EPIC bouldering in Bishop!

We travelled to Bishop for this year's athlete summit with The North Face and it was absolutely incredible! This place definitely brought up the boulderer in me, and I was very surprised and satisfied to put a few hard sends in the bag!
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Andrea Bandinelli : / zio_banda

[@johannessporer]

I like how Stefano is showing that also pro climbers are human and that it is better to be wise than brave on a scetchy topout.

[@M0dElite]

"If I do it, I don't even need crashpads." That pretty much summarises success in bouldering 😄

[@eliclarke24]

my favorite part lol

[@kleiber1729]

Epic send! And probably the longest rest ever seen on a V14.

[@mattiasgonczi]

If you are one of the best lead climbers of all time.. but isn't it a route if it has such a rest on it?

[@snefansson]

"There's also some hard climbs I want to try today" Proceeds to climb V4. It's those small comedic things in this channel that are just so good man 😂

[@MrHandro13]

that v4 is probably the most famous under v8 climb in the milks, thats why he did it i imagine

[@BastienAdrien]

And it looked quite hard in comparison to the grade so....😅

[@whelmking6497]

Thanks for being such a great amabassador and role model for climbing: humble, genuine, not taking risks beyond your comfort level, and still being an absolute beast.

[@TrackpadProductions]

I love that inverted foot-first movements are just called "Silence moves" now. Like this generation's "rose move".

[@shawntrevordaniel]

Where's the Rose route?

[@TrackpadProductions]

@@shawntrevordaniel A route in Buoux, called "La rose et le vampire"

[@Deathranger999]

@@shawntrevordaniel The route it came from is called La Rose et la Vampire, and the rose move itself was actually on holds that were chiseled into the rock, back when that was less of a taboo thing to do. It was chiseled, named, and sent by Antoine Le Menestrel, who said the movement “opens itself up like a rose petal and offers itself to the gaze of spectators.”

[@kiefmanning7394]

Nobody says that

[@Deathranger999]

@@kiefmanning7394 I’ve heard it a few times.

[@tracecarrasco3872]

I love the song reference at 3:37 to Mellow’s ALPHANE video 😊

[@somldanieldo]

What song is it?

[@yannickabram2631]

@@somldanieldo skrxla caution

[@nutellalover2677]

Awesome video Absolute chad moment when you were able to take a rest on a V14

[@phineasg7709]

If Jimmy Web held up his jacket to keep the sun out of my eyes I think I could send V14.

[@MiguelClimbs]

The filming and editing on these are getting so freaking good. Very inspiring Nicolò, Diego, Andrea 🔥

[@Jagknorr]

Im with you 100% on the risk vs reward of bouldering. Sometimes they are just stupid landings or crazy tall. Aint worth it. Don’t have to prove anything to anybody. Its for fun.

[@daniel03ss]

Very awesome seeing you climb in Bishop! Also loved that you included some of the lower grades like Iron man. Great video

[@TheMegaMrMe]

I love Stefano for the message he is sending. Stay safe and live to Boulder another day

[@honza4471]

I can confirm, right after hitting the notification bell I onsighted all my projects. 10/10 would recommend. ...But I'm kinda disappointed that youtube only lets me like this video, I was going to give it a heart. Maybe with some new software update

[@TheSimpleG5]

Totally agree. Don't top out if it's sketch. Glad you are being a role model for that. Nice of you to take the time to explain why as well...

[@zack.projects]

Very glad you show actual self preservation, and that it’s completely fun to do so. Boss man

[@euerhenning5780]

Big up the soundtrack choice for the mellow boys section of the vid haha.

[@TristanCleveland]

This video finally provides an answer to the question: can Stefano Ghisolfi climb V4?

[@infii205]

solo te potevi riuscire a riposare così tanto in un punto del genere.. assurdoo!! bellissimo

[@mugel212]

Just a chill day to check out the area ... oh there is a V14, let's try that. Epic!

[@gabrielramirezsanchez7882]

Stay with the one that protects you like Sara protected Stefano :)

[@suki355]

Love seeing you climb w other pros! Happy new yrs!

[@FooDawg]

Great Job Stefano!!! I have never seen a video of Goldfish Trombone before! Thanks for sharing!

[@Ascentyon]

10:30 - "I decided not to top out because it was too dangerous and for me it was not worth it" - MASSIVE RESPECT for doing/saying that. Far too many climbers (who are also route setters/log boulders) say that "The danger is part of the boulder", and then you see a 5-10m highball... Not it's fucking shouldn't... One day someone is going to break a leg or get paralyzed because you decided to put that problem into the topo.

