time, Eric! Best climbing related youtube channel by far in terms of production and quality. Hope to see a collab with Emil again. Maybe a video in Uppsala? Thanks for inspiring thousands of people with your videos!

[@straazz]

Massive props for that boulder. Definitely the hardest I've seen so far. And how good are Nikken and Robin???

[@Zekew24]

They are *this* good. Both almost putting down V14 in a single session tells me all I need to know.

[@straazz]

@@Zekew24 Agreed! Also Micky has progressed insanely fast. It's a little scary with all these insanely talented boulderers featuring regularly in one place.

[@RealWorldClimbing]

That foot sequence is ridiculous! I love how thought provoking and sequence intensive it is!

[@HatoriHanzo1]

This is the epitomy of a perfect hard hard indoor boulder that has relevance for outdoor bouldering! Film making also at its best! Than you for this!

[@levihershey9709]

This is by the far one of my favorite videos you've put out recently. The editing and the music overtop of it is just masterful!

[@KimAndrewsbykimbo]

So funny to hear Nikken say he forgets to breathe because I'm always catching myself holding my breath while I just watch! Fantastic stuff again. Thanks for putting out such interesting and informative content. Always enjoy them.

[@thtmtrvlr5014]

The videos keep improving loving the content and hoping for more in the near future

[@Simon-ly6nb]

What a great video! All of it! I say it every time, but this is hands down the best climbing channel on KZbin! (and I'm saying this as someone who is subscribed to pretty much all of them lol)

[@hazboy1000]

I love that Nikken is able to set a boulder problem and then try it out himself! I don't see many other route setters do this and also be such a likable and great guy! would love to keep seeing Nikken set and climb as well as seeing you Eric climb more as well! but keep up the good work BOTH of you! love it so much and always keen to see new videos pop up! love it, love it, love it!!

[@luisterken895]

God damn your video are so awesome man, I keep saying this but yes you prove it EVERY time !! I'm so happy to see your work ! By the way I saw Sofya this weekend here in Belgium for a contest it was so cool, and so nice to see her climbing after seeing climbing on your chanel so many years ago !!

[@michaelkelsch9585]

4:07 Ahh yes the newish gloves

[@mgaskin5744]

the editing of this, especially the music is amazing. Thank you Eric (and Nikken for the awesome boulder)

[@MrSonny208]

Im just 5 min in and again, the taste that you have for the music choice, i always open the video knowing i will get " the" moment, that ecstasy, attention to details moment, thank you for this content

[@matthewsevers5862]

Amazing boulder! Looks like it would be an absolute classic outdoor problem, very cool to see Nikken create something like this.

[@smuir6104]

I love watching the projecting working out the movement. It helps me a lot in working out problems at my gym. seeing how they do it is cool.

[@Theboardbro]

such a fantastic vid! man I missed these types of vids!!

[@Tim_flips]

Incredible boulder! Really enjoyed the video. It's a real shame for Nikken not to send when you guys are leaving soon, but fingers crossed we see Robin finish it off!

[@TillFastnacht]

Such a great video. Really liked the selection and use of music! Thank you!

[@thoisei]

captured the focused and more calm mood well with your editing. really enjoyable to watch these beast try hard!

[@zack.projects]

Send or no send, top class video and climbing. Watching you guys climb hard like this is the best psych to carry on trying hard. Can only hope one day I can climb this hard!!

[@kvasko2]

A great hard boulder. Great route-setting to Nikken and great hard tries from the crew. Thanks for sharing!

[@purownu]

Impressive video as always! Just amazing how your videos changed over the years. Keep up the good work

[@stefanbaytochev]

Best Climbing content on KZbin, no doubt.

[@alex25928]

"Camping Les Guérins" !! Yes Nikken ! See you there some day!

[@JPo.404]

Nikken has become the mad scientist of route setting haha thanks for the vid!!

[@tannerroark2834]

Well done as always. I just started setting at my university’s gym and have found much inspiration from you all. Much love.

[@MadhavThaker]

Such a sick video! You and the new crew need to collab with Magnus again!

