Angel of Pain 32 (8b+/5.14a)

A 2007 ascent of this classic test piece at Castle Hill, New Zealand.
Put up by Swiss master Eric Talmadge in 1991, this Castle Hill test piece is a five star route and one of a kind. All natural holds - including four monos leads to a desperate mantle that few people have been able to complete. To this date the climb has had one further ascent (Wiz - making 3 ascents total).
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[@Lycian17]

Brilliant! That mantel at the top has to be a total hearthbreaker!

[@drjob4]

I think I got injured just watching this video. Nasty monos!!

[@mattstanford2789]

man this is one of the absolute coolest climbs i've ever seen. Awesome send man!

[@johnmalkinson1760]

what beautiful movement. that smile at the end says it all, we all know that moment

[@kazo0ie]

insane route! to think these holds are all natural.. in such an aesthetic line, with That mantle. dreamy

[@discreetbolivar]

this route went straight to my bucket list. this is soo cool!

[@christhedrawingoffice4931]

I've clapped for you from home too! I'm in awe

[@jimvozheer3744]

Wonderfully beautiful. Love NZ

[@davemacleod9623]

a lovely castle hill finish, gd job, Eric wud be impressed...

[@Leander_]

Very cool, thanks for sharing this!

[@Turbosim]

That smile at the end !!! congrats :)

[@andycowley7979]

Those moves look brutal...impressive...well done...

[@effe1150]

Amazing line!!

[@jorgeandrescarrilloigor6926]

I love this video. Congrats bro!! Nice Work nice route. Every moves are strong

[@pawelfryc4581]

unbelievable beauty id like to do this route one day

[@megatonante]

How can this be "only" 8b+, looks way harder

[@p.trrr1]

it's all fun until you hear that pop

[@hinzkunz7960]

Congrats!

[@2fast4me9]

Awesome send!

[@LukeRockCimber]

that looks like a crazy desperate mantle top out

[@aeg1052]

Great video! Remind me our rocks in Bahchisaray, Crinea, Russia. The same poor feets and monos with crimps, plus geology of some of rocks looks pretty the same! Kudos for sending!

[@bongosock]

What a beautiful piece of brutality that is! Gratz :)

[@stickyjohanpsp]

Awesome climb!

[@marcelmougenot]

Wowww! Very nice man!

[@stacky512a]

amazing

[@escaladaseguraamimanera3621]

brutal...no tengo palabras para describir lo duro que debe ser. gracias por el video

[@Uncutclimbing]

Dream Route

[@sethgilbertson2474]

Just looks completely desperate, but the rock and the movement look brilliant!

[@shouldhavebeenhere]

Hey Derek! so rad to come across this video. youtube algorythme is good some times. I hope you are doing good. Laurent (Switzerland)

[@thatcherderek]

Kai ora Laurent - cheers!

[@TheMrStaubsauger]

hands started dripping

[@paulmitchell5349]

Looks a smidge undergraded.

[@ronmckay3322]

Late to this one, but 8b+? Looks well harder...

[@joelbrady7257]

What a nightmare.

[@michaelflorio7903]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@arsenegg3443]

🤩💪

[@mikerockell8590]

Looks harder than 8b+. And I’ve watched too many climbing videos.

[@auntie5132]

disgusting, but I like it!

[@noahjeffery5670]

My v5 ass watching this "wow such a cool route I'd love to try it" gets to a two finger pocket and dies before the monos

[@daniel_brqlo]

Awesome route. Cool name. Awful soundtrack 😆

[@johannessporer]

This is the best climbing vid i watched in a while! So much better than another 40m 8b+ in Spain.

[@thatcherderek]

Cheers, though I wouldn't mind being in Spain climbing long pumpers right now!

[@johannessporer]

@@thatcherderek At least it's not winter down south ;) we are in lockdown for month and all the rock is covered in snow....

[@rushthezeppelin]

Two mono clips AND two mono to mono moves? Plus a crazy slopey mantle? Man that's a sick climb even if it's really short. Not to mention that's the craziest looking limestone I've ever seen the way it's sculpted. It looks more like the kind of features you would see on desert sandstone (like The Wave in Arizona).

[@EliasStribrny]

Wow! The route looks absolutely amazing! Nice performance guys😄

[@bongosock]

I didn't know that Agent Coulson was such a climbing mutant.

[@denclimber]

Sic!

[@TesterAnimal1]

Nice one. Cheered me right up, that final send! Looked well in control when you did it.

[@umdidoo]

Such brutal monos! and that huuuge slopey mantle! sick send. cool seeing the progress. that belay at 2:16 though... oof...

[@phutton88]

Lookin TOUGH braj! Subscribed!

[@OI-fr7ue]

¡Buenísimo!

[@bloctribe]

A briliant line...cool climb!

[@edwardoakley8659]

What an amazing route!!!!

[@renegoide]

Good video Man!!

[@ensar6803]

what a line !

[@ras906]

Strong send!