[@miguelgazquez5717]

The danger is part of the boulder. Stefano just decided it was not worth it, maybe because he is primarly a route climber so taking risk for something wich is just a game is not worth it for him. We can all make our decisions about risk.

[@precursor4263]

Lel you just went from "I won't top out because it's scary" to "I need 3 crashpads for this V14, well actually I need 0 if I just send it"

[@jakobbauz]

This looks so awesome! I wish I'll be able to get on a plane and visit that place some day... :) Also thanks for being safe rather than sorry. It's the only (reasonable) way.

[@justindoss3701]

Loved this video, thanks for showing one seriously sandbagged looking v4. Good work on goldfish trombone, havent heard a pro climber trying that hard in a while. Really refreshing

[@jakobbauz]

Right?! I was thinking the same thing.

[@hoseoklee93]

great climbs!

[@UnkleMonkey18]

16:49 This boulder is 'Atari' V6/7A for those curious.

[@mattiasgonczi]

Thanks

[@jacoby310]

Stefano, you're a savage! Quickly becoming one of my favorite climbers!

[@professorbellorum]

It's fun seeing someone so strong get so heady on those top-outs. Maybe some boulder head-game will assist in your sport climbing

[@Badgerclism]

Congratulations Stefano, I have enjoyed your videos in this last year a lot and would like to thank you for creating great climbing content

[@jonathanrossddsmhs1271]

Isn’t that the truth! “If I do it, I don’t need the crash pad.”

[@Mereyer]

Stefano the boulderer is back! Great

[@Ozymandyus]

Love your videos!

[@taitloyek7980]

Awesome video and great sends it was super entertaining to watch. Your recovery on those tiny holds is unreal though! Do you have any tips for recovering on bad rest?

[@drtimoneill]

Nice one Stefano. We (Sam Edwards and I from Australia) did the FA of that like 20 years ago. Classic route. The US guys were too busy smoking pot ;) Also, we only gave it V13 so is that some grade inflation or have the holds got worse?

[@danyalismail3361]

There was hold breakage I'm pretty sure that required a whole new foot first beta which is why it got an upgrade

[@drtimoneill]

@@danyalismail3361 Yeah, that bump we did for the 3rd move was desperate. Judging from 10,000km away the foot first beta including a kneebar which we never used looks the same to me. Still V13 I say ;)

[@Maineiach]

i spent 6 weeks there. amazing place to climb and hike with a 14,250ft or 4000+m peak White Mountain rising over the high planes of Bishop.. If you love bouldering or just beautiful and spectacular nature, Bishop Ca. has to be on your list of places to visit!!

[@Jakobsch1]

really enjoying your content. keep up the good work stefano

[@DuHdemasta]

I love how it turned into a Mellow vids at 3:40, I had to shout "come one dude, let's go dude" to myself

[@alecesaris]

What a beautiful life!

[@joris04]

I love how Stefano is trolling Mellow with the music and editing lmao

[@94mcorrea]

How do you mean?

[@NeuralGamerAI]

I LOVE the Pou brothers!

[@syindrome]

Don't miss the post credit shenanigans 😝

[@spakjoeXD]

This guy is a legend

[@romainnemo6423]

super great vid' !

[@fanzj914]

Ma quanto si caga Stefano sulle usciteeee ti adoro sei un grande

[@lekanteto]

"If I do it, you don't even need a crash pad." 🤣

[@doduolove]

lmaoooo love caution being played when introducing jimmy and keenan, nice touch :)

[@oldi6btm6t9d4]

Welcome to California!

[@runforrest86]

DAMN I loved watching you boulder so hard. Dud, you need to start bouldering more! Some of my favorite videos of you lately have been hard boulders

[@theclimbingtourist4404]

Bravo! on hardest boulder ever.

[@Heitorclimb]

I'm loving boulderer Stefano

[@ArtZ00]

was just missing the beanie!!

[@calebwilliams7368]

It was a pleasure to give you a spot on Atari

[@bongosock]

I'd love to see what you make of the 'shark tooth' on Lucid Dreaming :)

[@kavali6320]

Fantastic scenery and incredibly strong climbers that seem immune to gravity ;) Great video and congrats for sending Goldfish Trombone ;)

[@Braaaains]

Not a climber, but just watching the video, those swivels hanging upside down using your shoulders look super hard. Thanks for sharing

[@TristanCleveland]

You are correct.

[@lubo3934]

He is one of the best climbers in the world. He makes it look doable, stiff that is just impossible to anyone else

[@ilsevanhoutte4594]

Awesome!😍

[@100_qoo]

Finally he is bouldering ❤

[@Mrperson662]

Stefano the Boulderer 💪

[@danielegentile2562]

Addirittura a dare indicazioni sulla posizione dei crashpads. Sei un mostro💪

[@hu_b]

Nice job Stefano for almost sending that v14. Just need to eliminate that rest near the end and you'll have it.

