Petit Grepon rock climb, Rocky Mountain National Park CO 9/20

[@illegalstrong]

I just found this while looking for beta and wow, what a gem! Looks like an all-time day for you guys.

[@rollieberg9022]

I climbed Petit Grepon back in 1978. Your video is one of the best I've seen, brought back a lot of memories. I remember the wild exposure; we didn't take the long repels down we climbed back over the Vee between Saber & Sharks Tooth. I don't remember any bolt belays, just ratty old slings. I did the same thing at the top you did (Yahoo). There were some climbers a few pitches below us come to find out later that it was Steve Kamito & Yvon Chouinard, closest as I ever got to either of them. Many happy climbing years ahead for both of you.

[@seanmunaco]

That’s awesome, thanks for sharing that.

[@marymessal3797]

Been on that classic 3x.....last time at age 70!

[@JonathanSlator]

Climbed it in '83. Brilliant rock in some enormous exposure. The summit is epic; the rappels are lousy!

[@zrdespain]

Bad ass boys, I got on this a few weeks ago and had to bail from the top of pitch 4. It makes me feel better hearing your assessment of the grades on the pitches.

[@superheatsubcool]

This brings back memories, the upper sections are really out there. We went off the back too, no rap rings back then. Thanks for doing the Vid!

[@seanmunaco]

Would love to paraglide off the top. Skip the raps in the dark and long walks back to the trail head..

[@steverino333]

Climbed this in '93 or '94 before the rap anchors were installed. We rapped down the back side and had to climb up a wet 5.4/5.5 chimney (w/o a rope 'cuz ass partner did not want to waste time) before heading down The Gash. We slept in car at Glacier Gorge parking lot and hiked in @ 3am. Got onto the rock at about 7 and by the time we summitted (about 1) a storm was rolling in. Can't see chancing it starting as late as you guys did but you had a perfect day.

[@paintham9430]

That’s a pretty epic video. Great day, good vibes, good footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@seanmunaco]

Thanks for watching

[@georgesheffield1580]

This is one I had forgotten , 68 or 69 , no cams or sticky shoes . Nice climb though .

[@georgesheffield1580]

Good rock .

[@TomJones-yp1qh]

Well done guys, both the climb and the vid.

[@wildsima]

On the to-do list for awhile…sick vid, thanks for sharing!

[@seanmunaco]

Thanks

[@annaduff2515]

What you are doing has to be the ultimate RUSH at times. Hats off to you Sean. Love it!!

[@andrewcrittenden7796]

As an fyi, those bolts are just over 20 years old. Always use both when rapping (especially in rmnp). Good work though

[@Homefreeliving]

Awesome video!!!!!

[@wiltucker7157]

Holy exposure Batman. Makes you ask, how much do I really trust the gear.

[@seanmunaco]

Trust it with my life!

[@BoolaBear]

How is your Rage Against the Machine not copyrighted on your video? I might like to use Rage Against the Machine.

[@jessebray7511]

Early start? Looks like you guys slept in! Most people are at the base around sunrise.

[@seanmunaco]

We did get a late start. We climbed McGregor slab the day before that ran late and had issues with the parking/shuttles in the early morning. Almost shut down the attempt..

[@jessebray7511]

@@seanmunaco Right on. For next time, with an alpine start you can avoid using the shuttle. Also, the route you climbed is actually the South Face (not West face) and goes at 5.8. The P5 variation is a very short 5.9 section and protects very well.

[@markfain322]

Absolutely badass!

[@seanmunaco]

Thanks for going! And helping out with shots

[@peterhall8797]

How do you get your gear back after rappelling?

[@seanmunaco]

On this particular route there’s dedicated rappel anchors, a little hard to find at times but there none the less