Off the Wagon sit (8C+/V16) Shawn Raboutou

Shawn Raboutou climbs the first ascent Off the Wagon sit (V16/8C+) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. Video filmed and edited by Shawn Raboutou. November 27, 2018

[@madhatter4698]

These guys know what we want. Clean edits. Sick music. Hard AF boulders. Guys, please keep this up. This is where I get my dosage of motivation and psych.

[@JimmyBlackhall]

I love the direction Climbing is going with this style of filming. It’s like skateboarding meets bouldering. Real as real can get !!

[@kraysean]

ur welcome

[@Antonio-pp1fn]

@Joe Weber dafuq u saying? Music is awesome

[@darrenr90]

@Joe Weber I'll pray for you.

[@Metalgear222]

hahahaha this is how it all began! go check out the original videos like RAMPAGE, INERTIA 1&2, FREE HUECO. Many climbers doubled as skaters too and had the same sense of dark playful humor. it was my favorite part about the climbing community :D

[@michaelniessner9489]

I dont like skateboarding

[@tallasianguy42]

I wonder if that farmer knows how famous his wagon is

[@MUuulerOriginal]

I think he does, read that somewhere if i remember correctly, could be wrong tho.

[@dmm4133]

Which farmer?

[@feluver]

Some god-like rotator cuffs on this young man

[@weebig]

Youth is great medicine

[@timsmith6532]

Daniel W. You need a lot more training than just being young to climb V16 hahaha

[@maxpowell4687]

So happy this channel is up

[@joehenshall8735]

This is the coolest climbing channel. Sick send!

[@diabl2master]

1:28 that shot was really cool, as well as informative. Good shit.

[@boulderjunkie3799]

That's the first V16 that I've seen that I could actually relate to my style. If only I had super strength! Beautiful line, good job man!!

[@thewateringwiz7118]

Same, that would be my dream boulder to send. Such a beautiful problem

[@DerEchteBtight]

I will respect the land around this boulder and won't climb this one. But I easily could

[@joelbrady7257]

your restraint is admirable.

[@erikhunter59]

"easily"

[@DreamzzyGaming]

I read a comment from one of the climbers from mellow saying the farmer is completely fine with climbers there now, and let them do fuckall with the wagon

[@MrApetape]

A quesion: Is there always this wagon in front of the boulder or do you have to ask the farmer and he goes "Are you a V16 climber? Otherwise don't even bother putting the wagon in front of the boulder.."

[@matthewblake6368]

Such a futuristic boulder. Stoked to see more wagon sit starts in 2019

[@EricBurbeck]

lol i never thought i would see someone request "wagon sit" climbs :P

[@RedundantComments]

You had to wait until 2020, but you got what you asked for :-)

[@themeatpopsicle]

chalk bucket handups are aid

[@scottdonahue7813]

wagons are aid

[@themeatpopsicle]

@@scottdonahue7813 lighters are aid

[@skltr21]

So was that twig he used up top. No send lol

[@ripgnar4352]

skltr21 hahahahah i thought the same but everything until the twig was badass

[@Del1Dub]

He even touched the moss while topping out, such a freaking cheat mayne..

[@mrshortman13]

Gotta say, that filming was pretty awesome. The shot going up next to the boulder and actually showing the holds, I wish all climbing videos would do that. Loved it

[@valtteriahola553]

Insane boulder and an excellent choice for background music

[@Paul-es5tz]

Joe Weber not as much as your mother

[@aladeenmadafaka6286]

What will human being do when vagon will broke down? Cant imagine that future...world will never be like before

[@jnananinja7436]

I was thinking this looked so familiar then I remembered Dosage, and Sharma and Grahm going to town on it. And ya know.., I see so many comments about how great these kind of climbing vids are.., and sure, they are good vids, BUT does no one remember all the great predecessors like Dosage? Now those are EPIC bouldering vids!!

[@BlocBusters]

been waiting for this!! such a cool iconic boulder 👍

[@mateusbezerrademenezes3890]

Nice one man!!! Nice edit too Raboutou!

[@IsaacSMILE]

Seems to take inspiration from 'skate edit' videography (E.g Old Frankie Morales edits). My kinda thing!

[@mixolt23]

Sick channel and even sicker send!

[@IsaacSMILE]

Nice videography and soundtrack. Props. ( Great climbing too)

[@jcostelloSE]

On Jah been waiting for this one since Bailey won nationals, the Sean/Shawns be on 2019

[@MrDifmaster]

lol different person, this is Shawn Raboutou not Sean Bailey

[@jcostelloSE]

I know man I just like them both, they cut from the same stuff

[@joshjm3]

On jah

[@geoffreybush2997]

Doesn't "sit-down start" mean you start sitting down?

