Mari Salvesen Climbs 8b Trad, First Ascent

[@Benson7684]

Mari's mindset to climbing is incredible. Never self deprecating, always matter of fact, ever the realist, and full of self confidence. Such a rad climber to watch.

[@UrsantaHoHoHo]

so-so

[@bernard832]

Mari is the widest boy.

[@bazwax77]

Agreed.

[@wildlifesuport]

She has more muscle than we do

[@doobiedisciple2023]

I like how Pete doesn't commentate over the video. Lots of climbing videos have too much "come on!"/encouragement etc. This video was quiet and basically climbing ASMR... felt like I was there with you. 10/10 video, good climbing, good filming, and a brutal crux

[@robbiemize]

exactly what I was gonna say, very well put.

[@Moarb1d]

Also no annoying music, just pure climbing 😍

[@user-ky4jp8jf2p]

There are def vocal encouragements... just not too many.

[@RealSalica]

I love all the videos with Mari in them , she is such a model of strenght and perseverance .

[@Yakushii]

This is amazing. I've been staring at that area of Blåbærveggen so many times, but always decided against it because it seemed too hard. And I didn't know if anyone had climbed it. I was right. Mari is just inhumanly strong.

[@slinpel3801]

I'm always happy to see videos of Mari here, she's such an incredibly strong and dedicated climber

[@Johnny_Cash_Flow]

Truly, the widest boyz were the friends she made along the way.

[@snefansson]

Dude Mari is such a freaking inspiration for me. Talk about just giving it every ounce of strength you have screaming your way to the top. This and BFOBB is the two best things you've filmed so far. Loved the documentary feel in the beginning and the good close-ups of the clean as heck jams 💪

[@wings2585]

can't imagine the mindset required for this, wow! Not only was the crux very bouldery, the route was also on trad. Kudos!

[@nathanrice7352]

Love the smile at 2:58 when Mari knew she had "The Move" and just had to link it all together. That first foot around the corner is insane too. Nice Send, Mari.

[@Voidload]

That crux part is just insane... Big respect for her!

[@willsummers2768]

5:50 I've definitely seen Pete make this exact face while trying hard. This is a compliment to Pete as Mari is much better looking

[@MarianoBillinghurst]

Mari is such a cool and amazing human being. What a privilege to watch.

[@aries_9130]

Mari is an absolute powerhouse. Congratulations!

[@dSxGenesis]

Mari is easily top 5 biggest badasses in the climbing world; doesn't get nearly enough hype!

[@chantsmantrasandrelaxation5079]

Thanks. Great work Mari. But thanks too for camera work near beginning showing closeups of hands. Excellent all round.

[@paulmarsh4125]

Love this! Especially the ascent shot, where you can see how crazy high Mari’s leg is for the jam. Just insane!!

[@alexbos8211]

Incredible climb - Mari's determination is palpable at every moment.. Huge respect !

[@MeTTax82]

very nice and minimalistic storytelling and pure climbing.

[@richardevans2421]

Love the respect you both have for each other hence the no commentary, congrats Mari

[@ntman1567]

I mean Mari is incredible and the way you just put out amazing content that is always so different and you can see the progression. You tackle your youtube much like Mari tackled her climb. Full send crush! Big ups :D

[@JVarni]

That is some mind-boggling climbing. Really phenomenal

[@sethgilbertson2474]

She never ceases to amaze.

[@bazcardinal1176]

She's so strong! Absolutely loved watching the progress. Well done!!!

[@trisje123]

Love this type of content, oddly relaxing in a way with hearing the birds and wind in background.

[@pbuehner]

What a great film and what a joy to watch Mari Salvesen climb. Great work all around.

[@hamishlivo]

Pete, dude. What an awesome film! You've come a long way in your film-making skills. And props to Mari, what a battle! Love watching her tenacious approach to climbing, it's so inspiring 🤩.

