FREE - Big Wall Climbing in Yosemite with Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein

La Sportiva athlete Jorg Verhoeven makes the annual pilgrimage to Yosemite, California to attempt the 2nd free ascent of "The Dihedral Wall" (VI 5.14a) on El Capitan. This time, Jorg brings his wife, Katha Saurwein along, teaching her the ropes on her very own big wall free climb, "The Final Frontier" (5.13-) on the Fifi Buttress.
Produced by
Louder Than Eleven (www.lt11.com)
Directed by
Jon Glassberg
Original Score
Michael Wideburg (Fizzix Productions)
www.fizzixproductions.com

[@julesybethmedlini]

“Biggest fear would be to get to the end of this and think I did not have fun- “ it’d all have been in vain- best thought process I’ve found in climbing to date...

[@hakimESC]

I guess you can apply it on almost everything

[@jsinko]

@@hakimESC I

[@krsp420]

some of the best filming ive seen. congrats to all.

[@beckaforte]

So accurate! They talk about being tired, pumped, scared and even saying, "Oh no! I have to climb that part all over again now!" after taking a fall on a section. I love the realness, I feel like a lot of climbers don't make this stuff apparent, or at least the editors of the films cut most of it out

[@Cam.j.c]

Holy fuck, my hands got so sweaty I had to chalk up to watch this.

[@rushthezeppelin]

I usually have dry hands watching climbing vids....that right facing dihedral at 13:00 though made them sweat quite a bit.

[@ronl7131]

Great couple….teamwork & focus & encouragement & FUN.

[@pramodrewale3499]

Whenever I see this video, it motivates me

[@danielebaravalle1399]

Poter andare a Yosemite resta uno dei miei sogni più grandi...fotografare quelle pareti e percorrere quelle vie è sicuramente un'esperienza unica

[@FightingPapaDragon]

Love th3 videos of La Sportiva

[@gregparrott]

It's good to see they are mostly wearing helmets (not at 9:34). While on a MUCH easier, vertical climb, a friend fell (no helmet). I had him on belay and the fall was smooth. He fell from several feet to the side of the anchor, so he swung sideways. His first foot placement while moving pushed him a couple feet from the wall and spun him 180 degrees. His butt caught part of the wall but he was fine. He had NO IDEA that the back of his head came within an inch of being bashed. I say ALWAYS wear a helmet!

[@domesticterrorist483]

I have a female friend who has a plate in her head from a similar fall without a helmet. She paid a high price for not wearing one.

[@gregparrott]

@@domesticterrorist483 Yep, and another person climbed a different section of the same rock band without wearing a helmet. After finishing and returning to the bottom, a small rock fell, and fractured his skull. He too had a plate installed and permanently lost some of his motor and speech skills. While a helmet would be of little use for larger rocks, it would work wonders for smaller ones. I got hit in the hand by a rock a bit smaller than a ping pong ball. I could not use my hand for days. Based on the damage it did, a head hit could do more than 'just' a skull fracture. Given we were hours away from any medical access and cell service, a head hit from even a small rock could be fatal.

[@ImTizMoH]

As a non climber, this seems so rediculously hard. Its mindblowing. Ill stick to simple sports lol. And the videography of this is next level.

[@rushthezeppelin]

As I climber I can tell you, this is an insanely hard climb. Especially for trad.

[@Marauder1981]

As a climber I have to say it is hard actually. Unbelievably to be precise.

[@blanesowen]

As a climber and videographer, your assessment is accurate.

[@allanfarr]

As a graduate of 5th grade English class, it is RIDICULOUS to misspell words.

[@callmetarif]

good job! holded my breath at 13:00 for at least 10 secs. dope!

[@KhoiBoa]

professional climbers are amazing. Just all of them are amazing.

[@pthompson108]

My personal victory is just forcing myself to watch you guys doing this. That's how bad my fear of heights is.

[@mirekf89]

remember you can always try climbing in a gym. Bouldering (climbing without a rope above the matress, 2-3 meters in height) is ideal for people with fear of heights.

[@nikhileshsharma5360]

13: 01, as climbers we have all experienced and/or seen the Elvis legs. But first time I saw an Elvis body.

[@eldiagrama]

hahahahaha ;)

[@SolaceEasy]

WHOLE lot of shakin' goin' on!

[@wozwoz7107]

A climber i can relate to ha.

[@mrjm6752]

Really, my friend always make fun of me because I shake A LOT ! But hey, I get the shit done !

[@bullionsean456]

@@mrjm6752 That's what matters!

[@daughertyr22]

Style points for ground up ethic as opposed to dropping in and working the pitches!

