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- Here?
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- Here it is.
- Wow.
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- Welcome to my backyard crag.
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- Wow.
- This is one of the oldest
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sport climbs in all of Spain.
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- It looks amazing.
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Look at that.
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This is amazing, man.
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- It's a frickin' epic spot.
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Super good rock.
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There's, like,
some really hard routes.
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- How hard is it?
- The route that they're
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gonna do for the competition,
it's fucking hard, dude.
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Like, this route is way harder
than they've ever tried.
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It's gonna be, like,
at their limit or maybe
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even beyond their limit.
- Yeah.
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- I mean, we all love
getting to the top,
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but when you're trying
your hardest,
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you know, most of the time
it's about failing.
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- That's the thing
I try to tell my children.
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They get bummed out
for falling.
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I'm like,
no, that's the best stuff.
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I mean, you need
to fall in life.
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That's when you're
at your point.
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- That's, like, the magic spot
of life right there,
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is, like, when you're
pushing your limits.
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You're not sure
if it's possible.
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And most of the time,
you do fail.
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But once in a while,
it happens.
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And that's, like--
that's where the magic is.
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So like, I'm gonna
do this route
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that comes right up the middle.
This is freaking--
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- Those blue draws right there?
- Yeah, that blue draw.
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It always kicks my ass.
- So the hardest in this cave
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is the one you're gonna do?
- Yeah.
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I just like the climb, dude.
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- Ooh!
Look at this new rope, bro.
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Look good.
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Yeah!
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Yahoo!
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[echoes]
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That's fucking awesome.
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Whoo! Climb it, bro.
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- This first section's
kind of tricky, actually.
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- You look good.
- It's just, like,
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frickin' super steep.
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Agh.
- Nice, buddy.
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- There's a lot
of different holds,
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so it's easy to get lost.
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- I've climbed with him
for many, many, many years,
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but I've never climbed
something this advanced.
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- It hurts just so much
on your arm, so.
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- Yeah.
- It's really gonna be about
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that upper-body stamina.
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You know, tight here, this is
where the crux comes, so.
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- That's the crux right there?
- Yeah.
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The hardest part of the route
coming up right here.
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Agh.
- That's sick.
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Pfft. Beast.
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- Come on!
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- Damn, man.
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- Yeah!
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- Ah!
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- Come on.
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Whew, that was epic.
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- Yeah, dude.
- Shit.
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- It's fucking epic.
- I'm worn out.
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- It's just super physical.
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- Whoo!
- You ready?
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- I was born ready.
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- Yeehaw!
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- This is an incredibly
personal place for me.
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This was the perfect place
for me to kind of set up shop
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and really kind of explore
that whole world
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of high-end sport climbing.
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- Do we walk through the door?
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- Wow.
- Or do we go through the side?
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- It's really special to take
these climbers to my home
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and really kind of instill
upon them,
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you know,
the meaning of this place.
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- Whoa.
- Wow.
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- Wow.
- This is lovely.
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- This is beautiful.
- Right on.
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- Welcome, guys.
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- Oh, my God.
- Welcome.
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- Morning.
- Good to see you guys.
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Good morning.
Welcome to my pad.
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- Nice.
- Solid setup.
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- This has been my home base,
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headquarters for hard climbing.
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Got to this point
where if I wanted to continue
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to, like,
progress in my climbing,
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I needed to develop
my own routes.
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And I felt like I needed to be
in one place to do that, right?
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And so it seemed like
this is a good spot.
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And, yeah, so come this way.
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Check out my climbing wall.
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So you can see
all these ones right here?
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But all these ones
that are kind of natural style,
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they're made
with just resin and sand
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from the beach in Mallorca...
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- Oh, wow.
- Which is kind of cool.
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Yeah. Yeah.
- That's awesome.
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- It's really nice of Chris
to share his house with us.
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It was stunning.
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Like, the view from his house
is so pretty,
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and he's got this cool wall
he built.
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I mean,
I would live there, too.
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- Oh, yeah. There's not
a ton of room inside,
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so you're actually gonna
be camping outside.
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[laughter]
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- There's literally
not enough beds
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inside the house, so.
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Don't worry.
It's gonna be good.
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- I like camping.
It's nice to be outside.
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And so it'll be kind of nice
to just, like,
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chill in a tent
and keep it simple.
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- Oh, yours is huge, Brad.
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- I know.
But it's really complicated.
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- I've been a Boy Scout
all my life,
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and I've been camping
since I was, like,
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I don't know, maybe nine.
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I've set up, like,
so many tents in my life,
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so many different ones.
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- I already have compared
this situation to summer camp
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because that's kind of
what it feels like
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when we're all just,
like, in this, like,
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intense,
isolated bubble together.
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So now it just totally
fits the bill.
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Oh, yeah. And then it's got
a little metal clasp.
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- Cool. Okay.
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- Something about camping is,
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it's actually quite hard
to recover
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when you're exposed to the
elements while you're sleeping.
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add a little bit
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of interest to the climbing.
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- Oh, this is gonna be good!
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Let's get it.
- Yeah, let's get it.
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- I don't think I've ever
seen this much rock
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in a single place
ever in my life.
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It's a very impressive place
for climbing, for sure.
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- Agh.
- Dom, are you gonna be okay?
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- Oh, yeah.
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I'm, like, taped, braced,
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freakin' these
unnecessary things.
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Oh, it's gonna be great.
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Last round, I just got hit
with a string of bad luck.
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Unfortunately, like,
tweaked my knee,
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and right when I did that,
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just, like, shooting pain
through the knees.
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Like, fuck.
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And I had a few days of rest,
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taking anti-inflammatories,
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you know, doing whatever I can
to reduce inflammation.
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And we'll see what happens.
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- Hey, guys.
- Hello.
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- What's up?
- All right.
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It's good to see you guys.
- Whoa.
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- Awesome.
- Isn't it?
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Super cool.
- Welcome, Cat.
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- Whoa.
- It's cool, huh?
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- Oh, my God. It's so steep!
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- Welcome
to Sant Llorenc de Montgai
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and this beautiful cave.
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It's a really classic route.
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It's kind of
a quintessential sport route.
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It's different
than the route in Siurana.
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It's a little more sustained.
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It is steep as well.
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This main climb,
it's 70 feet long.
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The bottom section features
a lot of polished rock,
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which is harder to grip.
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The crux of this route is
a series of strenuous moves
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that starts in that crack
in the cave.
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From there, the route gets
steeper and steeper
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until it becomes
completely horizontal,
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leading to a brutal
10-move sequence
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that will require all
of the upper-body strength
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you have left.
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Then it's five more moves
to the top anchor.
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This is the hardest route
you guys have tried so far.
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So it's gonna be
really interesting
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to see you all up there.
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- It's definitely
a little intimidating.
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It's different from what
we've been doing, for sure.
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Like, steep climbing,
overhung.
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It's gonna be really hard,
to be honest.
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- During this, you know,
leg of the journey,
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we really want
to dive into this,
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the whole experience
of projecting something
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before the main climb tomorrow.
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The concept of projecting
something is, like, the chance
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to kind of sample
and rehearse the movements,
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you know, through this process
of trial and error.
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You know, figure out
the body position, figure out,
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you know, where the handholds
and the footholds are,
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so that you can optimize
your strength and endurance.
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And I think for this climb
in particular,
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that's really important.
