[dramatic music]
- At the beginning of this journey...
- Mallorca.
- Jason and I set out to create
a climbing competition unlike any other.
- Have you ever been to Jordan?
- Welcome to my backyard crag.
- Bro.
♪ ♪
- Whoo! Whoo-hoo!
- [shrieks]
Wow. Awesome.
- We gathered ten amateur climbers,
all with something to prove...
- Ah!
- And tested them on some
of the toughest rock around the world.
- [screams] - Fuck!
- I'm so stuck.
- This is a competition. And make no mistake,
we all love each other, and we all care about each other.
But, goddamn it, if you can send the route,
you fucking send it. - Amen to that.
♪ ♪
- [screams]
- Now we're down to our final three.
And we're taking them back to where it all began--
Mallorca.
[atmospheric music]
♪ ♪
Mallorca is the perfect place
for the final leg of this competition.
I know what this place did for me,
and it was so cool to see it have
a similar impact on Jason.
Deep water soloing blew his mind.
- Come on, baby!
Ah.
- Come on - Yeah.
- Yeah, dude, come on.
- This is the first place
that Chris ever brought me with my kids.
And it's called The Rhino.
It was one of the funnest things I've ever done--
scary--first deep water solo.
But I love it.
Makes me happy doing this.
Yes!
Whoo!
Jump! - Whoo!
- That was fucking awesome!
Go get 'em, baby.
- That was-- - Thank you, bro.
- Ahh. - That was one
of the best moments in climbing
I've had in a long, long time.
- That was epic. That was--
I've never seen anything like that, man.
That was unbelievable.
- With all that we've been through,
this feels like the only way to end this competition.
This time around, we'll be putting our climbers
on one of the most difficult walls here,
El Diablo.
[dramatic music]
This next-level deep water solo
is kind of, like, encompassing this whole journey
and bringing it full circle.
The Diablo wall is 60 feet high
and consists of multiple extremely difficult routes.
These final climbs are gonna be one of the most challenging
and potentially most dangerous climbs
they've gone on this whole trip.
The final three are now in it for the climb of their life.
And Jason and I will finally get to declare the winner,
fulfilling a vision he and I dreamed of.
- You got it. - Come on.
Come on. Squeeze!
- Oh, my God, he's strong.
- Shit, I'm nervous, man.
all: Oh!
- Ooh. - Whoa!
- Ohh.
- In the end,
one climber will rise above the rest.
- [grunting]
[all cheering]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[gulls squawking]
- Cat, Dom, Robyn, we're here.
This is the final stop.
Welcome back to Mallorca.
- Awesome. - Good to be back.
- You guys have proven that you're
the three best climbers of the group.
- We're both really proud of you.
It's been cool to see how much you've grown.
And so it'll be awesome to see
how you translate that to being back here.
- We wanted to just bring it back
where it all began, here in Mallorca.
This time though, the stakes are higher.
The walls are bigger.
We're gonna be climbing over there,
the Cueva del Diablo,
which is one of the most badass
deep water soloing spots in the world.
- Oh, that's a drop.
- This wall is twice as high as the first climb you did
when we started this competition.
- It is one of the more famous walls
here in Mallorca.
- The Diablo wall's scary.
And it definitely makes me anxious.
- It is a lot taller,
but just kind of take baby steps,
and just get more comfortable in the head.
- One move at a time. - Yeah.
- So guys, when you're climbing on a wall like El Diablo,
you're super high above the water.
It's really easy to panic. You know, you really have
to be able to manage your breath, stay calm.
And it's gonna really come down
to that mental control and being able to keep
your emotions and your panic in check.
The water is about 57 degrees,
which is, like, 20 degrees colder
than it was the last time you were here.
Being in the ocean is the most dangerous part
of deep water soloing.
So we're gonna give them a skills test in the water.
We are gonna be swimming under an underwater arch...
- Okay. - Ooh.
- Whoa! - Out in that cave over there.
- Okay. - There is this cave
right next to the Diablo wall
where there's a really cool swim through.
To get there, we have to climb.
So we're gonna be doing this traverse
along this cliff to get into the cave.
- Mm-hmm. - And then you're gonna be
swimming under the underwater sea bridge...
- Okay. - Then out to a buoy.
- The person who wins will decide the running order
for everyone on the main climb.
- Uh-huh. - Ooh.
- At the end of the main climb, one of you will be going home.
So the two that are staying will then go head-to-head
in the final climb for that grand prize
of $100,000 and a year-long sponsorship with prAna,
which is also worth $100,000.
- This skills test seemed to matter a little more
'cause there's only three of us.