[@i3dont3care3]

What an incredible looking boulder!! Truly beautiful, subtle yet powerful too. And of course, awesome video! :) Will remember this one for sure haha

[@tibogoub6805]

Great video. I love to watch hard climbing. And not being a big fan of comp style, I love that ! Are we going to see a few videos of you guys crushing outdoors with Cordelia and Emil somewhere in Europe ?? 🤩🤩

[@tomspencer6152]

Sick video man, every video really inspires me to go climbing more!!

[@wassillontherocks]

Even a boulder Robbin can’t send!!! We need more of this

[@richiemenz7368]

Another amazing video. They get better and better

[@ikarosdream5971]

Another awesome video my friends. Appreciate your hard work.

[@ikarosdream5971]

Reply for clout

[@MlleAudree]

Will, power and determination, always inspiring to see 💪😊

[@inscripnietzsche4096]

Wonderful boulder would love to see it finished ! Maybe you could film a little bit more the foot placement durings the climbs as it seems insane !!

[@CedricHoller]

Due to closed gyms and later only bookable slots during the pandemic in Germany I was barely climbing for 1,5 years but lately now I got super hyped again after watching your latest videos. Curious what happened to Thor and Peter also - will there be a comeback? :)

[@py2706]

I enjoyed this video, Eric! Nikken sets some amazing boulders...I imagine it's difficult to get the boulder in the right grade range, and have it work out as planned.

[@JonnoDuck]

Brilliant video! Such a cool boulder

[@tompigford]

Drilling never sounded so good. Amazingly produced and edited video.

[@fabriziopuletti8647]

Beautiful setting, climbing, video, music.... I only wish....I could like more than once :)

[@blackleaf94]

Great video! Love it! 🔥

[@BillSkatez]

110% Either you give it, or you just don't get it 👍🏻 My personal motto and I can tell when people get it. You whole crew GETS IT! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@nickkealiiclimbs]

Oh shit!! Hardest bloc?? That’s a high bar. Excited for this one 🔥🔥

[@basti1597]

Still waiting for your release of the clothes brand! The shirt looks amazing

[@EricKarlsson]

Yeah it's been a crazy year, aiming to work more on that next year :)

[@basti1597]

@@EricKarlsson take your time :) i didn't want to urge you

[@callmetarif]

Dope Boulder, hard tries, nice vid - what you want more on the way to work 🤩

[@espoirrance]

Thus boulder is far out of my league But I want to climb it soooo baaaad ! Thanks for the great video once again Erik !

[@francescolocatelli7388]

Best video ever

[@birgerthor1862]

Best video even if I haven’t seen it yet!!!👌

[@yoyoyoyo140]

Amazing vid!

[@skunkingdonuts3734]

I would love to climb with you guys, you're way better than me but it's so inspiring watching what you can do if you just train!

[@arccazz]

I can only imagine what a video it would be to collab with Magnus Midtbo, where Nikken sets a boulder specifically for him.

[@insightfulentertainment5734]

That Boulder looks like a lot of fun

[@fell394]

Will Nikken come back and build in Solna in the near future? Really miss his fun beta heavy problems!

[@nikkend5069]

I won’t be back to Solna (probably ever) but I’m setting at some other gyms in Stockholm so you’ll have to go there for your fix :)

[@victorchang2016]

I really appreciate Nikken's zen vibes

[@Teraku1503]

The song that starts at 12:25 is an absolute banger!

[@TheTMschannel]

Liked before the ad was over

[@kavali6320]

If there only was a universal grunt-o-meter to determine the exact grade of a boulder ;) Great session, guys. Fiercly fought. Give it some more tries, you'll get this.

[@ceeroo6736]

I really love to spend a day in the gym with you guys...

[@lucacasadei1208]

It would be nice to see Robin and nikken on the benchmark of the Moonboard!

[@christiandesmarais4387]

Great video! Just a quick question, is he drilling holds anywhere on the wall/volumes? Or does he line them up with already existing holes? It looks like he's just drilling where it feels best

[@klimmersimon]

This boulder is so so sexy. Great job Nikken! And thanks for the amazing video Eric! ❤️

[@d0ug6raham]

much love

[@LukasBrand]

nice video. Nikken looks the strongest

[@quinnthompson]

Amazing boulder! Looks ripe for a Magnus visit!