[@lonl123]

Great Video...Nice to see good solid climbers who struggle up such difficult routes. Brings some reality to it, especially after watching a lot of Honnold and Ondra Videos that make this stuff look easy. Plus they seem like a nice couple.

[@3stooges0]

I don't think either of them would find the Dihedral Wall easy. Jorg is definitely one of the best big wall climbers in the world

[@sodaresoda]

@@3stooges0 this.

[@oxFortyEight]

15:43 WTF, I was hit from a falling cucumber that day. 2018 Still in recovery.

[@luisurft4296]

Matthew Lee 😂😂

[@BillyN31]

Matthew Lee lol

[@matterbob5x]

Lol. Moss hurts from 2k feet.

[@jaromallen8357]

Jorg is such a badass.

[@marklewis4793]

this photography is really impressive,big props to photog!

[@highdesertbiker]

Ya the filming and editing is fantastic!

[@johnanderson8096]

Outstanding video.... great couple... refreshing... love the idea that the only real failure would be not having "fun"... Amen... less ego... more fun... lets see more of these two!!!

[@chaseleary5515]

oh man! see him shaking in the black arch while body steming. hahahaha oh boy!

[@davehause8571]

And trying not to think of what that fall would feel like.

[@schachfeld]

did he say son of a pitch?

[@BrydenPoseidon]

I love hot pitches.

[@richardvantrigt8161]

He said : That was one bitch of a pitch

[@nathanballentyne]

I was going to comment about the black arch pitch, but everyone beat me to it, such awkward moves with such exposure. I'm glad I'll never be good enough to be in that position

[@bonefishboards]

History lesson: Dihedral Wall was not put up by Tommy Caldwell. However, Caldwell was first free climb it. But, bolts were placed adjacent to very good natural gear placements; albeit, awkward for a free climber, but kills the aid climbing adventure to a great extent, IMO. YMMV.

[@TheKiltedClimber]

Gorgeous!

[@johnsagnella7445]

Inspiring. .great to see husband and wife team efforts. Great camera work too .

[@alexmetcalfe4668]

Great work guys. Beautiful photography. Did Katha complete her project?

[@busterjesik6980]

Yes, 4:11 - 7:09

[@ripgnar4352]

Lmao at the closed captioning at 1:00 lmfao omg wtf

[@greaser3069]

Lmao

[@bimkugy9805]

RipGNAr nigga

[@bimkugy9805]

Love niggaa

[@nateofdoom]

Thank you so very much.

[@sachinruparelia]

Haha haha

[@jamesbarris6477]

She's talking about being afraid of heights while scaling a wall that would make me piss my pants in terror.

[@6p6Pyi50oL]

Ongelooflijk wat een prestatie is dit. De kracht die je moet hebben en doorzettingsvermogen. Respect.

[@aeropilot4419]

Holy shit, that Black Arch pitch ... no words 🤭😮👍🏼👍🏼

[@alx516]

Fantastic video, i cant imagine what these two had to do complete such rutes. Impressive stuff!

[@EditsByLyra]

My brain can't comprehend how human beings are even capable of doing this.

[@johntuttle9544]

Props to Jorg and Katha. But Tommy Caldwell's legacy on El Cap establishing the hardest free routes only grows.

[@TheRockingWeekends]

Excellent :)

[@nicolapatel2904]

Very beautiful

[@emeraldchylde]

8:39 insane

[@ethanjoel7096]

Y’all cant tell me that at 0:21 that isn’t Adam Ondra talking

[@solfeinberg437]

15:35 I want to leave the moss on. It might take a long time for enough organic matter to accumulate in that crack for that moss to grow there. And it's holding a little bit of life together there. Guess it can grow somewhere else. Hey that rock in Yosemite is frequently exfoliating: big sheets flake off and crash to the valley floor. Some of those valleys are like straight down 2000 feet. They only get an hour of sun (or something like that) a day down on the valley floor. I think he could've conditioned better. Like spent a month there working on similar long pitches multiple times but not all stacked up off the valley floor. Whatever, I bet he's in better shape afterwards.

[@Alex_220v]

Судя по всему Эль Капитан - очень знаменитая гора для скаколазания в США. Ребятам респект!

[@b1gbaf]

That was awesome. Well done, what a display of endurance and focus.

[@alphaturtle3806]

I can’t handle the airport, I would go postal on this vacation. Bravo guys!

[@marioscevko1349]

Iv got respect for these climbers, it looks so difficult.