[@Bemoderso]

Just realized why it's called off the Wagon and now my mind is blown. Actually double blown, cause the climbing is sick!

[@adishyam2177]

Great soundtrack !!

[@KarelFaf]

I hear Biggie, I press like

[@HEAVYMETALMAGICVIDS]

That cut loose was DIIIIISGUSTING

[@harrytaylor2479]

wow so talented he climbed this while filming at the same time wow

[@constanceelaine3909]

Exactly 🙌

[@maximillianreichel1748]

I only just realised that this is called 'Off the Wagon' because its literally being done off a wagon lol

[@ShunkopleX]

so...is the a no wagon variant from the ground also?

[@PeterParker-rh3cp]

what if someone removes the wagon?

[@gordonneverdies]

What's up with the wagon/trailer? I know that's the name of the problem but just curious if it was originally there or he used it to reach the start holds.

[@paul-emilefrancois3731]

guess it was originally here. you have to go "off the wagon"

[@anselmgeimer2138]

it´s been there for ages. It was already there when Sharma and Graham first tried it over a decade ago.

[@jacksoukup5442]

It's in one of the Dosage videos from a long time ago. Old School shit with young Chris Sharma and Dave Graham

[@rollinnackenheim]

If i remember correctly, you can only acces this boulder, when there is no cattle in this area and whenever there is no cattle, the farmer stores his wagon there

[@zoaxanthellae]

@@rollinnackenheim And he's cool with people coming around and jumping and falling on it? That's surprising

[@sethgilbertson2474]

Goddam! Any surprise this kid can crush? Dope send.

[@Montdawgy]

Sickkkk 🔥🔥🔥

[@Michael_Schmatzberger]

I wonder if you can do an even lower start from behind the wagon ... sick line!

[@rafaelsanna96]

sick

[@djsafespace]

When is the next Shawn Raboutou part coming? He deserves a 30 minute part!

[@adamhaas141]

Shawn sucks at fireworks.

[@WillTheFrozen]

sick climb

[@RobertoMooreRMR]

Ta bien mamao el shawn

[@jeffreywaller1971]

must build platform wagon

[@DSki-wh5hc]

Campuses a V16. G shit.

[@sibrilliant]

Off the wagon is inspiration to get to that level of climbing

[@MrTheTwiggy]

When your shoulder muscles have biceps

[@Picklemedia]

Is this 'free solo'?

[@matroupsup3328]

Dan Boulders are not given that kind of denomination. However when a boulder gets really high (not the case here), it’s called a highball.

[@frankheiser2775]

One of the best videos so far! nice editing and music, thanks for the content! Keep it up stocked :D

[@iso6390]

first! awesome video guys

[@MarkusSojakka]

How is this sit start?

[@knallhardt]

awesome video. I like the camerasytle

[@AKelly-wd4lj]

He could fly with them wings

[@Colin_Barnes]

so sick. loved it. nice one.

[@1983alex]

On your marks, get set. Quality edit and classic tune 👌

[@bryantm6]

The sit seems to add a lot of quality and value to an already mega classic.

[@cyziostep]

This is pure fire

[@julianachimsohn5944]

So sick! Great job and great filming

[@rock6295]

Sit?

[@paul-emilefrancois3731]

yeah, it seems to add a dyno at the start rather than starting on the hold you're throwing on

[@IsuckYoungBlood]

Here's the stand version (8B+) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGLKg6uQrdBrjKM

[@kentorh5036]

Gotta love Mellow

[@tatedeclan]

The illest! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Vivic688]

SHEEEESH

[@benjamima131]

🤙 sick send brotha

[@hotjavalava]

I thought the grading in climbing goes off the crux difficulty which is the big dyno move to a painful looking shoulder crimp. That is the same in both the stand and sit start so why is the sit start 2 grades harder?

[@bhangrastan]

hotjavalava you aren’t quite right. Bouldering grades (Font and V, at least) are graded for the overall difficulty of the climb. So the sit adds more hard moves and you’re more tired when you get to the crux, therefore it’s a harder climb. English tech grade goes off the single hardest move though! All the different grading systems are different.

[@hotjavalava]

Is sport climbing graded this same way or by the hardest move? @@bhangrastan

[@bhangrastan]

hotjavalava The same way! Sport climbing and bouldering both take into account how long the climb is, how hard each move is and how they all link together. So you can have two sport climbs both graded at F8a, one is 40m long and very pumps but no single move is the crux and another 8a that is six moves long with a two move crux in it. Both are 8a because they are each of the same difficulty but in different styles. In bouldering, I’ve done problems that are two moves long, and I’ve done some that are twenty, but each are given the same grade!