And, like, obviously, with the first climb
this week, somebody is going home.
So it really helps to have that advantage
and to choose the climbing order.
- Sounds good. - Let's do it.
- Okay. - Let's go.
- To get into the cave, you have to traverse in,
and so I thought it would be really cool if we could just
have an opportunity to climb with these guys
a little bit more.
- And he's on.
Whoo!
- This is glorious, huh?
- Yeah. - Oh, it's amazing.
- They are the final three climbers.
Of course, one of them is gonna be the winner.
But it's cool to just see all of these guys kind of grow up
through this whole process
and come into their own strength.
Nice, Dom.
Dom, obviously, is super, super strong.
He's so strong that he climbs
a little bit choppy and not that fluid.
Strength-wise, he's without a doubt
the strongest person we have here.
- This is a great day in the office.
- [laughs] It's a nice re-intro
into climbing over water.
- Robyn, you know, she's the most
experienced climber of our entire group.
When it comes to, like, that performance time,
if she can just kind of tap into that, you know,
predator mode of just, like, going and executing.
- So am I following you?
- I mean, you can, at your own risk.
Cat has a great head on his shoulders.
He's very competitive,
but he's not very competitive with the others.
He's very focused on his own performance.
You can tell how much he is valuing
this opportunity as well.
I mean, he really sees that this is--
this is a big deal for him.
- Oh, my God.
- Oh! - Oh!
We lost Cat!
- Gah!
- Cat's not with us anymore.
[laughter]
- Swimming and being in water is not something
that I excitedly say "Yes!" to.
I'm not a strong swimmer.
- Hi, Cat. - Hi.
- How was that?
- But I swim well enough
that I'm most likely not gonna die.
- Now we're all nice and hot, which is perfect.
I mean, Cat, you already got a little bit
of a refresher in the water.
But now you guys will get to do the swim through.
And best of luck.
[dramatic music]
- Knowing that this is the final three--
this is it, like, there are, like, two possible climbs left.
So got to be on it.
♪ ♪
- Yeah, Robyn.
- Okay. Three, two, one.
♪ ♪
Nice, Rob!
Yeah, Rob!
- Whoo! - Come on, Rob!
- She's a really good swimmer. - Really good.
- Yeah! Whoo!
Nice, Rob!
- Yeah, so fun.
- All right.
Three, two, one.
♪ ♪
- I don't have a large competitive side to me,
but I think I can speak for everyone
that this is the most competitive
that we've been in this entire experience.
- Come on, Cat.
- Whoo!
Come on, Cat!
Come on, Cat! Come on!
Yeah! - Nice.
- Nice job. - Okay, Dom.
- I want to win this skills test
because I need whatever advantage I can get.
But to be honest, I really dislike cold water--
really dislike cold water.
- Three, two, one.
- Go, Dom. - Yeah, Dom!
♪ ♪
Yeah, Dom! Come on, Dom!
Oh, that was quick.
That was super fast.
- Wow, he's making good time, huh?
You got it, man.
- Whoo! - Yeah, come on!
You got it! - Come on!
Nice!
[all cheering]
- You guys all crushed it, and it was so cool
to watch you swim so fast.
So Robyn, your time was 46 seconds.
- Damn. - Wow.
- That's fast. - Super fast.
Cat, you were one minute.
And Dom,
your time was 47 seconds.
- Ah. - So that means
Robyn had the fastest time by one second.
You guys were so close.
This means that you get to choose the climbing order.
- Okay, Cat, you're gonna go first.
- Okay. - And then Dom, and then me.
- All right. We've got our order.
Sounds good.
- So you guys are going into the finals.
- [sighs] - Tomorrow is gonna be
one of those days to freaking give it everything you have.
Of course, there's a lot on the line.
One of you guys is gonna win that prize.
I feel extremely blessed that I've had the chance
to pursue my passion for rock climbing
and also, like, turn that into something that could
not just be for myself but, like, inspire other people,
which made climbing way more meaningful for me.
When I first started working with prAna,
I was 14 years old.
My sponsorship gave me the tools
and the means to travel the world
and explore all these places.
You know, the cool thing is, like,
even though prAna has grown into this bigger brand,
it's still very much connected to its roots.
And they care a lot about, you know,
sustainability, protecting the environment--
everything that I care about.
And I'm really excited that they're stepping up
to offer this to one of you guys
and have that support to follow your dreams
and explore your potential as climbers and as people, right?
- I think prAna would be lucky to have any one of you.
So get a good night's sleep, fuel up in the morning,
and get ready to climb on Diablo wall.