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- You're gonna
each have 20 minutes
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to project this route
however you like.
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You can stop at every draw
if you want.
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You can go for a high point
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and then work from there.
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20 full minutes per person.
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- It's a challenge
to try and, like,
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condense all of the learning
on the projecting day
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for the main climb.
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Projecting takes a lot
of time typically
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and, in this environment,
we still are really limited.
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- Definitely there's strategy.
I mean, think about
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how you want to use
those 20 minutes
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to suss out the sections.
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Cool. Let's do it.
- Ready to climb?
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- Yeah.
- Let's go.
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♪ ♪
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- [muttering]
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Come in here.
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That's good.
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My knee, I could feel it
kind of talking to me.
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It's, like,
hey, be really careful
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about what holds you use.
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Here. Here.
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Here. Here.
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- Yeah, I think
that's it there, Dom.
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Yeah.
I think, like,
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left hand up
in that scoop, yeah.
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- Yeah.
I felt it.
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It was, like, I knew
that it just wasn't right.
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Something was wrong.
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Now I'm getting into the crux.
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- That's time.
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- Aw.
- I'm sorry.
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- That's okay.
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What can I do, you know?
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How can I prevent
making it worse
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while still trying
to progress on this journey?
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- Cha-cha-cha-cha.
- Mm.
257
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- Dude, good work, good work.
- Thank you.
258
00:09:48,838 --> 00:09:49,755
That was fun.
259
00:09:49,839 --> 00:09:52,591
[intense music]
260
00:09:52,675 --> 00:09:54,802
♪ ♪
261
00:09:54,885 --> 00:09:56,178
- Take.
262
00:09:59,098 --> 00:10:00,224
- How you feeling, Cat?
263
00:10:00,308 --> 00:10:01,309
- Pumped.
264
00:10:01,392 --> 00:10:02,935
Oh, so pumped.
265
00:10:03,019 --> 00:10:06,314
- Being pumped means
when you start to get tired
266
00:10:06,397 --> 00:10:07,982
and you start to feel
that lactic acid
267
00:10:08,065 --> 00:10:09,650
come into your forearms.
268
00:10:09,734 --> 00:10:10,776
- Ah!
269
00:10:10,860 --> 00:10:12,361
Fuck.
270
00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:16,365
- It can really affect
your ability to climb.
271
00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:18,200
- Good!
- Oh, shoot!
272
00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:22,121
I'm just--I'm just exhausted.
273
00:10:22,204 --> 00:10:24,582
- I don't think most
of them have that experience
274
00:10:24,665 --> 00:10:26,834
of projecting a hard route.
275
00:10:26,917 --> 00:10:28,753
- Here and here. All right.
276
00:10:28,836 --> 00:10:30,171
Climbing, Brad.
277
00:10:30,254 --> 00:10:31,839
- You really have to try
to conserve that energy.
278
00:10:31,922 --> 00:10:34,300
- [grunting]
279
00:10:34,383 --> 00:10:36,218
Ugh.
[panting]
280
00:10:36,302 --> 00:10:38,262
- They've all approached it
slightly differently,
281
00:10:38,346 --> 00:10:40,473
how they're trying
to figure out the sections
282
00:10:40,556 --> 00:10:41,891
and rehearse them.
283
00:10:41,974 --> 00:10:43,184
- Ah!
284
00:10:43,267 --> 00:10:46,437
[laughs] I'm so boxed.
285
00:10:49,273 --> 00:10:50,441
- Whoa, jeez.
286
00:10:50,524 --> 00:10:52,902
Just fucking came
right out of that thing.
287
00:10:54,445 --> 00:10:55,696
- Come on.
288
00:10:55,780 --> 00:10:57,281
- You got it, Brad.
Just think about it.
289
00:10:57,365 --> 00:10:59,033
- Good try, Brad.
290
00:10:59,116 --> 00:11:00,159
- Come on, Brad.
291
00:11:00,242 --> 00:11:01,744
- Ah!
292
00:11:01,827 --> 00:11:03,996
Just so pumped.
293
00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,999
- Brad had a really hard time
with our projecting round.
294
00:11:07,083 --> 00:11:09,710
And that's
definitely surprising.
295
00:11:09,794 --> 00:11:10,920
- I'm gonna jug
just one more time
296
00:11:11,003 --> 00:11:12,546
here, Deco.
- All right.
297
00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:16,300
- Brad has, you know,
won each round up until now.
298
00:11:16,384 --> 00:11:20,054
♪ ♪
299
00:11:20,137 --> 00:11:21,639
- Yes! Come on.
- Yeah, Brad!
300
00:11:21,722 --> 00:11:23,391
- Come on, Brad.
301
00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:25,643
- But the cool thing
about Brad is he is willing
302
00:11:25,726 --> 00:11:29,563
to just give it, you know,
200%, and I think he really has
303
00:11:29,647 --> 00:11:31,899
what it takes to be
one of the people
304
00:11:31,982 --> 00:11:33,067
that could win this thing.
305
00:11:33,150 --> 00:11:35,277
- Release the beast, brother.
306
00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:36,862
Come on.
307
00:11:36,946 --> 00:11:37,947
- Yeah, there it is.
- Yeah.
308
00:11:38,030 --> 00:11:39,031
Yes!
- There it is.
309
00:11:39,115 --> 00:11:40,241
- Fuck yeah.
- Good.
310
00:11:40,324 --> 00:11:41,575
Good, Brad.
311
00:11:41,659 --> 00:11:43,244
- Brad is fantastic.
312
00:11:43,327 --> 00:11:44,745
He's amazing, seriously.
313
00:11:44,829 --> 00:11:46,247
He's our golden boy.
314
00:11:48,082 --> 00:11:50,126
Yes!
315
00:11:50,209 --> 00:11:52,086
Brad is just one
of those people that have,
316
00:11:52,169 --> 00:11:53,921
like, so much in the tank.
317
00:11:54,004 --> 00:11:56,257
He burns, brother, he burns.
318
00:11:56,340 --> 00:11:57,758
- [yelling]
- Whoo!
319
00:11:57,842 --> 00:11:59,760
- Nice.
- There it is.
320
00:11:59,844 --> 00:12:01,762
- Deco, you can just
take me up there.
321
00:12:01,846 --> 00:12:03,431
- It's gonna be really
interesting, just,
322
00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:05,891
you know, these guys had
a chance to try it.
323
00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:07,935
Now they're gonna go home,
they're gonna be, like,
324
00:12:08,018 --> 00:12:09,603
replaying this route
in their head.
325
00:12:09,687 --> 00:12:12,106
You know, there is this
process of muscle memory.
326
00:12:12,189 --> 00:12:13,691
These movements
actually become,
327
00:12:13,774 --> 00:12:15,109
like, ingrained in your body.
328
00:12:15,192 --> 00:12:16,777
And so I think
that could really
329
00:12:16,861 --> 00:12:19,113
be interesting to see
how that king of plays out
330
00:12:19,196 --> 00:12:21,407
for them when they get
back on this route.
331
00:12:27,079 --> 00:12:30,166
[guitar playing]
332
00:12:33,085 --> 00:12:35,379
- Yeah, yeah, for sure.
333
00:12:37,465 --> 00:12:39,133
- The nice thing is, like,
when we go out and climb for,
334
00:12:39,216 --> 00:12:41,719
like, fun or just,
like, a session,
335
00:12:41,802 --> 00:12:43,971
you tend to climb
and hang out with people
336
00:12:44,054 --> 00:12:46,682
who have the same
energy vibe as you.
