Climbing a v17/9a roof crack with no shoes? Barefoot Charles on his hardest project yet

[@diegos3751]

This mf just lifted his entire weight with one finger

[@plinkinganddriving]

It’s pretty crazy to see and even more crazy to experience becoming so comfortable bearing such a large amount of weight on your fingers. As a human, I find human anatomy pretty silly with how strong your bones and muscles in your hands and arms can get

[@mr_h831]

​@@plinkinganddrivingYou're not fooling me Zim! Go back to your planet!

[@ricotrejo4125]

Not the impressive part. It's actually he did it in a crack

[@felix-eeee]

@@plinkinganddriving yeah, it's crazy

[@Tac0caT0]

It’s not uncommon at the elite levels of climbing.

[@WideBoyz]

looks totally amazing!! nice one Charles!!

[@eclipsearchery9387]

You guys going to have a go?!?

[@solomonreinman7452]

My first thought watching this was "Pete and Tom need to get out there"

[@borntoclimb7116]

Agree

[@gr.4380]

cmon, yall have to try it now 😉

[@craigo7768]

Please get him in the cellar

[@nava4672]

The man is crimping with his toes

[@234i9]

feels like it can be beneficial once you get them conditioned

[@Rebelutionman123]

Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall just rose out of their beds like Nosferatu seeing this footage drop LMAOO

[@justingabriele3881]

Only dude to worry about blowing toe pullies

[@PuddinPuncher]

Climbers are weird this guy just said a crack was mind blowing just wait till he tries real crack

[@onpahanvaan]

Yeah! Go off-width or go home!

[@nationalgeo2191]

^ lmao

[@gezzapk]

Dude just did a toe jam

[@keithb3989]

Chalking up his feet while hanging by one hand is the ultimate Chad move Holy shit!

[@itsonlyoden2414]

This dude is a chiller

[@SuperAbrahamE]

Dude sees crack in the roof of a cave. Dude climbs crack in root of cave.

[@NothingTrue11]

I want to see Adam Ondra try this problem

[@biomorphic]

He will find at least a couple of knee bars.

[@1honeybun]

he different

[@barakpinnon5529]

This looks like the newest famous climb

[@x3i4n]

This dude is climbing like a real caveman. He stronk boi

[@buckyboiii9068]

I love barefootclimbing

[@LiveLoveLevelUp]

When he said monos in a roof 😮 And working on anproblemnfor 5yrs!

[@borntoclimb7116]

What a impressive boulder

[@moosemafia1659]

This is probably the most beautiful v17 Ive seen. The movement is like a dance

[@geoffreyduchemin3042]

Can't wait to see

[@StevenP726]

that looks so fun bruh

[@magnumpunch]

Really good

[@ROFLitzSaur]

he should call it 'forty feet'

[@julianandthepig]

I know this guy! His name is bare foot Charles! We met when I was in Paris, he’s super chill! 😅😊😊

[@hartlas]

I was just wondering yesterday if anyone climbed barefoot and chalked their feet lol

[@perrydoig2872]

Wonder what Mason Earle thinks of that toe jam.

[@vt359]

Madlad

[@mohammadhosseinrahimiabken6480]

❤

[@JordansTake35]

Nothing like roof monos and marking your attempts in blood on the wall

[@solomonsolis2596]

Bro your sick barefoot ur amazing

[@asura8495]

real hardcore climber don't use chalk. They even use baby oil!

[@solomonsolis2596]

@@asura8495 ur a clown

[@user-fi6vv9pq2i]

😮😮😮😮

[@88denji]

Has Pete Whitaker already tried it?

[@chasingvibes420]

He's calling it a project like he's playing minecraft

[@k.a.8725]

All climbers call hard routes that take them weeks to figure out and complete projects

[@asura8495]

minecraft player unable to understand there are other things than minecraft

[@pants1359]

Touch grass my guy

[@deapthought1156]

Toe Jam? Lol

[@iambre3]

1 finger wtf 😂

[@biomorphic]

If it is V17, then can be 9A font, not 9a.

[@ssize_t]

Thank you. Let's spread the word of the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters in climbing grades

[@HelderTavares-kd6cg]

7c+, my maximun

[@watching7384]

Excuse me what was that he did with his finger? My girlfriend is wondering

[@jedalexander8609]

Sharma, witness the fitness...barefoot? Yea v18

[@ryancarriger4374]

is climbing with no shoes better or just sometimes situations call for it i have never heard of this level of climbing with no shoes

[@nickking3216]

Only barefoot charles climbs with no shoes at this level lol…

[@jonnyskray3000]

Shoes are 1000x better. That's why everybody wears them lol

[@Fuzzira]

In terms of bio mechanics if you trained your toes the same way you did your fingers I think it would be on par with shoes, it just comes down to whether you want to condition and wear and tear your feet vs putting on tight shoes and keeping your feet soft. Realistically when climbing with shoes the only toe that gets any strength is your big toe but if you're always barefoot you could potentially strengthen and improve mobility in all toes. Climbing shoes do have the same downsides as any modern footwear though and if you're really going for performance it's akin to chinese footbinding in how it forces your toes to bend down on themselves. You can of course just wear a looser shoe but typically you lose out on how much force you can apply through your toes, which comes back to why barefoot style could be beneficial, if you properly condition it...

[@jonnyskray3000]

@Fuzzira that's just wrong. You are trying to compare the dexterity of toes to fingers. You can't "train toes" ffs to do the same thing as fingers. Physiologically, they have much less nerve endings (feel/pain/pressure/temp) to 2 jointed toes without a palm and opposable thumb. Another YT expert

[@Fuzzira]

@@jonnyskray3000 Which scientific study did you read to find out shoes are 1000x times better than barefeet? But you're of course right, you hold the crown to the truth of this matter, I must defer to your judgment Shoebeta San. Since most everyone adhers to one train of thought, it MUST be the right path! HAI!

[@coopercarguy]

This guy in the same league as monkeys when it comes to climbing

[@TheOnlyWayUp-iv8gr]

Didn’t it get downgraded to v15 tho

[@maxwellerickson7066]

That was the last boulder he graded V17, apparently this one is much harder. Should be at least V16 if repeated but I'm not sure how soon that will be.

[@TheValinov]

@@maxwellerickson7066 i guess a small young boy or girl with small hands could climb this quite easy.

[@mariobotti1952]

What he smokes??

[@bushyfpv8036]

The strong stuff 🤙

[@lucasmulvehill6300]

Shoes please

[@user-cb9je6oj7u]

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23) Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. (Joel 2:12-13) I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. (Luke 13:5)

[@darkotp7108]

Maybe note even 8b+ but ok,you need to pay tour rent...

[@tanguylaloy8155]

Why? What matters is the way you do it, not how easy it would be with two kneepads

[@LostinYTblackhole]

Maybe a V4. And that’s stretching it

[@amethyst8399]

pretty sure it already got downgraded

[@crescentfuze]

Source...?

[@doggyinthewindow]

nope

[@amethyst8399]

@@doggyinthewindow ok mane i’m working then, just something i heard through the grapevine

[@eugenelee533]

@@amethyst8399how is it downgraded when nobody else had sent it yet?

[@amethyst8399]

@@eugenelee533 yeah ok i just heard it through the grapevine my bad

[@trevorout]

Had this guy finished any climbs yet? He sure talks a lot about projecting….

[@rickittyrickith7028]

he did this

[@user-fn8bq7ef7t]

I just got flashbacks to my community pool with the textured bottom 🥲