Let's go. - Sounds good.
- Let's do it. - All right.
[atmospheric music]
♪ ♪
- I don't think any of us came into this competition
sure of ourselves that we were gonna be here in the--
- Nah. - No.
- I told my boss I'd be home in a few weeks.
[laughs] - Yeah.
- I did that too, and then came here
and got really intimidated by everyone
and wrote in my journal, like, I don't see myself
being here for very long.
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.
It's been a crazy, crazy experience.
- It's odd to think that, like,
whoever wins the prAna sponsorship will probably be,
like, continuing to go on trips like this
where all you're expected to do is climb.
Rock climbing allowed me to be free.
And so I think that winning this prAna sponsorship,
that will allow me to help facilitate that
in someone else the way that, like, it happened to me.
- I feel like, at the start, I, like, didn't even really
think about the prize just 'cause it was so far away.
So it's kind of wild to think about now.
But just doing this and, like,
all the traveling we've done and the climbing--
I definitely want to be in Spain more and anywhere.
- Oh, yeah. - And, like,
just climbing, you know? - Mm-hmm.
- Prior to coming here, my parents thought
that, like, my lifestyle's super weird,
especially coming from a city
where not that many people climb.
And I think it could be cool to actually get a chance
to think about climbing as, like, a life option.
I've always been like, okay, you need to go and get a job.
But now, maybe climbing is my future.
- It's cool to be here this far with you two and in the final.
It has less pressure than the first time around.
- It feels more like good pressure now.
- Okay. - There are nerves, for sure.
When you only see a certain type of person have success,
there are these questions.
I don't see anyone like me
who's doing this thing that I do.
Is this something that I am capable of?
I'm really worried about the final climb.
There's this pressure that when you are
coming into a space as a trans person,
like, you have to do really, really well
because if I suck at something that I say I'm good at,
someone out there will villainize it to support
their belief that trans athletes aren't good athletes.
They're only good because of their transitions.
It's a lot of pressure to be in that position.
- This is a pretty flavorful final three...
- Yeah - I would say.
- I think it's gonna mean a lot to a lot of people.
- Yeah, definitely.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Damn. It is a really cool looking wall.
This climb looks like the most challenging,
the most difficult, that we have done yet,
not only physically, but mentally as well.
- So welcome to the Diablo wall.
- Oh, it's beautiful.
- As you guys can see, this is quite a bit higher
than the last climb you guys did here.
This is basically the wall that convinced me
I needed to come and live in Spain.
- Wow.
- This climb is 60 feet high and super overhanging.
The route starts inside a large cave
and then becomes completely horizontal.
The crux is at 45 feet above the water.
And you'll need to make a long reach to a small edge
that is nearly invisible from below.
The upper section goes through a small cave
that can be very disorienting because it blocks the view
of the final holds to the top.
- It's beautiful. [laughs]
I have, like, a healthy amount of nerves
going into the main climb.
It's big, you know. There's no denying that.
It adds a little bit more danger, I will say.
And sometimes, it takes that a little bit of spice
to really get me going--
gets me fired up.
- The person who is in the bottom
after this main climb will be going home.
So let's get you guys ready to get on the wall.
Super psyched to watch you climb.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- I definitely get more stressed going first
just because you're the guinea pig.
There's a chance you can end up on an entirely wrong route,
and you would never know.
- I'm really interested to see how Cat does.
When we were climbing yesterday,
he fell in the water.
I imagine that he's nervous.
You know, he's really gonna have to be focused
and calm his nerves and just, you know, execute.
There's a lot on the line right now.
- There is. - I mean,
one of these guys is gonna win a $200,000 package,
which is crazy that this route could decide that.
- Yeah.
- I wonder if Cat's a little nervous
just 'cause he hasn't been in an elim climb yet.
And this is kind of that same vibe.
- He did seem a little on edge...
- A little nervous. - And rightfully so.
You know? - Yeah.
- Ready. Set. Go.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Nice, Cat. - One of the things, like,
you don't realize--he just started the route, but look,
he's already, like, 30 feet up above the water.
- Exactly. So it, like, gets real really fast.
Come on, Cat.
- Come on, Cat. - Nice, Cat.
Yeah, dude.
- The hardest section is this long reach.
- He's got to just get on top here.
And this is, again, where you need to be more conscious.
Yeah. - This is a big move for him.
- Come on.
[laughs]
[all cheer]
- Nice.
All right.
Super solid.
- Nice! - He's just shown us
that he has what it takes to do this,
so just if he can keep his cool.
- He walked that.
That was so impressive.