337
00:12:46,765 --> 00:12:47,850
- Nice.
338
00:12:47,933 --> 00:12:49,518
Come into the yellow.
339
00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:52,771
Left hand and then bump
to this one after.
340
00:12:52,855 --> 00:12:54,482
- Is this, like,
the first time you've really
341
00:12:54,565 --> 00:12:56,817
traveled overseas to climb or--
342
00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:58,861
- Like, I haven't
been overseas,
343
00:12:58,944 --> 00:13:01,572
like, just to climb for myself.
344
00:13:01,655 --> 00:13:03,073
- Yeah. Yeah.
- You know?
345
00:13:11,081 --> 00:13:12,833
- Right now,
I'm studying at MSU Bozeman.
346
00:13:12,917 --> 00:13:15,961
I'm studying cell biology
and neuroscience.
347
00:13:16,045 --> 00:13:18,214
I'm in my fourth year
of undergraduate,
348
00:13:18,297 --> 00:13:20,257
and I want to go
to med school eventually.
349
00:13:20,341 --> 00:13:21,717
That's kind of my plan.
350
00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,302
Ever since coming to Spain,
351
00:13:23,385 --> 00:13:24,637
I've just been
continuing school online,
352
00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:25,763
and doing finals and tests
353
00:13:25,846 --> 00:13:27,223
and stuff online
in the evenings,
354
00:13:27,306 --> 00:13:30,184
which has been, you know,
somewhat stressful.
355
00:13:30,267 --> 00:13:31,685
I would totally become
a pro climber.
356
00:13:31,769 --> 00:13:34,021
That would be so inspiring
to me.
357
00:13:34,104 --> 00:13:37,024
But I think it's easier to
picture myself being a doctor
358
00:13:37,107 --> 00:13:38,943
because that's kind of
the path I've gone on.
359
00:13:39,026 --> 00:13:41,237
But we'll see.
It's a difficult thing,
360
00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,822
finding the balance between,
like, school and climbing.
361
00:13:43,906 --> 00:13:44,949
And sometimes
you've just got to, like,
362
00:13:45,032 --> 00:13:46,784
try and make it work.
363
00:13:48,619 --> 00:13:51,539
[serene music]
364
00:13:51,622 --> 00:13:58,712
♪ ♪
365
00:13:59,964 --> 00:14:02,383
- How you feeling?
366
00:14:02,466 --> 00:14:04,385
- I'm getting there.
367
00:14:04,468 --> 00:14:06,011
- But you, like, want more?
You want more?
368
00:14:06,095 --> 00:14:07,263
Like, something--
369
00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:09,431
- Actually, you know what?
370
00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:14,103
- You good? Your knee's good?
371
00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:19,066
- Still, like,
feels a little unstable.
372
00:14:19,149 --> 00:14:23,237
It's kind of unfortunate being
this far in the competition
373
00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:24,863
and have this injury.
374
00:14:24,947 --> 00:14:27,157
In the back of my head,
like, all right, like,
375
00:14:27,241 --> 00:14:30,160
are we gonna
be able to continue or,
376
00:14:30,244 --> 00:14:32,246
you know, what's it gonna be?
377
00:14:44,216 --> 00:14:46,343
You know, going in
to getting checked out
378
00:14:46,427 --> 00:14:48,512
and getting my MRI,
379
00:14:48,596 --> 00:14:52,433
I worried
that this could be my time.
380
00:14:53,809 --> 00:14:57,646
I didn't want to be dealing
with an injury,
381
00:14:57,730 --> 00:15:02,067
but I learned at a very young
age that life is not fair.
382
00:15:03,444 --> 00:15:06,113
I grew up
in Southern California.
383
00:15:06,196 --> 00:15:09,450
I had a lot of love
from my family.
384
00:15:09,533 --> 00:15:10,868
I'm raised by women,
385
00:15:10,951 --> 00:15:13,787
like, incredibly
nurturing environment.
386
00:15:13,871 --> 00:15:16,749
But my father wasn't there.
387
00:15:16,832 --> 00:15:21,837
And, you know, that kind of
left a big scar growing up.
388
00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,424
I definitely battled my demons.
389
00:15:25,507 --> 00:15:27,635
After college, I felt lost,
390
00:15:27,718 --> 00:15:29,637
and I needed something
391
00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:33,307
to get me out of little spells
of depression.
392
00:15:33,390 --> 00:15:36,226
I needed a positive outlet.
393
00:15:38,312 --> 00:15:39,813
I went to a gym.
394
00:15:39,897 --> 00:15:41,815
It just called me in.
395
00:15:41,899 --> 00:15:43,484
But since finding
rock climbing,
396
00:15:43,567 --> 00:15:46,820
there's definitely been
more balance in my life.
397
00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:50,282
It allowed me to be free,
398
00:15:50,366 --> 00:15:53,494
ultimately created
more opportunities.
399
00:15:53,577 --> 00:15:56,330
I can only hope that I can
help facilitate that
400
00:15:56,413 --> 00:16:00,084
in someone else the way
that it happened to me.
401
00:16:00,167 --> 00:16:02,127
And so this means everything.
402
00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:06,298
We'll see what the MRI says,
but, you know,
403
00:16:06,382 --> 00:16:09,009
preparing for the worst
and hoping for the best.
404
00:16:09,093 --> 00:16:16,183
♪ ♪
405
00:16:19,728 --> 00:16:23,148
[intense music]
406
00:16:23,232 --> 00:16:30,322
♪ ♪
407
00:16:37,913 --> 00:16:40,666
- Welcome back
to this epic cave.
408
00:16:40,749 --> 00:16:43,293
You're gonna have to try harder
than you've ever tried before.
409
00:16:43,377 --> 00:16:46,255
At the same time, it's all
about conserving your energy.
410
00:16:46,338 --> 00:16:49,216
Stay aware
and also just enjoy this.
411
00:16:49,299 --> 00:16:51,760
You know,
this is an amazing route.
412
00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:53,887
- Let's get it started.
413
00:16:53,971 --> 00:16:55,180
Cat, you're up first.
414
00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:59,476
♪ ♪
415
00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:03,105
- Biggest strategy
for the main climb--
416
00:17:03,188 --> 00:17:06,442
I have my two places
that I'm gonna rest.
417
00:17:06,525 --> 00:17:10,195
The goal is to be efficient,
418
00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:12,698
not over-grip,
get to the rests.
419
00:17:12,781 --> 00:17:14,825
Slow down the heart rate
and just, like,
420
00:17:14,908 --> 00:17:17,745
manage the pump
because it's gonna be there.
421
00:17:17,828 --> 00:17:20,205
- All right, Cat,
are you ready?
422
00:17:20,289 --> 00:17:21,540
- Ready.
- All right.
423
00:17:21,623 --> 00:17:23,292
Begin climbing now.
424
00:17:27,755 --> 00:17:29,048
- The interesting things,
425
00:17:29,131 --> 00:17:30,716
it's a different kind
of nervousness.
426
00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:32,760
You know, when you've
never tried a route before,
427
00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:35,012
you're nervous, you don't know
what's gonna come.
428
00:17:35,095 --> 00:17:36,555
- Mm-hmm.
- But in this situation,
429
00:17:36,638 --> 00:17:38,182
you're nervous because...
