Setting His Dream Boulder (ft.

As a Christmas Special, Louis' little helpers - Hannah, Sam & Amber embark upon a setting journey to create Louis' dream boulder.
Team:
Louis - / captaincutloose
Sam - / samdj_
Hannah - / _hannahmorris_
Nathan - / nathanbetts_
Amber - / amberclimbss
Big shout out to The Climbing Hangar in Reading for hosting us and letting us use your lovely walls, setters and space.
00:00 Intro
01:10 Choosing Holds
02:03 Process Begins
03:32 Hannah Talks Us Through It
03:53 A Setters' Perspective
04:51 What Louis Wants
05:25 Silliness
06:55 Finished Up
07:27 Louis' First Look
10:27 Tweaking
12:35 Louis Lives His Dream
13:35 Outro
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[@CatalystClimbing]

Describe your dream boulder in the comments! Think mine (Sam) would be a 40 degree board style crimp ladder with a jumpy move at the start and a few lovely heel hooks

[@kevinwinter7050]

A tricky, balancy slab with little foot chips, and a heel or toe hook needed to balance for the top...

[@Claudia18915]

Mine would be one where the entire boulder is a cat, maybe two 😼

[@Fred-oz3tw]

same but maybe a cross move at the start and the jumpy move at the end going to a glorious jug

[@lacklustremedia9192]

a v5-v7 endurance boulder, half tension at the bottom into a kneebar rest, then a couple power moves ending with a dead point or full cut loose to finish

[@lacklustremedia9192]

or anything that utilizes my favorite move of all time. right arm into a solid gaston, left hand to a hold above that, bunches of feet to the left so you can switch the right hand gaston to an undercling to throw the left hand super high, then a big cut loose move to a jug. (see “Wyoming Flapperjack” on the kilter 12x12)

[@Angriest_Bartender]

This was really sweet of you all to do. I'm glad Louis liked it.

[@synnefo3319]

That "IT'S A CAT" at 7.38 is everything. 😂

[@allie4176]

This was incredibly heartwarming :) It was a purrrrfect Christmas present for Louis

[@laurensteiner5048]

You all did so well between knowing what Louis would enjoy and being able to put your creativity into the setting. I love how Louis' suggestions really brought the boulder to the next level. Ink's representation was a lovely addition and Hannah's name for the boulder is also purrfect!

[@chrisembry3736]

Epic boulder. Thanks for all you do for the community Louis. 100% deserved. And thank you to Amber, Sam and Hannah for doing the heavy lifting for us......mostly Amber.

[@zacharychang492]

Ink Crimps!

[@joethompson11]

This was very nice of all of you. Merry Christmas team!

[@DJReBoRn187]

My dream boulder - definitely slab with good holds but it be balance/compression moves that require slow movement to go through otherwise ya coming off the wall.

[@manicantsettleonausername6789]

This was a joy to watch

[@hannaha951]

Really enjoyed this, Sam - and everyone!!

[@Xeratas]

He was soooo happy, i loved his reaction when he saw the boulder. If you have friends like this, do you need anything else, really?

[@celinepires6353]

That was so cute ! Tanks for this ❤

[@sarahaddy1746]

Love it ❤❤

[@solomonreinman7452]

So wholesome :) my dream boulder is an endless tension roof with some hero moves

[@rhettetherington1351]

Great stuff. Happy Christmas to you all.

[@SolracFS]

loved this!

[@yavuzerkal2551]

love your videos and the positive, energetic vibes. I'm happy to see new faces in the channel, welcome Amber :) Keep it up y'all!

[@LadyLaddy]

Such a heartwarming video. Super cool und cute

[@lukethedaydreamer]

0:01 YEAH HALESTORM

[@Amberclimbss]

Been waiting for this comment 🤞🏽🤞🏽

[@lukethedaydreamer]

@@Amberclimbss They're great! I saw them in november :)

[@mrbasketbal98]

Well done Amber!

[@l1ttledrummerboy865]

Damn I always miss you guys when you’re filming at the reading venue!!

[@garyneilson85]

Great birthday problem. You're a naturel amberclimbss.

[@althejazzman]

Louis is so grateful for anything, but seriously it seemed like that problem was very carefully set!

[@PebblesBeaches]

This was so wonderful!! Especially the homage to Ink ❤

[@robinthebobin6537]

Brilliant boulder and brilliant video from all involved! I love how excited Louis is!😊 Louis and Hannah are both sooo great because of the sheer passion and enthusiasm they have for bouldering, you guys (and the others in the video too!) are a credit to our sport!

[@fourleafproductions9788]

Big up Amber for the halestorm hoodie

[@DomJC1992]

This was fun/cute! I think it could be cool to switch the cat face with the final holds, so you have a choice of difficult crimps/pinches to finish on, and still have something for your feet if you don't want to try to campus

[@christhepolymath3466]

My dream boulder...hmmm...I feel like I love climbing so much that it could have anything! Slab, overhang, stemming, toe hook, heel hook, crimp, jug, sloper...you name it! More objectively speaking though, my best hold type aside from jugs are definitely pinches. I'm also a big fan of large deadpoints, but (suprisingly) not a fan of dynos. I enjoy moves that require a lot of creativity, such as dihedrals, aretes, and hand-foot matches. If a boulder could (miraculously) somehow incorporate all of those things and be slightly overhanging...I think that would be the dream.

[@lucasc51]

Thank you every body 😂😂😂😂😂

[@joshuawhere]

Earlier today I was talking about my love for stuff that's overhanging but also techy. So I mean, a climb where the moves require a bit of power but also the correct sequence isn't immediately obvious.

[@davyvanderschoot6406]

That's a seriously cool bloc

[@alexclawson6107]

👍

[@TheFiReel]

So cool! Definitely a dream boulder for me too, perhaps with a bat hang somewhere if possible.. Then the cat has something to catch..

[@sandimil1289]

Louis is so cute

[@irenaadventures]

It’s the thumbnail photo for me

[@colemantrebor6574]

bat hang start, dyno somewhere, campus move somewhere, rotate on your feet on a slab like segment and a toe hook somewhere

[@ultralord7027]

My dream: Overhang, which leads to a few jugs with momentum. Then around the edge to the 0° wall - slopers, which can be stabilized with pressure, crimp as a top.

[@FAZE9NINE]

Im so sad i missed you at the boardroom the other day Louis

[@pocoloco3095]

Awesome vid! Sam needs to remember to wear his safety specs though!

[@Zekew24]

My dream boulder would have to be a slappy compression boulder up a roof with bomber heel hooks, toe hooks, slopers and pinches!

[@natewygant8085]

My dream boulder would be slabby with really big holds. Maybe a v8.

[@eva354]

When will the merch become available again?? I NEED to have 'fall off more' cat shirt!!

[@alexanderhilsendegen3307]

A cat-purr should be mendatory for the send!

[@speedbagwizard9880]

We're abouts are you based ?

[@nickegbg]

hannah looks like she my relative