- Nicely into the upper section.
- Finish strong, Cat!
- Keep it together!
- It's not over.
- He's already past the hard part,
but then it's just a little less obvious
getting to the top.
- I am climbing up into the scoop.
And then, all of a sudden,
there's so many things to grab.
- Cat is getting into a little predicament,
all, like, scrunched up in a knot.
Good spot to fall.
- He's, like, around 45--
maybe a little bit higher, maybe 50 feet high.
If he falls, that's where you could have
something really bad happen.
- I am really turned around.
I am thinking, God, if I fall,
I'm gonna hit the bottom and bounce out into the water.
- He won't be able to see the top from there.
- It's obviously not the hard climbing.
It's just--it's not so obvious
what you're supposed to be doing.
He's almost there though.
♪ ♪
- Nice, Cat!
He's almost at the top.
Come on, Cat!
So smooth.
Whoo! - Yeah-oh!
Fired it. - Yes, Cat!
- Nice! - Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Nice job, Cat!
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- It was just an amazing moment.
There are high stakes about just wanting to send the climb
and making it to the final challenge, the final bit.
Everything felt like it was meant to be.
- Whoo, dude. - Yes!
- Fucking fired it. - Oh, my God!
- All right, Dom, are you ready?
- Okay, Dom. Get psyched, man.
Dom's position right now, the pressure
of knowing that Cat did it.
Like, all that could really affect
his physical performance, right?
Like, I mean, that can, like, bring out the best,
or it can kind of bring out the worst in you, right?
- Exactly.
All right. Three, two, one.
Go!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- I mean, there is a lot of pressure.
- A lot on the line. - Like, this is, like,
everything that we've been working on
is, like, coming down to today.
- He's already second-guessing
all his foot placements far more.
- Nice job.
- Now he's in the right position.
Come on, Dom. Nice. - Nice, man.
- There you go. Yeah, dude!
- [grunting]
- Come on, Dom! - Too much muscle.
♪ ♪
- Come on. - Nicely through that canyon.
- That was smooth. - That was smart for him.
- Yeah.
- This is gonna be the crux move here.
If he can do it, then he should be in a good spot.
- Just gotta keep it together. It's about kind of, like,
managing those nerves and executing properly.
- Nice, Dom. - Come on!
- [grunting] - Come on!
- He's got to get his feet up. - Has to get his feet up
if he's gonna get to that next hold.
Yeah, Dom.
- Nice, man.
- Still think that this cross could be
kind of tricky for him.
He did it. - Nice. It's good, huh?
- Yeah, that was really good.
- [grunts]
- Oh, he's actually moving really fast.
- Come on. Keep it together.
Keep breathing.
- He's now at that upper section that's pretty tricky.
- Nice, Dom!
- So good.
- Almost there.
Just got to go a little right.
He just needs to keep it together and stay calm.
- He's on the good hold. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- Yes!
[all cheering]
- Nice job. - Yes, Dom!
- Oh, that is sick!
- That was cool, huh? - Whoo!
That was awesome. He did great.
- The send train is on.
- Oh, my God.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Now there's so much pressure on Robyn.
She knows she has to send to stay in the competition.
And if she sends this, it'll come down to time.
So she also needs to move quickly.
- I definitely have a little bit of fear
about deep water soloing.
But being in this competition,
I feel like I've gone through a lot of things
that I thought I couldn't do.
I think for me, it's, like, the perfect test of, like,
did I get a handle on, like,
my mental confidence and fortitude?
And, like, can I perform when it actually matters?
- Go, Rob!
- Robyn does have more experience
with route climbing in general.
On the other hand, some of the climbs are quite overhanging.
And I feel like that might be one of her weaknesses,
is when you get into these big overhangs,
and it is more, like, upper-body intensive,
that could work against her.
This part's really physical. - Nice, Robyn.
- On the other hand, I know these routes
are totally within her ability range.
So I don't doubt her ability to do these climbs either.
- So here's that cross. She's looking good.
- Yeah.
- This is, like, kind of the first test.
- This is really on her arms right here.
- Yeah. - And that's definitely
her weakness right here.
- Ah! - Come on.
- Come on, Robyn! Come on!
She needs to do the bump here.
- She's gonna cross. - Oh, she's gonna cross.
Ooh. - Nice.
- Now she's in a better hold, she can at least rest a little.
- So this is the crux, but I feel like
this is gonna lend itself better for her.
She's bringing that foot up high.
- Punch it. Punch!
- Come on! - Come on, Robyn!
- Ah!
- Ohh.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- It's a bummer that she's gonna go.