- You know.
430
00:17:38,265 --> 00:17:39,892
- You do know,
but you're not sure
431
00:17:39,975 --> 00:17:41,852
how you're gonna feel.
- Yep.
432
00:17:41,935 --> 00:17:44,354
I bet he'll rest here
just for a little bit to--
433
00:17:44,438 --> 00:17:45,898
- I hope so, I hope so.
434
00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:47,524
- Right before that first crux,
435
00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:49,276
I feel like this is
a good spot to just,
436
00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:50,944
like, take a second.
437
00:17:51,028 --> 00:17:52,946
Oh, he's not gonna rest.
438
00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:55,491
Okay, so he's just gonna
go for the crux.
439
00:17:55,574 --> 00:17:57,034
- Come on.
- Come on, Cat.
440
00:17:57,117 --> 00:17:58,160
Nice.
- Nice.
441
00:17:58,243 --> 00:17:59,286
- Good.
- Come on, Cat.
442
00:17:59,369 --> 00:18:01,163
Come on, Cat. Stick with it.
443
00:18:07,836 --> 00:18:09,630
- So he's through
that first crux.
444
00:18:09,713 --> 00:18:12,549
When he clips that next draw,
he'll be at the halfway point.
445
00:18:14,051 --> 00:18:16,095
He's getting ready to approach
446
00:18:16,178 --> 00:18:17,763
the most difficult part
of the route.
447
00:18:17,846 --> 00:18:19,431
- Come on. Breathe, man.
448
00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:21,350
- Come on, Cat.
- Come on.
449
00:18:21,433 --> 00:18:23,811
Come on.
- All right, here we go.
450
00:18:23,894 --> 00:18:25,479
- Come on, Cat.
451
00:18:25,562 --> 00:18:27,272
Yes, Cat. Come on.
452
00:18:27,356 --> 00:18:29,483
Allez. Allez!
453
00:18:29,566 --> 00:18:30,943
[overlapping shouts]
454
00:18:31,026 --> 00:18:33,111
♪ ♪
455
00:18:33,195 --> 00:18:34,988
- [yells]
456
00:18:37,825 --> 00:18:44,915
♪ ♪
457
00:18:49,086 --> 00:18:51,088
- Oh!
458
00:18:51,171 --> 00:18:52,172
Good effort!
459
00:18:52,256 --> 00:18:54,633
[cheering]
460
00:18:54,716 --> 00:18:56,510
Awesome job, Cat.
461
00:18:58,804 --> 00:19:00,806
- I'm a little pumped.
462
00:19:06,854 --> 00:19:09,356
- My strategy going
into this climb
463
00:19:09,439 --> 00:19:12,609
is persevere, persevere,
persevere,
464
00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:17,030
and hold on for as long
as you bloody well can.
465
00:19:17,114 --> 00:19:18,991
[laughs]
466
00:19:19,074 --> 00:19:20,826
- All right, Tiffany,
are you ready?
467
00:19:20,909 --> 00:19:21,785
- Yeah.
468
00:19:21,869 --> 00:19:23,203
- Begin climbing now.
469
00:19:23,287 --> 00:19:24,371
- You got this, Tiff.
470
00:19:24,454 --> 00:19:25,873
Come on.
471
00:19:25,956 --> 00:19:27,291
- Come on, Tiffany.
472
00:19:27,374 --> 00:19:32,629
♪ ♪
473
00:19:32,713 --> 00:19:34,548
She's already gone
to an elimination climb,
474
00:19:34,631 --> 00:19:38,176
so I know she's kind of feeling
the pressure going into this.
475
00:19:40,304 --> 00:19:42,723
She's looking confident
at the beginning.
476
00:19:42,806 --> 00:19:45,934
- Keep breathing.
Looking solid.
477
00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:47,728
- Yeah.
- Really good.
478
00:19:47,811 --> 00:19:49,938
- Good, Tiffany.
- Keep breathing.
479
00:19:51,940 --> 00:19:54,735
- Nicely through that move
into the first rest.
480
00:19:57,905 --> 00:19:59,156
- Good, Tiff. Come on.
481
00:20:04,411 --> 00:20:06,580
- I know she's definitely
worried about that crux,
482
00:20:06,663 --> 00:20:09,041
but she's in a good
resting position
483
00:20:09,124 --> 00:20:12,628
setting up for that first
difficult section.
484
00:20:14,922 --> 00:20:16,256
Really good, Tiffany.
Come on.
485
00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:17,883
You can do this.
- Get psyched.
486
00:20:17,966 --> 00:20:19,259
- You got this.
- Get psyched.
487
00:20:19,343 --> 00:20:20,677
- Come on, Tiff.
- Come on. Go get it.
488
00:20:20,761 --> 00:20:21,845
- Come on.
489
00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:25,599
- Sh--
- Ah!
490
00:20:25,682 --> 00:20:27,935
- Just, like--
- Good effort, Tiffany.
491
00:20:28,018 --> 00:20:30,646
[applause]
492
00:20:30,729 --> 00:20:35,150
- This--ugh.
493
00:20:35,233 --> 00:20:38,570
- I feel like her hips were
too far away from the wall.
494
00:20:38,654 --> 00:20:40,739
She's not, like,
pulling in enough.
495
00:20:40,822 --> 00:20:42,240
- Yeah, you did good.
You did good.
496
00:20:42,324 --> 00:20:44,117
Yeah.
- That was a good go.
497
00:20:44,201 --> 00:20:45,410
- Yeah. You did good.
498
00:20:45,494 --> 00:20:46,787
both: It was good.
499
00:20:46,870 --> 00:20:48,288
- Did good.
It's a hard move.
500
00:20:48,372 --> 00:20:50,415
- Yeah, it's hard move.
It was a hard move.
501
00:20:54,336 --> 00:20:58,715
♪ ♪
502
00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:01,593
- Come on, Alice. Good.
503
00:21:01,677 --> 00:21:02,886
Come on, Alice.
504
00:21:02,970 --> 00:21:04,012
Good.
505
00:21:04,096 --> 00:21:05,681
- Got it, Alice.
506
00:21:05,764 --> 00:21:07,015
Good stuff.
507
00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:08,642
- You got this.
- Come on, get psyched.
508
00:21:08,725 --> 00:21:09,768
- Come on, Alice.
- Get psyched.
509
00:21:09,851 --> 00:21:11,144
Come on.
510
00:21:11,228 --> 00:21:12,354
- [yelling]
511
00:21:12,437 --> 00:21:15,148
[cheering, shouting]
512
00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:18,318
- [grunting and yelling]
513
00:21:21,738 --> 00:21:24,241
[laughing]
514
00:21:24,324 --> 00:21:25,659
- Awesome job.
515
00:21:25,742 --> 00:21:27,327
- That was cool
how she stuck it up.
516
00:21:27,411 --> 00:21:28,996
- Good fight, Alice.
517
00:21:29,079 --> 00:21:32,165
So she made it past Tiffany.
518
00:21:32,249 --> 00:21:34,334
- That was the move
that I'm most worried
519
00:21:34,418 --> 00:21:36,169
in the whole route.
520
00:21:36,253 --> 00:21:38,964
It's very shoulder.
521
00:21:39,047 --> 00:21:43,301
- Okay.
I got to take care of this.
522
00:21:43,385 --> 00:21:44,636
- That's a lot of blood.