[@etiennechark107]

Bonjour, de qui est la musique à la fin de la vidéo à partir de 14:04 s'il vous plait ? impossible de trouver Merci

[@osmark86]

Caption at 14:30 lmao

[@Omegatide]

Every school should have a climbing wall. Basic skills! These two are tough climbers.

Awesome climbing in an awesome place, and unlike most climbing videos awesome music.

[@عتيبيعتيبي-ن8ح]

جورج قديس ناحير جورج قديس حوراني جورج حريه عداله اخا مساواه نوره عنصريه نازيه فاشيه بيلشيفيه ناحير جورج حسنه قليله ميش بيتاع مشاكل جورج ممكن عشره ١٠ اقوي مني ممكن خمسه ٥اقوي مني ممكن اثنين ٢اقوي مني لازم يساعدني يدافع عني من كوكب الشر من كوكب البدنيه من كوكب الانقراض لازم يساعدني يدافع عني من كوكب الشر لازم يساعدني يعطيني كوكب القديس ناحير كوكب القديس حوراني كوكب القديس البقره كوكب القديس الرياض لازم يساعدني يعطيني كوكب القديسى بيخيم حخاميم لازم يساعدني يعطيني خميس ميه ٥٠٠ ريال

[@KamhamVloger]

This is vido secured me from watch and can I do that not easy

[@roflox420]

Who was there with them?

[@BootsORiley]

8:47 it looks like he just bailed and jumped off rather than losing his footing and slipping off, or losing his finger grip

[@tablestudio675]

Now I see how crazy Alex Honnold is.

[@geometerfpv2804]

This is a much, much, much harder route than his free solo. You would never free solo this, you need the multiple tries to make it up.

[@willthomsen7569]

I don’t understand when the blood goes back into your arms lol you’re constantly jamming them in cracks above you head and hanging on them, then moving up more, when does the blood go? Lol

[@keepcalmcarryon3358]

Um, would this be any easier for him if his girlfriend wasn’t constantly making indecipherable noises from below?

[@Alejandro_87]

13:00 insane. imagine trying in free solo....

[@promethean2904]

Well, no one would free solo that part. Not even Alex.

[@Alejandro_87]

@@promethean2904 I know. I'm just trying to see how much more sweat I can squeeze out of my palms.

[@nateofdoom]

Congrats on your amazing accomplishments! Can't wait to see your new adventures. For the record, Louder Than Eleven puts out the best videos.

[@escaladaseguraamimanera3621]

Yosemite atrae miles de escaladores cada año para ponerse a prueba.

[@mr.apartment]

anyone know the route that’s in the thumbnail pic?

[@Chance-ry1hq]

Hmmm why is it, after I watched this video I did a Google search on cheating in rock climbing?

[@Monscent]

All I can think is... HOW THE HELL DID ALEX SOLO THIS?!?

[@schulme123]

Did Alex free-solo The Dihedral Wall?

[@victorkrutyanskiy768]

He soloed another, easier route. He also trained that route a lot with ropes, and even had one try, where he step back after 1/4.

[@schulme123]

Yes, he soloed Freerider. My original attempt at sarcasm obviously failed.

[@Marauder1981]

Yeah, you know, sarcasm is transported by use of analog forms of communication. ;)

[@Del1Dub]

dude he didnt free solo the route in the vid

[@212025510]

That's not a project. There's nothing projecty about it. It's just a climbing trip.

[@DaIsland904]

5:54 really puts it in perspective. Holy crap that looks difficult.

[@aurtisanminer2827]

It’s amazing what climbers can do with just their finger tips!

[@mvbroekhuizen]

Old friends do amazing things!!! Respect!!!

[@zilvoxidgod]

so that's the difference between a professional and an ameture. the legs shaking, the arms shaking, the raw strength and flexibility of someone who's mastered this sport makes incredibly difficult tasks seem so easy. And it is legitimately easier for them because they can trust their body 100%

[@trevorbarbier1877]

Anyone know the artist at 0:49?

[@mostlikely2509]

did you find track id?

[@Cheetorblz]

Credits say original score fizzixproductions.com composer Michael Wideburg

[@iaanaur]

4:21 8 nod from above... RARE FOOTAGE ;)

[@wasinlatamafrica3290]

Great vid. On that first hard pitch it looks like you missed clipping that quickdraw and did a freaky lead out or was it cut out of the vid? Either way - epic stuff. Hands all sweaty, looking for a chalk bag watching it.

[@glenjamindle]

Holy crap. That move at 13:00

[@vasocreta]

right? I rewound and watched that several times.

[@fpveh2605]

My god this is such beautiful climbing.