We love you, Rob!
Oh, no. Now I'm really gonna cry.
- Oh, my God.
That was really fun. - Ohh.
- Ugh.
I'm really sad that this is over.
I'm sad because this experience has just been amazing.
Literally every week, I was like, it couldn't get better.
Like, it just couldn't. And then it does.
Like, we've just done so many amazing things
and climbed in the coolest places.
And while I didn't win, I still feel inspired
to keep doing what, you know, Dom, Cat, and I all would
want to do, which is just keep impacting
other people in positive ways.
- Robyn, you gave such an amazing effort.
- Thanks. - Huge props.
And, you know, can't wait to see
what you do in the future.
And, hopefully, come visit us in Spain.
So yeah. - Oh, for sure.
- Yeah. - Yo.
- Amazing effort. - Thank you.
- Yeah. - I'm so proud of you.
It's such a bummer to see you go,
but, hopefully, see you soon.
And thank you so much for being a part of this
and always being such a light.
- Oh, always. Thank you.
- We'll miss you. - Thank you, guys. Yeah.
- All right. Bye, guys.
♪ ♪
[atmospheric music]
[birds chirping]
- Here I am in the final two, and the closer that I've gotten
to potentially winning this prize,
it's like the mental battle becomes bigger.
$100,000 plus $100,000 in a prAna sponsorship
to do whatever you want is, like, incredibly life changing.
One last climb.
You get to choose the climbing order for the final.
- I don't know. I'm just, like, stuck because,
strategically, maybe I should go second.
I usually like to go behind someone else,
just to see which way to go.
- For sure. - But I want to climb my best.
I don't want to have to match someone else's best
or do better than someone else's.
- I feel that. - I just want to go out
and climb it for myself, and if my best means
falling down in the water, I'm gonna enjoy it.
- Yeah.
We're just gonna give it our all, man.
Here we go.
[bells tolling distantly]
♪ ♪
- Happy you could make it here, hermano.
- Yeah. I should just be right here.
There you go.
- Nice.
- They can't see me here.
But they can see right here, but--
- Yeah, they can't see you.
- Jason and I have had some amazing times
over the years together, climbing with family.
And it's very special that we had this opportunity
to design, you know, this amazing competition together.
And so it's very special for him to be here,
and it's gonna be a huge surprise for Cat and Dom.
- Good morning. - Yo.
- Hey! - What's up, guys?
- Top of the morning.
- It's gonna be a good day, guys.
- Yeah. - We're all getting psyched.
I hope you guys are psyched too.
- Are we getting on the boat? - Yeah, you guys can
come get on the boat. - Ah!
- Aw, damn! [laughter]
- Hi. - How'd you hide back there?
- What's up, man?
Aah!
- Dude. - Yo.
- Jason's a big dude.
He's a very large human.
I think he could absolutely deadlift me.
You know, it'd be funny to sit on his bicep and shit.
- Where were you? [laughter]
- How-- - They tried to hide me.
- That's very impressive.
- Wild.
- I came here with Chris and started climbing sea cliffs--
deep water solos.
It was the most amazing experience I've ever had.
So I'm very excited to share it with you guys.
- It's really incredible. - All right, let's head out.
- Let's do it, huh?
Let's get it.
- Happy to have you guys here.
Happy for all of us to be here--
this beautiful day.
And to get to throw down on some amazing rock--
that really is what it's all about.
- I think a lot of us just climb for freedom and passion
and for our souls.
And I've never done competition.
I couldn't imagine having that weight.
- Being a little nervous makes you on your game.
- Dude, I just want to climb.
- Yeah.
- The weight of a couple hundred grand, that's heavy,
you know?
- I'm nervous for you because, I mean, if I think about it
and go, when I was starting up, I was bussing tables,
working at three restaurants, just so I could
climb for four days a week.
And I sure as hell wasn't going to make $200,000.
- Yeah.
- After it all, man, I just want to remember
all the positives of it.
You know what I mean? That this is a special thing.
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.
- I'll be down here cheering. [laughter]
[contemplative music]
♪ ♪
- Oh, what do we have here? - Right there.
- Yarg.
- This old place. Ha ha ha.
We're back. - [groans]
- So we're back here at Diablo wall .
But today, you'll be climbing a different route.
For your route today, we're gonna put you on this route
called Ejector Seat.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Ejector Seat is 60 feet high.
There's a really sustained sequence
of hard moves that lead you to the crux,
around 50 feet above the water.
Here, you'll have to reach a really small pocket
with your right hand, get your feet up,
and make a really hard reach up to a sloper.