523
00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,388
Come on, Deco.
524
00:21:46,471 --> 00:21:48,265
- [grunting]
525
00:21:48,348 --> 00:21:52,394
♪ ♪
526
00:21:52,477 --> 00:21:54,438
- Good, Deco.
527
00:21:54,521 --> 00:21:55,397
- Come on, Deco.
528
00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:56,523
- Yes.
- Nice.
529
00:21:56,606 --> 00:21:57,733
There you go.
- Nice.
530
00:21:57,816 --> 00:21:59,568
- Good, Deco.
- Come on.
531
00:22:04,322 --> 00:22:06,616
- Still below
where Cat got, though.
532
00:22:07,951 --> 00:22:09,786
- I'm with you. Come on, Deco.
533
00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:11,204
- [grunts]
534
00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:16,209
- You can do this!
- Come on, Deco.
535
00:22:16,293 --> 00:22:17,586
- [yells]
536
00:22:19,463 --> 00:22:21,465
- Nice work, dude.
- Good effort, Deco.
537
00:22:21,548 --> 00:22:22,758
- That was good.
- Hell yeah.
538
00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:24,801
Good work.
- Great effort.
539
00:22:24,885 --> 00:22:26,803
- That was awesome.
540
00:22:26,887 --> 00:22:27,929
- Relax.
541
00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:29,056
- Good.
542
00:22:29,139 --> 00:22:30,557
- Come on, Robyn.
Get psyched, huh?
543
00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:37,564
♪ ♪
544
00:22:37,647 --> 00:22:38,899
- Yeah!
545
00:22:38,982 --> 00:22:40,358
Come on, Robyn.
- Come on!
546
00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:41,943
- Come on, Robyn.
547
00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:43,987
Yeah.
- Nice. Come on.
548
00:22:51,495 --> 00:22:53,622
- Nice.
Come on--oh, no.
549
00:22:53,705 --> 00:22:57,334
- Dang it.
- Awesome climbing, Robyn.
550
00:22:57,417 --> 00:22:59,336
Very good.
551
00:22:59,419 --> 00:23:02,005
- Oh, that was so cool.
- Amazing.
552
00:23:02,089 --> 00:23:03,548
Whoo-whoo!
553
00:23:03,632 --> 00:23:04,800
That was great.
554
00:23:04,883 --> 00:23:06,468
- Thanks.
- Go, Robyn!
555
00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:08,970
- Dang. Dang.
556
00:23:12,641 --> 00:23:14,267
- I'm nervous.
557
00:23:14,351 --> 00:23:16,103
For the past day, I've been
going over every single
558
00:23:16,186 --> 00:23:17,938
move in my mind,
like, a million times,
559
00:23:18,021 --> 00:23:20,607
and it's definitely the hardest
route I've ever done.
560
00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:24,903
- You got this, brother.
- Yeah.
561
00:23:24,986 --> 00:23:26,404
- All right, Brad,
are you ready?
562
00:23:26,488 --> 00:23:27,781
- Ready as I'll ever be.
563
00:23:27,864 --> 00:23:30,200
- All right.
Begin climbing now.
564
00:23:30,283 --> 00:23:33,286
♪ ♪
565
00:23:33,370 --> 00:23:36,331
I'm really interested to see
what happens for him.
566
00:23:41,002 --> 00:23:42,504
Come on, Brad.
567
00:23:42,587 --> 00:23:46,591
Just working his way
into that groove section.
568
00:23:46,675 --> 00:23:53,765
♪ ♪
569
00:23:58,228 --> 00:23:59,396
Come on.
- Come on.
570
00:23:59,479 --> 00:24:00,856
- [yells]
- Come on.
571
00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:02,023
Come on. Nice, Brad.
572
00:24:02,107 --> 00:24:03,358
Come on. Come on.
- Come on, Brad.
573
00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:04,985
Fight through it.
- You got it, Brad.
574
00:24:05,068 --> 00:24:06,987
- Fight through it.
575
00:24:07,070 --> 00:24:08,822
- Yeah!
576
00:24:08,905 --> 00:24:10,866
- [yells]
- Get that foot on.
577
00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:17,372
♪ ♪
578
00:24:17,455 --> 00:24:18,498
- Come on.
579
00:24:18,582 --> 00:24:20,458
- Fuck, dude!
- Ugh, dang.
580
00:24:20,542 --> 00:24:23,712
- God damn it.
Just cut feet there.
581
00:24:23,795 --> 00:24:24,754
- Good fight.
582
00:24:24,838 --> 00:24:26,339
- It was a good one, brother.
583
00:24:26,423 --> 00:24:29,509
- So he did get a move
higher than Tiffany.
584
00:24:31,928 --> 00:24:34,014
- Fuck.
585
00:24:34,097 --> 00:24:36,224
- You can tell
he's really upset.
586
00:24:38,810 --> 00:24:43,481
- We all know that Brad's one
of the best of us climbers.
587
00:24:43,565 --> 00:24:46,484
It was a bit shocking
seeing him not climbing
588
00:24:46,568 --> 00:24:48,069
to the best of his ability
589
00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:51,072
- Ugh. So frustrating.
590
00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:52,657
- I know. I know.
591
00:24:54,034 --> 00:24:55,285
- Let's go, Dom.
592
00:24:56,745 --> 00:25:01,791
- I still don't know exactly
what's going on with my knee.
593
00:25:03,460 --> 00:25:07,172
If I do encounter a movement
that would make it worse,
594
00:25:07,255 --> 00:25:10,967
I'll just try to skirt around
it to the best of my ability
595
00:25:11,051 --> 00:25:12,886
and just kind of go from there.
596
00:25:14,471 --> 00:25:15,388
[yells]
597
00:25:15,472 --> 00:25:17,891
[cheering]
598
00:25:17,974 --> 00:25:21,728
- Coming back from an injury,
it can be really difficult.
599
00:25:21,811 --> 00:25:24,397
Not only are you physically
recovering,
600
00:25:24,481 --> 00:25:27,817
but what I find to be even
more difficult is being able
601
00:25:27,901 --> 00:25:30,403
to trust your ability.
602
00:25:30,487 --> 00:25:32,405
That's when accidents
can happen.
603
00:25:35,659 --> 00:25:38,662
[cheering]
604
00:25:38,745 --> 00:25:41,248
- Solid, brother. Solid.
605
00:25:41,331 --> 00:25:42,791
I think that Dom, you know,
606
00:25:42,874 --> 00:25:45,710
cope with injuries
in a different way.
607
00:25:45,794 --> 00:25:48,171
He's gonna try
to make everything work
608
00:25:48,255 --> 00:25:50,840
using his upper body,
and that's him, man.
609
00:25:50,924 --> 00:25:52,133
Yes, dude.
610
00:25:52,217 --> 00:25:53,802
Stretch those arms, brother.
611
00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:56,221
He's such a powerful dude,
you know.
612
00:25:56,304 --> 00:25:57,847
He's, like, jacked,
and he has, like,
613
00:25:57,931 --> 00:26:00,600
the power to do
anything he wants.
614
00:26:00,684 --> 00:26:02,143
- Find the holds.
You got this.
615
00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:03,895
- Only good holds until
the upper crux, brother.
616
00:26:03,979 --> 00:26:05,480
You got this.
617
00:26:05,563 --> 00:26:07,482
Come on, man, come on.
