Trying the worlds hardest climbs - "Burden of Dreams" V17

[@aronlatis8695]

I saw Shawn in a gym in Espoo, close to Helsinki, waved at him and he waved back confused. That gave me the confidence to go and fall off of every single v5 in the gym 10/10 experience.

[@josefanon8504]

nice lmao

[@technodromen]

give this man some shoes

[@shawnraboutou-]

Congrats Aron! You won the free La Sportiva shoes! DM me on Instagram to claim them. 🎉

[@rock_your_boat]

sheeeesh... as the kids would say 😂

[@calebbloofis7255]

hahaha im dead dude, that funny af

[@austincouch8488]

Shawn going from secretly sending V17s to putting out vlog content like Stefano is a character arc I didn’t expect

[@thawkward3985]

The demands of a modern, sponsored, professional climber. I'm imagining it was the North Face's idea? I'm stoked about it regardless

[@GrantWood.]

It’s a character arc I didn’t expect either, but I couldn’t be more stoked about it🤘🏼

[@lafalck]

Don't mind it at all

[@finnkes1240]

the contents way better than ghisolfis I think

[@WalkingNose]

@@finnkes1240 why compare? From a production pov it's a lot easier to shot boulder videos. No videographer on rope, no different angles from the ground, multiple cameras and people, less logistics. Different climbing, different styles. Every of them enjoyable for free for us. This thing of saying "something if better than something else" in this case drives me nuts.

[@duffyyoung9661]

Shawn upset about not flashing the hardest route in the world made me so happy.

[@EmilAbrahamsson]

So psyched about this, been wanting to see somebody whose freak strong on this thing for so long, thanks dude

[@filippobagnato8322]

Hey, is Emil trying to win a free pair of La Sportiva shoes?! Get out of here, man!

[@Theboardbro]

I couldn't of said it better myself!

[@kellenscott555]

Shawn is your favorite climbing youtuber’s favorite climbing youtuber.

[@noahdurbin]

Whenever Shawn talks he's on the verge of laughing a little, and I'm always ready to laugh a little with him

[@MPHshoots]

You’re a silly goose Noah

[@noahdurbin]

@@MPHshoots no, Shawn is a silly goose

[@MPHshoots]

@@noahdurbin great response. Made me chuckle 🙂

[@MisterGardner]

jerry seinfeld status

[@sore_forey9259]

No homo

[@benjaminstanley3364]

Can we just take a minute to admire Bobby’s filming. 10/10 You guys are killing it.

[@lilsneako]

For real some of the highest quality rock climbing vlog content I've ever seen.

[@thomasadler5172]

The rock is Orbicular granite! Those circles are formed through crystallization of magma around seed crystals. Wicked cool rock. Glaciers explain a lot but not that, lol. Love the content! Sad to see the forest around the route stripped away.

[@jonnenne]

Glaciers explain why that rock is there in the first place. It's a glacial erratic

[@ajrjosephson304]

I don’t know why but I always pictures burden being this mythical proj locked away deep in the forests of Finland, but it’s literally just a joes valley approach away…

[@crescentfuze]

Since the forest being cut down around it, it really does seem odd in the open close to the forest road.

[@otpeezy5788]

Wasn’t always this way

[@TristanCleveland]

@@crescentfuze Very sad. Someone should have got it protected for its heritage value.

[@julespivet9996]

@@TristanCleveland you know that most forest are fields but instead of say corn you have trees right ? So you cut em down, plant em back up and the cycle goes on

[@josefanon8504]

@@julespivet9996 Nah, you should cut down some grown trees from time to time so there's always a forest.

[@noahshaulis367]

Shawn having a KZbin is like a fever dream tbh

[@ceeeejt]

Shawn saying "fuck" and sleepy laughing after falling on moves is the vibe we must all strive to achieve.

[@adamhaas141]

In a world that's lost its way, the level of ego-less collaboration among the most talented climbers around is breathtaking. Right now, Shawn and the Mellow tribe seem to be leading the way, but I would definitely keep a close eye on Stefano and his collaborators. Who else? Time will tell and history will be made. Thank you, Shawn. PLEASE, keep the ball rolling!

[@wesselconway3920]

Seeing Shawn scramble around a hotel like a lost dad gives me hope I can climb V17 someday

[@cyrusmcdowell]

Shawn got so mad everyone called Alphane soft he canceled all his plans, flew out to Finland, and tried to send BOD before Will and Aidan get to it

[@andrewmatthews9753]

Wow I just love Shaun's chill vibe and attitude, not taking it to seriously and absolutely crushing. The chill scene reminds me of younger Sharma. You can still be the best while remaining low key and humble. Thanks for the great content

[@msiivinen]

Nice to see some love for Rapakivi ❤️

[@samulikilpinen1233]

National pride and PTSD in one package.