[@patrickwhiting4831]

😄

[@MNhvacPRO]

I don't know why, but when they happened upon Jimmy, I got super excited and had a sense of hope for humanity. True connection and quality time. Made me excited for my first summer Minnesota climbing (best climbing in the world IMO) ;)

[@ascotter]

Tell me about this secret gem of Minnesota! What do y’all got up there? You ever climbed anywhere else?

[@MNhvacPRO]

@@ascotter I have only scampered in other places never bouldered or trad. But Interstate park has some clean cracks, up by superior there is some not so well known multi pitch. I think alot of the wilderness boulders have not been explored yet as I have found maybe some v5/6 on random boulders in the woods. outside of that, its alot of quarry climbing. ridge to clip, ridge to clip.

[@ascotter]

@@MNhvacPRO That sounds nice, I love finding new FAs

[@Masamaihari]

Cool!! The place looks incredible✨

[@jordi95]

Wow, the trip would be worth it just for the views!

[@JS-jz9cg]

Wow fantastic!

[@flowrida1138]

I'll take those 2 grades. Thanks legend 💚

[@raymondfoo9045]

3:35 Suddenly becomes a Mellow video with that music lol

[@theboredblueberry]

My hardest boulder 😂💚..that’s what she said 🤣✌🏻💚💯💨just kidding around ..seriously impressive climbing video bro✌🏻💨💨💨

[@spacecowboysucio]

Máquina! So fun video as usuall

[@rafita3399]

Grande Sara

[@lucaswingsuit412]

Very nice!

[@EatPastaBeFasta]

surprisingly Jimmy Webb was there? Isn't he in the TNF team too? :D

[@sethgilbertson2474]

👍👍👍💪💪💪So impressive!

[@fs.fabiosilva]

Easter egg is funny hehe

[@milksushi6640]

Casual jweb collab lolll

[@sebastiannielsen7763]

Amazing

[@henning_jasper]

The timing is just perfect! Ordered the bishop topo guide yesterday and am going to be there this spring. Awesome video, got me super hyped! Also cool to see Jimmy the Webb bouldering with you :)

[@bionickchief]

skiers become boulderers from now on

[@LilianCvl]

8c now!!

[@kyleclimbs3740]

Pretty sure having someone like Jimmy cheer you on is considered aid climbing lol

[@studiooff2946]

nice footaj brotha

[@gabr889]

I was half expecting him to be like "ok guys, this is my first time bouldering! This is a crash-pad, never used one before! Let's go! 😂"

[@mattiasgonczi]

Stefano day 2: i wouldn't take risk even for the hardes boulder in the world. Stefano day 3: If I do it, I don't even need crash pads... thank you for the vid, magic!

[@sueedenjin]

wise words

[@adolfouruburo439]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Miura.Powers]

Sara is the best!

[@kylegraham4214]

anyone know the track during the v14 send?

[@PaoloCaglioLMT]

"On the third day there wasn't a big crew"... tu e Sara siete la crew migliore!!! Comunque confermo: in USA o sono super paranoici con la sicurezza, oppure si lanciano im queste imprese spericolate senza senso come scalare boulder di 20 metri senza protezioni, praticamente in free solo in cui, a prescindere dalla difficoltà o che uno abbia abbondantemente il grado, cadere significherebbe farsi molto male o peggio. A parte Alex Honnold, sembra che il fine ultimo degli Americani, in ogni cosa che fanno, sia di mettersi in mostra davanti agli altri.

[@leham27]

I was the thousandth like

[@karlderdelinckx]

Strange … there or not yet 1000 likes here!

[@stephenlavin59]

Good Hustle Stefano

[@jonathanrossddsmhs1271]

Stefano/Mellow collaboration for 2023 please!

[@faragematheus]

be careful next time climbing boulders! the chalk bag's dab is dab too! hahaha great video!

[@rmueller]

Stefano: I’m doing hard boulders today. Also Stefano: gets on a v4 😂

[@ascotter]

*bishop V4

[@CrispyClouds]

It's all relative. Iron man traverse is probably the most well known v4 there and actually hard for a lot of climbers. Great warm up once you get it dialed though.

[@l.s2396]

Using the Mellow music 😂

[@DrEru]

Editor-san stealing the alphane music :)

[@donkyuhbuhts540]

I am officially climbing 2 grades harder.

[@borisk2587]

so much quality in all of this, except for the music. please no more techno on future videos.

[@undaware]

I squeeze everything too much.