[@hotjavalava]

Well I guess it's pretty subjective since I have talked to route setters who have put up many FAs and say it's by the hardest move. I wish there was more of a clear formula to determine a grade.@@bhangrastan

[@LukeD26]

@@hotjavalavawell those route setter probably didn’t explain it very well because I think it’s pretty standard that it’s based on overall difficulty

[@mauroh86]

1:03

[@lewishahn92]

Wagons are aid.

[@paulmitchell5349]

Lovin' that elevated landing.

[@c4m1llb39]

Sick send

[@bntrtn]

Oh yes. Nice song with a sample of "I put a spell on you" from Screamin' Jay Hawkins, effective..

[@n.c4692]

Benoît Roten It is « kick in the door » by Biggie ;)

[@bntrtn]

nDawg kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqi7kpxjqMyAY9U

[@n.c4692]

The beat on biggie's song is sampled from this one @@bntrtn

[@n.c4692]

but thank's tho, didn't know where it came from!

[@leonepantaleoni348]

🔥🔥🔥

[@hamishfalconer9402]

Sick climbs! Sick beats!

[@mandisaeteun9251]

That got me hyped.

[@tieum1719]

Magnifique ce bloc...

[@МишаТкачук-и3с]

Nice channel!

[@denislejeune9218]

'claims... of'?

[@tomaskertesz2998]

awesome!

[@davidarredondo2106]

Anyone else appreciate how the editor ended the video with some urban firework lighting in order to evoke a theme of youthful rebellion--only pour cold water all over that sentiment with a big brother-esque "RESPECT THE LAND AROUND THIS BOULDER"? Note: Yes, I know they are trying to maintain access to the boulder with the last statement. It just creates laughable dissonance with the rest of the videos theme.

[@Brotherguy_]

I think you're looking too deep mate. Climb, have fun, respect the land that is all.

[@AndyDay]

You can stick it to the man and respect the environment at the same time. One does not prevent the other.

[@forrestnetuschil3760]

dab

[@Desir777]

dab

[@saulsarry]

The number of V16 boulders seems to be increasing exponentially in the last year. Is the grade becoming softer or are the climbers becoming better?

[@johnflanagan7870]

Saul Spencer the quality of climbing has risen, just like the quality of sprinters and hockey players. Now, the climbers are getting bold enough to declare V16/8c+ because the culture has begun to recognize it.

[@dylanmilne2762]

someone would set this at my gym and call it V6

[@aminopro87]

How is this a sit? Obviously not taking away from how impressive this is. But there is nothing "sit" about it.

[@nicklozica8914]

He started sitting on the wagon

[@aminopro87]

@@nicklozica8914 No he didn't.

[@Colin_Barnes]

Title should have been "Off the Wagon low start" or whatever indeed... but who cares. This was amazing.

[@aswanshankara2319]

maybe they should have said low start this is the stand kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGLKg6uQrdBrjKM

[@aspuzling]

Shawn called it the "low start" on his instagram and Daniel woods called it "low/crouch/full line start" on his insta linking to this video so I think sit is not right.

[@bizmonkey007]

Why are they using the wagon? Is there no way to do this problem ground up?

[@thibaultpierson1495]

How does adding one moove to traditional start (off the wagon V14) can raise the grade up to v16?? Though it's still massive and impressive, should the grade be v15 more than v16? Just asking (NOT JUDGING) because I'm asking myself when I'm bouldering in new area and I have to put a grade after a FA.

[@aakashdeepmundi7226]

Depends on the difficulty of the moves added. The one big move right before the V14 start is Insanely hard - feet are bad, holds point the wrong direction, small and sharp crimp to catch. If you look at his right hand during that move, it's at his hip - the move is huge and probably a V11/12 by itself. Stack a V14 above and you probably get a V16. Another thing is that it's a really physical move, and might tire you out for the crux move a lil bit

[@sharangsharma4259]

shawn is such an underated climber in the big short world man, dudes climbing 8c+ at 20, fucks sake, he the future.

[@Arithmophobia]

aged well

[@kanepowell6521]

Soft

[@cymcintosh4417]

Kane Powell you do insanely hard moves into an established v14 wit no rest that sounds v16 to me

[@yishaiwhite9730]

Music isn't good

[@Arithmophobia]

white.

[@codyheiner3636]

Had to mute, music is annoying af :(

[@peterhammer6915]

terrible music. Otherwise very nice.

[@Arithmophobia]

it’s okay to be wrong

[@TraozTV]

corny music choice, bring some actual bangers.

[@kraysean]

u just wait...

[@TraozTV]

@@kraysean wheres the bladee at. im tryna drain.