[@tommeyer3871]

Videos of sick ascents are super motivating. But background footage of strong people working a boulder are just as entertaining and super insightful, so psyched for everything to come out of this

[@transparentgeorge]

Not Shawn having a harder time getting into his room, than figuring out a V17 prob

[@alexanderdenisenko6949]

Those finnish keys are wicked, trust me!

[@Djarnor]

Shawn makes this boulder look doable. Insane

[@olivercoleman6315]

Shawn has the steeziest bouldering style and the coolest fashion of any climber I’ve seen I can’t wait to see what other climbs he gets on!

[@Jakobsch1]

Can imagine he skated "before" climbing if thats even possible :)

[@Jakobsch1]

@@MS-fg8qo haha bro, why are you so angry?

[@Jakobsch1]

@@MS-fg8qo I just dont get your point. Our comments just said that he looks like a chill dude who probably skates (in some vids you can see a skateboard in his trunk). And every subculture has their own style of fashion and "behavior". He just brings this vibe into climbing for me - which I enjoy, cause i skate and climb. So what are you annoyed of?

[@rodricantos8698]

The fact that juliano is barely moving explains how strong Shawn really is

[@andrewskerratt8353]

Dang I could comfortably watch a 3 hour livestream of one of the sessions. So cool to see a new perspective of this climb that made history!

[@yoyoyo18988]

Have you seen will bosi live stream of climbing this boulder? Its 2 hours long. Great watch

[@HoopersBeta]

I've never been so psyched on a new youtube channel. Psych level v9000

[@Airsofter3009]

You actually made the climb look doable. Considering you only spent a few days on it, it's crazy to see you move so quickly on it. I mean, when you compare with Vadim Timonov or Ryohei Kameyama who spent days and days on it plus on replicas in gyms, it's even more crazy. Hope you grab the first repeat! Enjoy the process.

[@lovmtb5936]

Right on my backyard. Let me know when you go there next time so I can bring you more long drinks. 👍🇫🇮

[@BaserockStudio]

I mentioned this a long time ago on one of the original BOD videos, but I truly think Nalle is ahead of his time and possibly skipped a grade and sent a v18. Only time will tell. I’ve been looking forward to others giving this project a serious shot for a long time.

[@bfilly]

At this point I’m convinced Shawn only owns like 6 articles of clothing and just lives in a Citroën stomping around Europe.

[@mathiassimmons1766]

Shawn's comment about figuring out a stopper move being a big breakthrough at 8:06 had me laughing. Awesome to see a world-class athlete have the same reaction as I do when making incremental progress. Gotta love bouldering!

[@kamilbaldyga8909]

Don’t care about the shoes, Shawn trying the boulder is the best gift of 2022.

[@WilliamSurles]

Shawn's chill vibe is infectious. We need all the content we can get on this channel.

[@johnmartin6432]

I could watch this all day. Perfect mix of climbing, banter, hijinks, and chill vibes.

[@The94Beanie]

Such a great feeling witnessing the golden era of outdoor bouldering 🙏🏼

[@sidneydunn6687]

Shawn seems like he cares so little about the hype that he would just casually drop the send footy hidden in the vlog. Great stuff!

[@karlaart6971]

I feel like Shawn is the only climber who doesn’t overcomplicate any climb when he describes them, even when it’s actually really complicated which is so refreshing

[@williammendoza5576]

Now that you mention it, I’d love to see Daniel woods explain this boulder problem 😂

[@benmark2353]

Been climbing on rock for the first time properly this week, and the hype that these videos and Mellow's videos have brought me to send as hard as I can is genuinely priceless, cheers for the HYPE and good vibes

[@n00blebowl]

Needed those Scarpas to get that last move done 🧐

[@jxcko]

La Sportiva not happy with Shawn 😱

[@DustinKeiser]

The first shoes just weren’t the ‘solution’ so he just had to go with his ‘instinct’

[@slow2by2z]

Just wanted to say that Shawn seems to have the best attitude. Dude stays calm, has fun and puts in work. You can tell he loves the life and is psyched to push the envelope of what's possible. Can't wait to see what's next!

[@Ovenpunch]

Mellow dropping one of the sickest videos yesterday. Shawn tops it up with Burden of Dreams today!!! It's like x-mas before x-mas!