618
00:26:07,565 --> 00:26:14,656
♪ ♪
619
00:26:15,657 --> 00:26:17,909
- So now he's past
where Robyn was.
620
00:26:19,202 --> 00:26:20,662
- You got it.
- Come on.
621
00:26:20,745 --> 00:26:22,038
You got it. Good hold.
622
00:26:22,122 --> 00:26:23,373
- Come on, Dom.
- That's a good hold.
623
00:26:23,456 --> 00:26:25,500
- Come on.
- [yells]
624
00:26:25,583 --> 00:26:26,626
Yeah--oh, my God.
625
00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:28,461
- Good effort.
- Good effort!
626
00:26:28,545 --> 00:26:31,339
[cheering]
- Good work, Dom.
627
00:26:31,423 --> 00:26:35,010
- So the shots came out. Ow!
628
00:26:35,093 --> 00:26:38,221
- Dom definitely had a lot
of doubt about his knee
629
00:26:38,305 --> 00:26:40,557
and how that was gonna
affect him on this climb.
630
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,143
So I have to say,
I was very happy to see him
631
00:26:43,226 --> 00:26:44,811
persevere
through this hard moment
632
00:26:44,894 --> 00:26:47,605
and get back
into his climbing groove.
633
00:26:47,689 --> 00:26:50,400
And it was super good to see.
634
00:26:50,483 --> 00:26:52,986
- Cut that thing into pieces,
man, seriously.
635
00:26:53,069 --> 00:26:54,154
So much power.
636
00:26:54,237 --> 00:26:55,530
- I'd be lying to say
637
00:26:55,613 --> 00:26:58,325
that this injury didn't
make me feel
638
00:26:58,408 --> 00:27:01,036
a little disheartened
in the competition.
639
00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,955
But my pain's not that bad,
640
00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:06,666
and I'm just kind of
using that as inspiration.
641
00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:08,168
Like, you know,
you still can do something.
642
00:27:08,251 --> 00:27:10,628
Don't count yourself out.
643
00:27:13,006 --> 00:27:14,507
- Good effort
to all of you guys.
644
00:27:14,591 --> 00:27:17,010
I could tell that you all
really gave solid efforts.
645
00:27:17,093 --> 00:27:18,845
You should all feel
proud about that.
646
00:27:18,928 --> 00:27:22,849
- Cat, you were the one
with the high point today.
647
00:27:22,932 --> 00:27:25,018
Really awesome job, too.
648
00:27:25,101 --> 00:27:26,394
[cheering]
649
00:27:26,478 --> 00:27:28,188
- Nice, Cat!
- Go, Cat!
650
00:27:28,271 --> 00:27:29,356
[laughter]
651
00:27:29,439 --> 00:27:31,316
- Yeah!
- Beast mode.
652
00:27:31,399 --> 00:27:33,443
- So the two people
that are gonna be
653
00:27:33,526 --> 00:27:36,654
going head-to-head
on the elimination climb
654
00:27:36,738 --> 00:27:39,032
are Tiffany...
655
00:27:39,115 --> 00:27:41,409
and Brad.
656
00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:44,037
- I mean, I knew that, like,
after falling on that move,
657
00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:46,915
then it was up to,
you know, fate.
658
00:27:46,998 --> 00:27:49,542
But we'll see.
659
00:27:49,626 --> 00:27:51,044
Things happen sometimes
when you're climbing
660
00:27:51,127 --> 00:27:52,629
and they just don't always
go your way.
661
00:27:52,712 --> 00:27:54,798
And I think
in the past three weeks,
662
00:27:54,881 --> 00:27:56,132
I think I've been lucky enough
663
00:27:56,216 --> 00:27:57,550
where things kind of have
gone my way.
664
00:27:57,634 --> 00:27:58,968
But at some point,
your luck runs out.
665
00:27:59,052 --> 00:28:01,471
And so I'm hoping
it's not this week.
666
00:28:01,554 --> 00:28:03,264
I want to stay
on this journey.
667
00:28:10,188 --> 00:28:12,148
[phone beeps]
668
00:28:12,232 --> 00:28:13,733
- [speaking Spanish]
669
00:28:13,817 --> 00:28:15,819
- [speaking Spanish]
670
00:28:17,028 --> 00:28:20,323
- I'm hopeful
getting my MRI results
671
00:28:20,407 --> 00:28:22,617
and see exactly
the extent of the damage.
672
00:28:22,700 --> 00:28:28,498
So I'm hoping that I can still
compete in this competition.
673
00:28:44,973 --> 00:28:46,433
- The meniscus are...
674
00:28:46,516 --> 00:28:48,768
both: Normale.
- Good, okay.
675
00:28:53,731 --> 00:28:59,028
- Okay, there is a chronic,
mmm, tendinopathy?
676
00:28:59,112 --> 00:29:00,613
- Like tendonitis?
- Yeah.
677
00:29:00,697 --> 00:29:03,408
- Mm-hmm.
- Which he says is normal
678
00:29:03,491 --> 00:29:05,994
with the age and the time.
679
00:29:06,077 --> 00:29:07,871
- Mm-hmm.
- So nothing we are--
680
00:29:07,954 --> 00:29:09,956
everything's okay.
You can climb.
681
00:29:10,039 --> 00:29:11,291
- Dope.
- [laughs]
682
00:29:11,374 --> 00:29:13,126
- That's a blessing.
683
00:29:13,209 --> 00:29:17,881
It seems as if it's more
of a contusion to my knee,
684
00:29:17,964 --> 00:29:20,258
and that's good news.
685
00:29:20,341 --> 00:29:23,052
That's really good news
because that inspires
686
00:29:23,136 --> 00:29:25,472
a bit more confidence,
and also I know
687
00:29:25,555 --> 00:29:28,349
that the healing process
will be much shorter
688
00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:30,143
than what was anticipated.
689
00:29:30,226 --> 00:29:32,979
So yeah, I'm pretty
excited about that.
690
00:29:33,062 --> 00:29:36,441
I definitely feel relieved
knowing that I can continue.
691
00:29:36,524 --> 00:29:39,319
It's, like, nothing that's
gonna take too long to heal.
692
00:29:39,402 --> 00:29:41,321
And just being mindful
with my movement,
693
00:29:41,404 --> 00:29:42,864
it should be good
for the future.
694
00:29:42,947 --> 00:29:44,115
I'm psyched.
695
00:29:44,199 --> 00:29:45,992
We'll go into it,
see what we can do,
696
00:29:46,075 --> 00:29:49,579
give my best and, you know,
and see what happens.
697
00:29:51,414 --> 00:29:53,875
Yes.
[laughter]
698
00:30:03,927 --> 00:30:08,056
- This could definitely be
the stage of a "Jurassic Park."
699
00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:10,350
Just imagine T-Rex running
from those woods, you know.
700
00:30:10,433 --> 00:30:11,684
- Just coming out of the water.
- And people just,
701
00:30:11,768 --> 00:30:12,936
we need to cross
over this bridge.
702
00:30:13,019 --> 00:30:14,437
- And they're all
on the bridge.
703
00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:16,272
- And suddenly, like,
the bridge collapses,
704
00:30:16,356 --> 00:30:19,192
and you're just, like,
hanging on your nails
705
00:30:19,275 --> 00:30:21,194
on these things,
you know, like climbers.
706
00:30:21,277 --> 00:30:24,030
And T-Rex has those little,
tiny little claws.