[@lucasandresgarciaposadas472]

Eso me pongo un tango de Carlos Gardel y lo subo 20 veces saludos

[@Rickswars]

This mountain is the toughest for climbing.. great job!!.

[@gabeh7655]

Is it common to see Solutions being used for multi-pitch?

[@briancash9841]

If you don't have fun climbing why the hell would you be there. Also if you're not having fun you're in fear of what you're doing which is totally unsafe...

[@b0tb0t83]

Nice versatility, from bouldering to big walls.

[@JBclimbs]

Anyone else notice at 4:23 she passes her rope down through her harness loops, I’ve always been taught groin then waste loops so you don’t get flipped when falling

[@anthonymendoza1327]

LOL! Their easy pitches are my hard pitches. Their hard pitches are, well, impossible. Amazing.

[@dimitrichafatinos2797]

EXCELENT FILM! So existing and realistic photos!!! Also, lot scary. Nice job!

[@markgoddard2560]

Once you climb a hill like that, you are left with no option other than to tell someone about it. It’s like running a marathon in an hour.

[@anggiatpardosi1363]

a great pride if we with our wife or husband and children join in the struggle to achieve something challenging in life

[@ComedyKraze1]

I am sweating buckets watching this

[@RebeccaLauSuiSan]

That was a cucumber?? I thought they were only sea creatures?!

[@satishsangwan7401]

Very dangerous climb....and very brave you guys are...keep scaling such routes..good luck

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

God put us on this earth to be as awesome as we can be such as this couple. Because pieces of sh!t we are more than enough lol

[@1Learn2Swim1]

The strength at 5:55! Nicely done

[@vidalcordova7276]

why is it mostly showing him climbing? She had to do the hard work too, no??

[@wdangelo3]

Wonderful short film. Also, great to see both of you wearing helmets!

[@TendoTheDude]

15:22 they call that crevice Yosemite's scruffy asshole.

[@리태원-c1f]

도체 인간의 한계는 어디까지,,,존경스럽다.

[@cameronjacobs1542]

What is the soundtrack to this video?? It's great!

[@mostlikely2509]

did you find track id?

[@mitchstevens4540]

Do they keep moving the tent up? Why are they not filming her climb?

[@ripplebear]

When they mention previous routes put up by certain climbers, such as Tommy Caldwell, do they mean that bolts/hooks are in place in between the long pitches? Or are many of them in place between these pitches? Please excuse my lack of climbing vocab/knowledge. I'm very curious about how all of this works. This is so damn inspiring..thanks to everyone who shares their time and experience!

[@professorsogol5824]

This was the second FREE ascent. Unfortunately, the video does not provide much historical context, so perhaps the following the history of the route will clarify situation. The first ascent was in 1962 by Glen Denny, Jim Baldwin and Ed Cooper. They spent 38 days over several months on the wall and placed lots of bolts; it is rated 5.7 A4. The first continuous ascent was in 1965 by Royal Robbins and Tom Frost, who took 5 days. Cooper claimed his party placed some 80 bolts; Robbins, in his American Alpine Club report on his ascent says he and Frost removed 13 bolts and used 87, so he concludes Cooper must have placed at least 100. Cooper removed the nuts and hanger from many of the bolts which caused Robbins and Frost some problems. Subsequently, many bolts have been removed or replaced. Stainless steel or titanium bolts and hangers still in place can of course be used by any party climbing the route at their discretion. Royal Robbins report in the American Alpine Club Journal is available on the internet publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196541402/North-America-United-States-California-Yosemite-Valley-El-Capitan-The-Dihedral-Wall

[@SuperLooneyrooney]

i had to take a dump on the shitter when i watched this. grunted a big ole log out

[@sofifi03]

“son of a bitch that was a hard pitch” yeah... i feel that

[@TheScreamingSeal]

This is awesome. Such good attitude.

[@slicksavage]

what an amazing couple the amount of support and understanding each other is great

[@Pradeep.Poonia]

1:02 the colors in the waterfall, is that edited? cant be the rainbow formation

[@Stephen-wb3wf]

I don't get what happened at 8:44 it looked liked he he alost on purposely leapt off the wall but he screamed in terror like it was an accident?

[@yokehuatgoh]

he screamed in "frustration", not terror -- 'cos now he has to do it all over again from the bottom. he pushed himself off the wall to prevent injury falling off and toward the wall.

[@Stephen-wb3wf]

@@yokehuatgoh Ah, thanks.

[@milk.for.dinner]

Glad to hear that "look good, have fun, be safe" is not just something my friends and I say to one another.

[@casodreyfuszola]

You guys are nuts. By the way, Who is taking the pictures?