[@torrust]

I remember 25 years ago, there was no 8b in Norway and I lost count of how many times Per Hustad and me went out to Damtjern working on Marathon. Finally Per made it, not sure who was happier, he or me. Very impressed with Mari, excellent footwork and the balance transfers was pure art to watch.

[@philipegoulet448]

Thank you for sharing this awesome memory!

[@jeffb.1555]

Congratulations Mari! Always so Impressed how well she climbs.

[@Kaygu_]

So inspiring! Its a shame Pete was not filming when Mari finally made it

[@christinegerard4974]

I am speechless ! …but I want to tell you all my admiration .What a great climber you are ! From France .

[@vilde2100]

This is incredible! Mari is such an inspiration. What she does seems humanly impossible, but she somehow seems to prove me wrong every time. Also, great job on documenting this. Gratulerer så mye til Mari!!

[@alexroth5553]

I've been wondering how the hell to work/ropesolo my roof proj and this answered all my questions! I swear half of what I know about ropesoloing I learned on this channel. Thanks Mari for the invaluable beta and congrats on the send! Rad looking pitch!

[@jacktrussler20]

Gorgeous cinematography! and what a send, Mari an absolute beast!

[@kevinjohnston8399]

What a beautiful sequence! Thanks for the close-up shots of those awful "holds". And thanks for just pointing the camera and letting it roll for the send. Great footage.

[@nikhann5682]

I think that's hands down the coolest sequence I've seen

[@jannikgorger2794]

THAT is a really great film - process, thoughts and smushin - rarely perfect sound-music-talking-balance

[@Awesomlypossom]

Idk about everyone else but I love the close up shots of the holds. It shows how truly bad they are and shuts up the part of my brain that says "That looks easy, I could do that!". Lol

[@Ensification]

Wow, that was very impressive! Go Mari 👏💪

[@francoisc.5486]

Dedication finally paid off ! Contratulations !

[@iedison3839]

I remember seeing the short of this a few months ago and thinking it was insane, seeing the full line makes it some much crazier. This is so futuristic huge props to Mari

[@johnarinehart]

One of the most underrated climbers in the world.

[@johnsoplete]

Mari is a beast! Congrats!! WIsh to see more of Mari's climbs 🙏

[@letsgocamping88]

Seriously impressive. What an athlete, a finely tuned climbing machine. Was rooting for you on the second to last attempt.

[@cz3582]

Awesome! What a great line!

[@hemasgeir470]

So impressive... I like Mari's taciturn vibe... nothing unnecessary, just pure climbing efficiency.

[@dave_h_8742]

Congratulations to you both, from the relaxing feel of the videoing, to the awsome Mari Salvasen beasting a route into submission by an upside down roundhouse kick to get the send. Calm, methodically working the route till a win 💪🙌

[@glynwilliams13266231]

Truly stunning ascent. Great filming and really enjoyed seeing how it came together.

[@destructoau7526]

What a nice proud trad line. Great Climb Mari.

[@Stanzig666]

There ya go, Mari! Amazing strength and grit.

[@patrickbryant_]

Really nice minimalist story telling for an inspiring battle. Awesome send Mari!

[@danielkunkler7293]

She is such a freaking badass. Mad props.

[@asconblake]

the clips of locking in the hand and feet positions is next level content, I love it!

[@velashevskyy]

Mari did one hell of job here! Kudos!

[@velashevskyy]

@WideBoyz is this your account above? Or is it a new kind of scam?

[@FABESTAH]

This video is an absolute motivational master piece, watching her progression over such a long period of time alongside with her sympathetic nature and strong but realistic mindset is such a beautiful composition. Incredible job, well done, keep up producing this fabulous content on your YT journey! ❤

[@stephanvg]

Amazing send by Mari, well done! Maybe the coolest line at one of my favorite crags.

[@6raquelita]

Amazing Mari!! Well done!!!