707
00:30:24,113 --> 00:30:27,325
But then he falls,
and that's pretty much the end.
708
00:30:27,408 --> 00:30:30,370
- If Deco wasn't here,
it would be much quieter,
709
00:30:30,453 --> 00:30:31,913
that's for sure.
710
00:30:31,996 --> 00:30:33,665
He always has something to say.
711
00:30:33,748 --> 00:30:37,210
He brings this kind of
vivaciousness to the group.
712
00:30:38,294 --> 00:30:42,048
Very mystical and mysterious.
713
00:30:42,131 --> 00:30:43,299
- Mm-hmm.
714
00:30:43,383 --> 00:30:45,426
- I felt a lot
of emotion yesterday.
715
00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:47,011
I am competitive.
I do care
716
00:30:47,095 --> 00:30:49,138
about doing well
just in general.
717
00:30:49,222 --> 00:30:50,473
It's kind of fun.
718
00:30:50,557 --> 00:30:52,058
But I was like, man, I'm tired.
719
00:30:52,141 --> 00:30:55,395
- It's, exhausting
because I feel like every week,
720
00:30:55,478 --> 00:30:58,523
like, I'm fighting uphill
against something.
721
00:30:58,606 --> 00:31:00,900
- Mm-hmm.
- These last few weeks,
722
00:31:00,984 --> 00:31:02,944
it's been tough,
and I can feel it,
723
00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:05,113
Like, that exhaustion is real.
724
00:31:05,196 --> 00:31:06,906
- We're all exhausted,
725
00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:09,492
and that's because, like,
we're all, like, very,
726
00:31:09,576 --> 00:31:12,704
like, outside of our comfort
zones for a long, long time.
727
00:31:12,787 --> 00:31:14,038
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
728
00:31:14,122 --> 00:31:16,583
- But the only thing
that you can do
729
00:31:16,666 --> 00:31:20,128
to be okay
with whatever happens
730
00:31:20,211 --> 00:31:22,213
is giving your best, you know.
731
00:31:22,297 --> 00:31:25,717
Sometimes life's gonna get you
into some tough situations,
732
00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:30,305
and you either gonna rise up
to the occasion and persevere,
733
00:31:30,388 --> 00:31:31,931
or you're gonna fall.
734
00:31:32,015 --> 00:31:33,182
- Do I want to keep going?
735
00:31:33,266 --> 00:31:34,726
- Mm-hmm.
- Yes.
736
00:31:34,809 --> 00:31:36,894
Am I going to keep fighting?
737
00:31:36,978 --> 00:31:38,313
Yes.
738
00:31:38,396 --> 00:31:39,772
So I know I'm not done.
739
00:31:39,856 --> 00:31:42,191
I want to be here,
and I want to stay here.
740
00:31:42,275 --> 00:31:45,111
And I want to keep up on this
journey, like, with all of you.
741
00:31:45,194 --> 00:31:47,739
[tender music]
742
00:31:47,822 --> 00:31:54,621
♪ ♪
743
00:31:54,704 --> 00:31:56,247
- Hey, y'all. Enjoy this place.
744
00:31:56,331 --> 00:31:58,708
It really is special for me
that you guys are here
745
00:31:58,791 --> 00:32:00,126
in my home.
- It's wonderful.
746
00:32:00,209 --> 00:32:01,628
- Thank you for having us.
- Thank you.
747
00:32:01,711 --> 00:32:02,712
- I don't know if you noticed,
748
00:32:02,795 --> 00:32:04,589
but we made ourselves at home.
749
00:32:04,672 --> 00:32:06,215
- Yeah.
- For sure.
750
00:32:06,299 --> 00:32:09,093
[laughter]
We moved right in.
751
00:32:14,390 --> 00:32:17,435
- How are y'all feeling
about y'all's climb tomorrow?
752
00:32:17,518 --> 00:32:20,605
- I mean, there's, like,
a whole bunch of things
753
00:32:20,688 --> 00:32:23,983
that are probably, like,
suboptimal, like physically,
754
00:32:24,067 --> 00:32:25,818
in terms of, like,
where my body's at
755
00:32:25,902 --> 00:32:28,821
and the level of exhaustion
that I'm feeling.
756
00:32:28,905 --> 00:32:31,574
But it's the intention of just,
like, doing your best,
757
00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:33,785
like, with whatever
circumstances you've got,
758
00:32:33,868 --> 00:32:37,288
and that's all you can
kind of lead with really.
759
00:32:37,372 --> 00:32:40,124
Going into this
elimination climb,
760
00:32:40,208 --> 00:32:44,128
obviously there is the part
of me which is full of doubt.
761
00:32:44,212 --> 00:32:48,257
I know Brad is just such
a spearheading climber.
762
00:32:48,341 --> 00:32:51,427
Every challenge he has
been presented with,
763
00:32:51,511 --> 00:32:54,013
he's just gone so wild,
764
00:32:54,097 --> 00:32:56,349
so I know that there
is every possibility
765
00:32:56,432 --> 00:32:58,017
that I might
end up going home.
766
00:32:58,101 --> 00:33:01,896
I just want to say,
the things that you have done
767
00:33:01,979 --> 00:33:05,441
has just been mind-blowing.
768
00:33:05,525 --> 00:33:10,279
- Tomorrow, regardless
of who wins or loses,
769
00:33:10,363 --> 00:33:12,699
you guys just
are fucking light, man.
770
00:33:12,782 --> 00:33:15,076
You guys are made to shine.
771
00:33:22,792 --> 00:33:25,712
[dramatic music]
772
00:33:25,795 --> 00:33:32,552
♪ ♪
773
00:33:46,023 --> 00:33:49,318
- Tiffany, Brad, this is gonna
be your elimination climb.
774
00:33:50,987 --> 00:33:52,864
It's this beautiful tufa climb.
775
00:33:52,947 --> 00:33:54,240
It's one of my favorite
routes here.
776
00:33:54,323 --> 00:33:55,992
It's a good climb.
777
00:33:56,075 --> 00:33:58,661
- It's a nice-looking
route, guys.
778
00:33:58,745 --> 00:34:02,540
A little bit of slant,
a little bit of vert.
779
00:34:02,623 --> 00:34:04,041
- For this elimination climb,
780
00:34:04,125 --> 00:34:05,918
I chose this beautiful
tufa climb.
781
00:34:06,002 --> 00:34:08,421
Basically where water has
tripped over the rock
782
00:34:08,504 --> 00:34:11,466
and created this kind of
column formation on the rock.
783
00:34:11,549 --> 00:34:13,718
It's actually one of the first
routes I brought Jason on
784
00:34:13,801 --> 00:34:15,011
when he came to visit.
785
00:34:15,094 --> 00:34:16,053
- Looks beautiful.
786
00:34:16,137 --> 00:34:17,096
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
787
00:34:17,180 --> 00:34:20,099
[intense music]
788
00:34:20,183 --> 00:34:22,810
♪ ♪
789
00:34:22,894 --> 00:34:25,021
- The route is 100 feet high.
790
00:34:25,104 --> 00:34:26,522
After the intro section,
791
00:34:26,606 --> 00:34:29,025
you'll reach the tufa
at 20 feet.
792
00:34:29,108 --> 00:34:31,819
From there, you'll be
climbing a series of moves
793
00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:33,654
on vertical edges and pockets
794
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:37,450
to reach an eight-move crux
to get to one large pocket.