[@diesel1358]

The rock on burden of dreams V17/9A gets me so syked, bro. Look at the intricate and well defined circles. This is word class glacier rock. This is circles. This is rock climbing.

[@samssends]

How flames would a Raboutou X Bosi X Roberts collab be🥶

[@justingabriele3881]

Last episode of the vlog Chief, it happened

[@NahualSirota]

"just a little too motivated, can't not" we need this man as our Shawn as president.

[@Thegamingsalamander]

Just starting back up after a 3 month pulley injury and this is the psych I needed! Hands down one of the strongest climbers out there right now 🙌

[@YaddleGaming]

Im so glad more top climbers do KZbin now, thats the best content on the platform!

[@ledhendrix]

Really appreciating Shawns car gear management. If that's one of the keys to climbing that hard then I must be well on my way to flashing V17 myself.

[@robertrider9845]

i have the same name as you

[@TPTeam_]

So amazing watching Shawn climb. To be able to look at a v17 and not think "that's impossible" takes so much skill.

[@JasonOgasian]

You know you're one of the best in the world when you can show up in another country and drive the correct pull-out and just walk up and find the problem first try. I can't even do that in the town where I live half the time!

[@la0ken]

Climbing since half a year and I fell in love with this sport. Your videos made me try it, so thanks to you I found a new passion! Keep on rocking!

[@ninobarreiro3484]

"v17 flash FA" sounds like the perfect challenge for shawn!💪

[@Sutherland5]

Ookay, to progress that fast is a whole new level of a beast 🤯 Anxiously waiting for the sequel!!

[@kingrichardi6089]

seeing shawn work ANOTHER V17 is crazy bro is a beast

[@AustinSarlesClimbing]

There is no doubt that there’s something special about Shawn. Watching him climb gets me so hyped!

[@shrill_2165]

Everyone in Helsinki was so psyched to see this guy around at our gyms lol

[@MrStarzJr]

I recently started climbing again after years of injury and the pandemic and when I got back to climbing KZbin I pretty quickly watched all the Shawn videos I could find. His climbing has really informed mine as I come back to the sport and it's inspirational to see someone climbing so controlled and fluidly at the hardest level, all while being so positive and finding enjoyment in the struggle to improve. And now he's making videos!

[@ethanzelenjak2889]

Terrific work Shaun, awesome to see such a productive trip on Burden. I hope your first words topping out Burden will be "mumma we made it!" too 🤣

[@joaquincaballero3042]

After a bad fall climbing I have a long rehab awaiting me now. Lucky enough to have Shawn's KZbin channel as well keeping my motivation high. Good work guys!

[@carterchung4278]

Shawn helping Giuliano was the Titanic moment I didn't know I needed

[@cristianhurtado3454]

The music selection on all your videos is next level. Of course the climbing is great, but the video quality, exciting, and especially the music keep me coming back.

[@TheQuicksilver115]

One of the best climbing vlogs I've ever seen. I just love Shawn's whole vibe man, what an epic time line we're living in!!

[@jeppej4265]

So good to finally see someone on the Burden of dreams! It's the first 9a and still missing a second send to validate the grade. Rooting for you man!

[@TristanCleveland]

The "missing" validates the grade, haha. Lots of strong climbers have tried it and come away empty handed.

[@jeppej4265]

@@TristanCleveland A lot have given some tries but as it's so condition dependent and is located in Finland not many have actually projected longer (publicly at least). I have no doubt of the grade 9a but a grade in the end is a concensus so others might have different opinion. Been there few times and checked the holds. Those guys are from another planet to be able to do moves on it!

[@danielionsplaylists]

came here from the Magnus video and stoked that i did! love the laid back style with the chill music/editing

[@mmlei7540]

having a giveaway for people who leave comments is genius. i hope your channel gains traction cuz this video was awesome

[@boneypony]

Confidence and humor will get you everywhere

[@scottolds]

This channel is a godsend. I could watch Shawn’s hijinx all day. Can’t wait for more

[@bbcrock2134]

These two and Dani Andrada are my pro climber dream blunt rotation 🥰

[@alanpdag]

It is crazy cool to listen to someone break down the hardest climbs in the world like this.

[@ma11hew_w]

best walk in ever, 10 seconds from the car to the boulder???

[@MikeSoChill]

Great to see more people climbing on Burden. Stoked for y'all!