The final section above that is 10 feet of easier moves
that lead you to the top.
- For your climb today, you have to get to the top
in order to win.
But if neither one of you top the route,
you'll both go again until someone makes it to the top.
- It's much higher.
Overall, it's just much more difficult
than what you guys climbed the other day.
So this is really gonna be like a big step up.
- I don't wanna add any more pressure.
I'm not. Have fun. I'm very, very proud of you.
- Thank you. - It's a dream come true
to be here, I'm honored to be here
in this boat, cheering you on.
- Let's do it.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- It's down to two, and I'm still here.
I'm nervous. Dom and I are very different climbers.
We climb very differently.
We're also different heights.
But I had it in my head--
I know that I can get to the top of this thing.
- Climber, are you ready?
- All right!
- 3, 2, 1.
[horn blares]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- All right, Cat. both: Nice, Cat.
- Really good. - There you go.
- He definitely looks kinda nervous, right?
- He does.
- [exhales]
♪ ♪
[grunts]
♪ ♪
- Really good, Cat. - Nice, Cat.
- This is the rest, and that left hand is pretty good.
Really good. The right hand's just not as good
as you'd want it to be.
This is the last place that Cat can actually take a second
to rest because after this, it's gonna be
right before the crux,
and he should just keep moving through it.
Looks like he's gonna move-- - Come on, Cat.
- Get going, this-- - Come on.
- So he has to do one more move,
and then he'll set up for that crux move.
♪ ♪
- Ooh. - Ooh, he doesn't like it.
It's really not that good of a hold.
- There, yeah, come on. - Come on!
- Come on, Cat! - Push!
- Nice! - Yeah!
- Nice, Cat.
- So from here, he should be able to make it to the top.
It shouldn't be an issue.
- We'll see, though, it's like--
It's not--definitely not over, though.
- It's not over, but he should be able to.
- He looks pumped right there.
- He does look pumped.
- Ah! - Oh, no!
both: Ohh!
- Wow. He just left the door open.
- Yeah, he did. It's crazy.
- If Dom sends on his first attempt, he wins.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- There's a lot of pressure to get to the top with no falls
when you have, like, big money on the line.
Like, I am human.
Like, I do have those thoughts about what
I would do with the prize.
But it's like, you know what? Like, this isn't
the focus right now, like, you'll cross that bridge
when you get there.
Right now, like, job's not done.
- Dom, are you ready?
All right. 3, 2, 1.
[horn blares] - Yeah!
- Yeah, Dom! - Yeah, Dom!
♪ ♪
- Dom has got a lot more upper-body power...
- Yeah. - But he doesn't quite
flow as well as Cat. - His upper body is so strong.
So any pulling movement is gonna exert a lot
less energy when he climbs.
- There he goes. He's doing good.
- Yeah, he's got
a really nice flow right now.
- Bump it. Yeah. - Nice.
- Yeah, Dom.
It suits his style really well. - Yeah.
- Because there's good footholds.
It's not very technical.
It's more about just pulling.
It will be interesting to see that upper crux, though,
like, how he does that because that is pretty tricky.
He's gotta keep it going.
He's only about four moves away from the Ejector Seat.
- Look at the angle of his arm when he just chalked.
Instead of being all the way elongated,
it's locked off just a tiny bit, which is exerting
more energy than he needs to. - Yeah.
- [grunts] all: Whoa.
- That was risky.
- Nice. - Yeah, come on, Dom.
- He's going for that shit. - He's getting ready to
get into the crux here. - Don't fall.
- He knows where he needs to be in order
to set up for the crux.
So he's just trying to get a few more shakes in.
♪ ♪
Let's see if he does the bump.
- That left hand. - Yeah, Dom, come on!
- Oh, he doesn't like that hold either.
- He's gotta get that left hand more like an under cling.
- Yeah. - He's gotta get
that right foot up. - Oh, he needs to have
his right foot way higher. - Then you--
- [groans] all: Oh!
- Ooh. Exciting.
It's exciting. We're tied up. - Good job, Dom!
- I think the essence of climbing
is being confronted with something that's just
at your limit or maybe a little bit beyond.
And it's something that forces you to rise to the occasion.
Dom and Cat have very different styles of climbing.
They have very different body types.
Maybe both of them won't get to the top.
It's anybody's game.
- He's on the wall.
♪ ♪
- This is gonna be a total battle.
They're both super strong.
- He did--there we go, there we go.
- Ooh, ooh. both: Come on, come on.
- Come on--
[all exclaim]
- No! - God.
- This climb has a very physical crux.
