Trad Climbing on Retribution at The Gunks, NY

[@Lax-Sharks]

You backed up the piton...lol. Best "Thank God" cam ever at 8:14

[@AndrewTucci-kv6gr]

This makes me appreciate my wife always willing to belay for me. It allows me to climb in peace, and not have to listen to guys constantly chirping at me. To each their own I suppose.

[@greenskin3000]

Nice climb! Been waiting for more video like this from you, cheers!

[@dannyneriiii7766]

What are you talking about at the opening? A piece of gear? An ascent? Been wondering for years

[@jeffreysnewton]

"if you've got better advice than that, I'll take it" lol.

[@badnews9312]

Man you sure get in a lot of time on the rock and seem to travel quite a bit as well.....most of your videos were made over the last three years or so from what I can tell, how long have you been climbing? I am quite curious - you really seem to have come a long way quite quickly.....climbing 12a sport routes and hard 10 trad routes after only a few years climbing is quite the accomplishment - it took me a good decade to make those numbers and that was when I was out every weekend a at least one weeknight plus a couple trips per summer...now in my 50s I climb mostly trad routes 5.9 low 10s....though I have been doing more aid climbing or rather working on my skills - hooking - jugging fixed line - rope managment skills, hauling, setting portaleges, shit like that..... hope to do a trip to Yosemite in the not too distant future - Washington Colum south face A2 about 15 or so pitches me and my old climbing buddy of 30 plus years....we also climb ice in the winters up here in Canada.

[@bonefishboards]

#3 Saddlewedge for the crux. At least that's the piece I've always used. But I'm old.

[@tex2383]

Tried this a week ago, hard climb. Well done. You should try coexistence, directissima, directississima or 10,000 restless virgins. Video's are great, keep em coming.

[@mes6276]

How tall are you! I've climbed retro a few times and for fun on toprope I decided to try doing it on the arête like you when I was taking some T.R laps.. I'm not even close to being able reach that lol..

[@FirstPersonBeta]

+Michael Spiesbach Heh, I suppose it's worth mentioning that I'm all about the tall beta. I'm 6' 1/2" with a + 3 Ape.

[@ByronIgoe]

I'm not saying you were off route, but Retribution is more fun if you climb it like most people and don't use the pebbly arete and face to the left.

[@rickpraetzel4034]

Lynn Hill used to do the crux the same way you did.

[@WillAndrew]

Why do you just place cams?! A lot of the placements looked like they would offer far better protection if they were wires..

[@milasrobertson2206]

To be fair, he placed a cam like a nut at 8:14 :)

[@caseybald5482]

I’m not speaking for the climber but IMHO it’s so much faster to place cams, especially when you’re climbing at your limit or close to it. On this route tend to do a good mix of both being out there’s so many places where you can place nuts from a decent stance.