[@ryantaylor6470]

God Damn Mari is a beast! And this area, climb and crux sequence look amazing! Wish I could push the like button more than one time 💪

[@goatbloat8233]

Amazing effort! It must feel great to finish something that has been a project for 4 years.

[@LoveAndClimbing]

Congrats on your send, Mari! That sequence looks pretty wild. That crux sequence reminds me of some of the crack techniques I've found intermixed with boulder moves at Stone Fort (classic bouldering area in Tennessee). But this is obviously orders of magnitude more difficult.

[@hidden_sense9839]

Awesome first ascend! Congratulations! Really impressive! Mary is such a beast!

[@larathompson1981]

Finally! the video we've been waiting for. Such a great FA Mari!

[@seanmcguire61]

Nice work Mari, love the perseverance! Great camera work Pete!

[@caitmack1178]

Nice to see more of Mari!

[@TheUntam3d]

Masterclass! Pure climbing video, i loved it

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

WOW! Great effort👏👏👍

[@dreadiedude]

Big grats Mari! Great route!

[@hawthornewipe]

What an absolute hero. Amazing, thank you!

[@cranberrypanic]

unreal on every front, well done :)

[@AV-TV]

Nice! Strong and powerful!!

[@nematoad5821]

Mari and Pete inspire me so much 🥲🥲🥲

[@andersfugelli2764]

WoW!!! Gratulerer så mye, Mari!! Congratulations Mari!

[@eliseschwarte7252]

Mari is my favourite wide boy

[@misterx2133]

0:37 Unfortunately a typo. Should be 2022. But “good effort” Mari, as Pete would say. 🎉

[@heighRick]

Amazing effort Mari - GG!

[@ml242]

This is an amazing video. As great as it is to see the progression of climbing to ever insane levels, it's nice that even small filmmakers are doing equally well to document their progress (specifically this and the recent Michaela Kiersch ascent of Dreamcatcher come to mind).

[@StianH83]

This is amazing! good effort! Congrats Mari!

[@joolsgrommers1466]

Badass, inspiring, superlatives to spare! Great vibe.

[@paulmitchell5349]

Great line and a great sequence.

[@nettewilson5926]

So cool to see her push and persevere. I’ve done that too, albeit on MUCH easier climbs. But it’s good to see that even the greats have to work hard to achieve their goals. But also how can she grip those insane slimpers??? And that nothing heel jam..???

[@hijack80]

what an absolute unit

[@Aaron-th7xx]

The silly stuff on this channel is great, but I really love seeing some pure hard climbing on here every now and then as well

[@davidfalterman8713]

Brutal climb, incredible send, amazing video ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

[@hofi05a]

Great climb and strong performance!!💪🙂

[@hubertwier]

Absolutely outstanding

[@DunklerVater]

I love seeing videos where people go hard. congrats!

[@thephilej]

what a beautiful day to send. well done, Mari! 👊

[@andrewhunter6536]

Such an awesome climb from an awesome climber

[@juliangreaves4727]

Wow. Fantastic job 👏👏👏👏

[@kurtzepausekurtzepause1695]

0:33 should be december 2022, no. Great ascent! well done!

[@MarcosProjects]

Just... damn. So impressive.

[@Homosapiensantemortem]

Intro felt like the start of a dan mace film, great editing

[@BryanHaddon]

That crux was rad, flexibility plus strength on display.

[@TomOHalloranAus]

Too good!! Very very cool to watch that 🥳✌️

[@tomithicus]

This is incredible.

[@dunklermendel]

I see Mari, I give a thumb up. Simple as that.

[@tr1ckster]

That light in the final send!

[@moonti6820]

Nice edit, brutal boulder problem, awesome climber.

[@day2ra]

so sick! mari is a beast!

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

Mari is one of my fav pro climbers. Just mindblowing and loving her attitude

[@WideBoyz]

She has a full time job, she isn't a full time or professional climber 🙂

[@pgee3740]

@@WideBoyz Wow.