It's hard, and the more you fall,
the more times that you have to attempt it.
Like, it just makes that crux even harder.
- Dude, Dom, come on.
♪ ♪
- This is probably the most stumped that I've been
in this competition.
But my work ethic, my perseverance,
definitely comes out in competition.
- Ohh! - Oh.
♪ ♪
- [groans]
- Ugh.
- The plot thickens. - That was crazy.
- They both look kinda disoriented.
- Yeah. - It's hard.
Like, Cat made a mistake, and Dom did.
I'm thinking Cat's probably pissed.
He's like, all right. - I think they're both
pissed now. - It's true.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- I've gotten the bottom part now.
There's a flow to it.
I know what I'm doing.
So I'll have enough energy
to get through the crux.
And then after that, I'm gonna
to try this different exit.
And, hopefully, I'm long enough
for it to work.
- Cat. both: Come on, Cat!
- He needs to do this. - Come on, Cat!
- Yeah, Cat! - Come on!
- Come on, Cat!
Yeah, Cat! - Oh, dude. Hold.
- Okay, now he just needs to-- - Now he wants it.
- He has to keep it together, though--
make the right decision.
- Like, a big reach up right this pocket or...
- Or out right. - Out right, and it's like,
out right's a little more crimpy.
- There we go, he's going out right.
- Come on! Yeah! - Push it! Come on!
- Oh, dude, come on. - Yeah, Cat!
- There he goes. He's in there.
- He should be good now.
Good, Cat. - Ooh!
- He's just gotta keep it together right here.
He's about 45, 50 feet above the water now.
This is when you start to panic.
♪ ♪
- He's got it.
Ohh!
- His, like, heart rate's gotta be going, like, super fast.
- Come on. Finish her off. - Hey!
- Whoo! - Whoo!
[clapping]
[triumphant music]
- Yeah, Cat! - Yeah!
- Whoo! Whoo-hoo!
- [exhales loudly]
I just need a minute.
I'm really tired.
It's like you're breathing, but you're also not.
You're just, like, holding your breath the whole time.
- This was his third try. - Yep.
Oh, man, that was so perfect.
Oh, my God, dude. [laughter]
Fuck yeah.
- Hoo.
I put up a fight on Ejector Seat.
Oh.
I didn't want to fall again.
It gets exhausting, like, falling in and swimming out
and being all wet.
I know there's prize on the line,
but I just wanted to send the thing.
It didn't matter what happened.
Whoo!
Dom, you need to get up here.
- I mean, obviously, Cat--
- Has set the bar. - He's set the bar,
but, I mean, Dom has another try now.
- Yeah, it's not over. - It's not over yet.
Come on, Dom!
- He's setting up for the crux right now.
He's got the left hand. - He does have it.
- Come on, Dom! - Oh, man.
I'm nervous.
- You got it. Come on.
- Come on, squeeze!
- Come on, Dom!
[dramatic music]
- Come on! - Come on!
- [grunts]
- That's it! Come on, Dom!
[cheering] - Come on!
- You got this, Dom! - Come on!
- You got this, Dom!
That's it, that's it.
- Come on!
- You got this! Keep it together!
He's doing so good.
Nice, Dom!
- Come on!
- Good job!
♪ ♪
- Ohh-ho-ho.
- Come on, Dom! You got it!
Nice, Dom!
[cheering] - Come on.
- Yeah! Oh, my God. - Yeah!
- Whoo! - Fuck, yeah!
Sent it!
Another Mallorca tip! [cheering]
Ohh!
That's probably, like,
one of the harder routes that I've sent.
It was hard.
A little better at rock climbing than I thought.
Crushed that thing. - Got it.
- Good shit. Whoo! - Good job.
- Fuck, yeah. Fuck, yeah.
Oh.
- They both had to dig super deep, huh?
- So deep. - Good stuff.
- What does this mean? - I don't know.
- Oh, man. - Holy shit, huh?
Now, like, the fuckin' stakes are high, huh?
- Oh. - Yo, yo.
Yo.
That was tight.
- Whoo!
Ohh. - Yeah!
- [laughs] Bravo.
- You guys crushed it. - Come here.
- Yeah, ohh! [laughter]
- Way to dig deep.
Since you guys both sent the last route,
we're gonna go into a sudden death scenario.
- Okay. - So we're gonna put you on
a different route, a harder route,
and you'll have one attempt
to get as high as you can or top it.
And that will decide the winner.
Psyched? - All right.
- Yeah. - Let's do it.
All right. I'm gonna try hard.