[@-tyhjaarpa]

Nice to see more tries on the Burden, hopefully you will beat it. Hartwall Original Long Drink for the win! 😄

[@taigamoore9759]

Shawn really just seems like a sleepy lil lad that was given the ability to climb up things really well.

[@dei4tube]

Yeah. There are a lot of very cool granite boulders on the other side of the border with Russia.... Not so far from Lappnor.... All of them have the same structure with circles. Thanks for the video. Peace.

[@Purplegumdrops]

"Alright I don't like this climb, let's pack it up" 😂 Accurate to every session

[@vega2o12]

I have rewatched this multiple times for the mixed emotions I feel. The joy and stoke to go climb hard on some rock but mainly pain knowing I will never climb this hard and look cool doing it. It’s a good hurt that fuels me.

[@sambesammin6763]

I can’t even describe how much I love these videos These are some of the best videos I’ve ever watched ever

[@oliverbuvik2576]

Shawn starting a youtube could be the best thing that ever happened to mankind!

[@rokoperisa1865]

Two dreamers, one burden. Go get it guys!! 💪💪🔥🔥

[@tylercook9294]

Instantly among the best climbing channels on youtube!

[@karine9770]

Here for this video style, it feels like I’m watching bouldering history happening instead of just reading about the greats of the past

[@sergialadid]

3 out of 5 moves in the first trip... this is looking GOOD

[@rareearth97]

I think it will be challenging to fast transition between moves, because it looks like you cant stay long in those moves/positions

[@alexantone5532]

@@rareearth97 from what I’ve heard burden starts hard and progressively gets easier

[@sergialadid]

@@rareearth97 I mean if there's one thing Shawn is good at is moving fast and being precise so...

[@ffull]

I'm so exited to see more of Shawn and Burden of Dreams.

[@GrantWood.]

Shawn climbs so casual while being the best boulderer in the world 🤘🏼

[@DragoTC]

Looking strong! Shawn, you will have done all V17s in no time!

[@mrbreakfastman]

Burdened my jeans when I saw this.. so sick!

[@lorenzulmer45]

Super amazing to watch your development as a climber and young man. Really next level!

[@hs5264]

I never upvote or comment on KZbin, but this is the climbing video I've been waiting to see for about 6 years. I'd love to hear your opinions about how it compares to the other V17's, and on how difficult individual moves are. I'd also love to see you all try the Sisu Project!

[@DraelicEQ]

I find myself constantly checking to see if any vids pop up of people trying this climb… Christmas came early. Siickkkkk.

[@jamesclimb]

This video put some perspective on how fu****ing strong Nalle is!!!! Best boulder climber ever!!

[@joereardon1765]

This is nothing short of inspiring. The vision and dream of v17 has become a reality thanks to Shawn. Keep pushing the limits!

[@munichmusicfactory]

Shawn the savage kid on a v17 rampage! Keep it up dude, can’t wait to see you establish worlds first v18 ;)

[@jordyypink]

shawn makes it look so doable then you watch other pros try to pull on and it's just 🤯

[@Benkkuful]

I love the chill athmosphere you have while projecting! Go get it Shawn!

[@QuangTran-bp7fy]

Loved watching your process of projecting. Looking forward to the send vid soon!

[@mirkojara9108]

Papito me emociona siempre verte escalar es una cosa impresionante, eres un persona inspiradora en verdad, he visto unas 100 alphane y tu ascenso me sigue emocionando. Ojalá poder conocerte algun dia aprobechando aue estoy en suecia, se que no entiende una carajo de español pero de todas maneras, te amo

[@garywheaton7112]

In an epic twist from Shawn he actually sent and we will hear about it next year.

[@mattkalinowski5]

One may say Giuliano's beanie gave You wings to do the moves 🔥

[@borjanavalllurda2769]

The patience you need to do hard boulders is incredible, so psyched

[@just1a1rapper]

This look so sick! I was already stoked when Nalle Hukkataival did it. Can't wait to see the next advetures. Fels bad you lost your flash go :))) But I am sure new V17 will come up!

[@marekpejas4974]

Would love to see a video of Nalle watching this and eating popcorn XD

[@kennedymar4359]

I love that Shawn is on 3 hours sleep, tired and goes to hit up a V17. I’m tired after 8 hours of sleep and wouldn’t even think about touching my measly V5 proj

[@oshy06]

"flash go" trop cute 😆 Toujours aussi intéressant voir la progression Shawn.

[@relo3922]

I love these Vlogs. They get me soooo hyped!!!

[@mark.mazzarella]

Seeing Shawn fully expect to flash the hardest boulder in the world brought me so much joy