[@tkoller78]

I mean, a bolder set by Nikken that's at his ow limit. Than you have Robin trying it. You can only top this by having Fredrik trying it.

[@ziah_7246]

it hurts my brain to even imagine trying to climb this- insane

[@tommeyer3871]

Cool video ideas are always great, but nothing comes close to super strong climbers struggling on the hardest of blocks filmed from all these angles :)

[@TomLovis]

Nice one! Could you maybe add the music tracks you used in the description or something?

[@ilian7646]

BANGEEER

[@jakubgaloch1341]

you should do a video that everybody in the group puts up like 2 holds on the wall in seperation and than you put up all of them so like 10-12 holds and see if its possible to climb this boulder (I think a slab would be perfect

[@SendStory]

Obviously this boulder was (is) a fight for both of them, the struggle was real, but the moves actually looked super cool and it didn't look like the typical super hard, yet disguising, problem. Nikken looked super close on it, however it's kinda nice that *SPOILER ALERT* no one sent it, otherwise it wouldn't have seemed so hard and we would have all gotten what we wanted... and that just isn't bouldering, haha. Awesome video, as always.

[@darkwhizzkido]

Can you guys do some training videos?

[@cafeclimb3274]

V8 in my gym.

[@addohm]

Added some cute down climbing 💩 at 14:40 😂

[@BIGBORE375HH]

Sick 👊👊

[@fakename757]

can nikken set all the weird climbing moves in one problem? i’m talking bat hang, rose move, campus dyno and hand jams, all in one weird boulder

[@TheRazaell]

New gloves? The previous ones were only a bit worn!

[@travisjamesmajor]

Ok so why haven’t I seen Robin in comps??? It would be so good

[@elfriederich]

Sick!

[@Bjorn_R]

Nikken is like mini superman in my mind. If he struggles on it I dont even wanna touch it :P

[@jamoni082]

another baaanger

[@joeytmandude]

I would kill to see Adam Ondra give this one a shot, I wonder if he'd flash it. I mean, from the grade, I'm sure he would, but after watching how hard this was for everyone here it'd be crazy to see it done.

[@asonei3531]

of course it's indoor V14, so probably isn't a real V14, but ondra doesn't usually flash V14...although i do think ondra with a kneepad might be able to rest almost completely on the kneebar which would make the boulder much easier for him

[@joeytmandude]

@@asonei3531 You're right, I was thinking about his 9a+ flash but comparing bouldering and sport climbing like that was dumb. This would be close to a "limit flash" for him I guess

[@dominikberger4401]

Please invite Magnus Midtbo to climb with you. And a great video Eric 😀

[@whitey3017]

Wish I could build boulders like that😯

[@tychonski]

I need to now where Nikken's trousers are from

[@EricKarlsson]

They are from Uniqlo I believe:)

[@johanjofo]

Maby this one is something for Magnus Midtbø 👍🏼😃

[@serious6707]

Loved that

[@erikbongnilsson246]

QUESTION for you climbers, because I'm not one, but would Magnus Midtbö be able to do this problem, or is this like elite level that specializes in this type of boulders?

[@boulderingace7952]

Woot!

[@oskargustafsson3472]

What camera are you using these days?

[@EricKarlsson]

Sony a7siii :)

[@jlehm]

This is an awesome looking boulder with great movement and tension, but not 8B+. As a twenty plus year route setter and double digit boulder, this looks like a very solid and 5 star 8A/8A+ boulder.

[@asonei3531]

indoor grades are almost always a little bit blown up, so i'm sure nikken would not grade it V14 outdoors...and without feeling the holds and the exact angle of the wall, you certainly can't assess the difficulty of the climb from afar, so 8A/8A+ might also be quite far off...

[@jlehm]

@@asonei3531 after 27 years of climbing and nearly as many setting, I feel pretty confident in my abilities to assess grades. I get what you’re saying, but I disagree.

[@LogRobin]

Sounds just like me on a 6C+.