Let's go. Ah. - [laughs]
- Right next to Ejector Seat is a route called
All Cats Are Black in the Night.
The first part of the route contains a series
of small, uncomfortable finger-lock holds,
some of which will require quite a stretch to reach.
They lead to the first crux,
a cross move from a small two-finger pocket
to a slopy edge.
To get over the second crux,
you need to throw your right foot out to a small pocket
and use that to lever yourself up
to reach the next hold.
The final crux requires a pounce move to a slopy edge
50 feet above the water to reach the top.
[intense music]
Dom and Cat are really tired.
I mean, they already tried Ejector Seat three times.
They've fallen into the water twice.
The water's cold right now. It's a challenge.
I've been there before, and it's hard
to, like, resummon that same amount of drive and energy.
♪ ♪
- So this is it.
So much pressure.
- Black Cat looks hard.
I've never flashed anything that grade.
But I know this is it,
and I can't give up now.
- This route's quite a bit harder than the last one.
Like, this whole section right here--
it's funky, it's like all these kinda of finger-lock holds.
- It's just hard to choose which one is best.
There you go.
♪ ♪
- He doesn't really know how to rest.
- He doesn't. - He just needs to punch it.
♪ ♪
- Come on, Cat!
- This is the crux.
- Ohh! - Come on!
- Come on, come on, Cat!
♪ ♪
He's gotta get the foot over. - Come on, get the foot!
Get the foot! - Come on, Cat!
all: Ohh!
- Oh, man, there's so much pressure now.
- [laughs] It's like he knows he's gotta
get high on the wall, huh? - Mm-hmm.
- This is it. Do or die.
Dom has to get higher on the wall than Cat in order to win.
- Here we are at the very end.
I'm tired. I'm pumped.
But I can dig a bit deeper than I had before
and embrace the suck.
- Here we go.
- Come on, Dom!
Ugh, Jesus. Here we go.
It'll be interesting to see how he deals with all the pockets
'cause he's been trying to get out of them as soon as he can.
- On the last route, he used that pocket at the end.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
So maybe he'll be able
to, like, summon some more power.
[intense music]
Nice, Dom. Come on!
- Yeah, Dom!
♪ ♪
- [grunts]
- Ooh, that looks kind of sketchy.
- That did look kind of weird.
I don't know what he's doing there.
♪ ♪
- Yeah, Dom. - Yeah, Dom.
There you go. - Nice.
- That was sketchy.
Now he can rest here for a second, though.
- Whoo.
- I'm at peace with whatever happens.
Dom is an amazing guy, and he's an amazing climber.
And whoever wins this, I know is gonna
do really great things for the climbing community.
- No, you got it. You gotta go into these pockets.
- Come on. - He looks pumped, huh?
♪ ♪
both: Ohh! - No!
- There it is.
- Wow. - Cat won.
both: Yeah.
[somber music]
- That was fucking epic.
- We've got ourselves a winner. - That was amazing!
- We got a winner. - That was amazing, huh?
- Yay.
- Oh.
Oh! - I'm so proud of them.
- I 100% believe I fought until the end.
Although I didn't win, like, I'm so proud of the way
that I performed and the way that I represented myself
and where I come from.
Although this chapter with "The Climb" is ending,
I think my climbing journey is really just beginning.
- Gimme some.
Good job, dude.
- I'm super psyched that I won the competition.
This has been amazing.
It made fighting worth it,
and I'm so grateful to be able to go home
and share my love for climbing with so many more people.
♪ ♪
- Yeah. - Crushed it.
- That was an adventure. - Dom.
- Hell yeah, dude. - Whoo!
- Absolutely amazing.
- I'm really psyched. I'm really grateful.
This is a once in a lifetime thing.
Nothing like it can ever compare.
- I'm proud of you, dog.
- I'm proud of you, too.
Winning this, it gives me a lot of fluidity
in what I can do from here.
Yeah, dog! - Whoo!
[all cheering]
- Group hug. - Got 'em.
- Yeah. [laughter]
- This is life changing for me.
I love climbing.
Now, with just the support of prAna and the prize money,
I can now go have the flexibility
to go out and do that.
Now that I've reached this point in my growth,
I know that this will be life changing for others
because I know that there's a trans kid out there
who will watch this or see it or hear about it.
And it'll maybe be that push they need
to follow what they want.
The sky's the limit.
- That's a wrap!
- Awesome job, guys. Whoo!
[uplifting music]
[music intensifies]
- The path of a climber never ends.
As we continue to explore new places
on this rock we call Earth,
the potential is limitless
because our determination is infinite
to rise up to the climb.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]