795
00:34:37,533 --> 00:34:40,620
This is the only resting spot
before the final 20 feet
796
00:34:40,703 --> 00:34:43,998
of climbing
to the top anchor point.
797
00:34:44,081 --> 00:34:46,417
- So Tiffany,
because you scored lowest
798
00:34:46,501 --> 00:34:48,044
on the main climb,
you're gonna go first.
799
00:34:48,127 --> 00:34:50,713
So Brad, you're gonna get
to watch her on the climb.
800
00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:52,507
- Going into this
elimination climb, you know,
801
00:34:52,590 --> 00:34:54,383
there's gonna be hard moves,
and I'm anticipating that.
802
00:34:54,467 --> 00:34:56,052
And it can end so quickly.
803
00:34:56,135 --> 00:34:57,678
You know,
just falling on one move,
804
00:34:57,762 --> 00:34:59,931
if you make one mistake
or one foot slip.
805
00:35:00,014 --> 00:35:01,599
And that's a little bit
nerve-wracking,
806
00:35:01,682 --> 00:35:03,309
but at the same time you can't
let it get to your head.
807
00:35:04,811 --> 00:35:06,813
- Every challenge we've been
through has been, like,
808
00:35:06,896 --> 00:35:11,859
such a test for me to continue
to dig deep and persist.
809
00:35:11,943 --> 00:35:14,987
I know the one thing I can
do is to keep fighting,
810
00:35:15,071 --> 00:35:16,364
and that is what I do.
811
00:35:16,447 --> 00:35:18,157
- All right, Tiffany,
are you ready?
812
00:35:18,241 --> 00:35:20,284
- Yeah.
- Begin climbing now.
813
00:35:20,368 --> 00:35:21,702
- Go, Tiff!
- Get it, Tiff!
814
00:35:21,786 --> 00:35:24,247
Come on.
- Come on!
815
00:35:24,330 --> 00:35:25,498
- You got this.
816
00:35:25,581 --> 00:35:26,958
- I know
that I'm giving everything.
817
00:35:27,041 --> 00:35:30,002
[suspenseful music]
818
00:35:30,086 --> 00:35:34,257
♪ ♪
819
00:35:34,340 --> 00:35:35,591
- That's a big tufa.
820
00:35:36,884 --> 00:35:40,555
- She's getting
into that tufa section.
821
00:35:40,638 --> 00:35:43,850
Kind of the first
tricky part of the route.
822
00:35:45,685 --> 00:35:46,769
- Come on, Tiff.
823
00:35:49,689 --> 00:35:50,648
- Come on.
824
00:35:50,731 --> 00:35:52,316
- Moving nicely through it.
825
00:35:56,863 --> 00:35:59,156
- Awesome, Tiff.
826
00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:00,783
- This is the best
I've seen her look
827
00:36:00,867 --> 00:36:01,951
so far in the competition.
828
00:36:02,034 --> 00:36:03,578
She looks
the most confident here.
829
00:36:07,039 --> 00:36:09,709
- Great climbing. Keep it up.
830
00:36:10,793 --> 00:36:12,670
- I'm not ready
to go home yet.
831
00:36:12,753 --> 00:36:14,213
And I was exhausted as I am,
832
00:36:14,297 --> 00:36:16,257
and as battered
as I'm feeling,
833
00:36:16,340 --> 00:36:18,050
that part in my heart,
that fire,
834
00:36:18,134 --> 00:36:20,177
is, like, still there,
and it says,
835
00:36:20,261 --> 00:36:21,971
I'm not done fighting.
836
00:36:22,054 --> 00:36:27,602
♪ ♪
837
00:36:27,685 --> 00:36:29,020
- Nice, Tiff.
838
00:36:31,105 --> 00:36:32,064
She's crushing it.
839
00:36:32,148 --> 00:36:33,941
- Come on.
840
00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:35,359
- Damn it.
841
00:36:37,695 --> 00:36:39,238
- Do you see that jam
with her foot?
842
00:36:39,322 --> 00:36:41,657
That's smart. I like that.
843
00:36:43,242 --> 00:36:44,911
She only has
about 10 feet left.
844
00:36:44,994 --> 00:36:47,163
- Come on, Tiff, come on.
- She just has to be confident.
845
00:36:47,246 --> 00:36:48,664
- Yes.
- Nice.
846
00:36:48,748 --> 00:36:50,625
- Good, Tiffany. Come on.
847
00:36:52,752 --> 00:36:54,295
Come on, Tiffany!
848
00:36:56,047 --> 00:36:57,840
You got it, Tiffany.
849
00:37:00,509 --> 00:37:02,261
- Just has to put
that other [indistinct].
850
00:37:02,345 --> 00:37:04,096
- Nice, Tiff.
- Nice.
851
00:37:06,307 --> 00:37:07,808
- I'm in!
- Nice, Tiff!
852
00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:09,644
- Tiffany, good job!
- Nice, Tiff!
853
00:37:09,727 --> 00:37:12,063
- Great work, Tiff!
[cheering]
854
00:37:12,146 --> 00:37:13,356
- [sighs]
- Nice job!
855
00:37:13,439 --> 00:37:14,982
- Ow-ow!
- Agh!
856
00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:18,277
- That last part was a little,
like, nail-bitey.
857
00:37:18,361 --> 00:37:19,779
- It's a really good climb.
858
00:37:19,862 --> 00:37:21,614
It's beautiful, so.
859
00:37:21,697 --> 00:37:25,076
I needed to work it out a bit,
but at the top bit.
860
00:37:25,159 --> 00:37:28,245
Glad I stuck with it.
[laughs]
861
00:37:28,329 --> 00:37:30,873
I'm really, really happy
with my climbing.
862
00:37:30,957 --> 00:37:32,625
And I knew it was
just a case of, like,
863
00:37:32,708 --> 00:37:34,710
keeping it together
and pacing myself.
864
00:37:34,794 --> 00:37:38,839
And I've been through
so many battles
865
00:37:38,923 --> 00:37:40,967
in my own life
with my own body.
866
00:37:41,050 --> 00:37:44,303
I've been frustrated,
and I have struggled
867
00:37:44,387 --> 00:37:45,972
over these last few weeks,
868
00:37:46,055 --> 00:37:49,684
but I think perseverance
is the one thing
869
00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:52,937
that's keeping me going,
and it felt so good.
870
00:37:54,605 --> 00:37:57,984
- I'm extremely proud
of Tiffany.
871
00:37:58,067 --> 00:37:59,652
When she gets knocked down,
872
00:37:59,735 --> 00:38:02,196
she's a fighter
who does not give up.
873
00:38:04,824 --> 00:38:06,158
- Nice work.
874
00:38:07,743 --> 00:38:10,037
- Take your time, brother.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
875
00:38:10,121 --> 00:38:11,664
- You saw how it's done.
876
00:38:12,915 --> 00:38:14,250
- So I'm a little nervous
going into this,
877
00:38:14,333 --> 00:38:15,835
but I'm excited to climb.
878
00:38:15,918 --> 00:38:17,336
I'm confident
I can do those moves.
879
00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:18,838
I know that I can
do those moves.
880
00:38:18,921 --> 00:38:20,089
I just need
to be able to focus
881
00:38:20,172 --> 00:38:21,382
on climbing as best as I can.
882
00:38:21,465 --> 00:38:23,634
- All right, Brad,
are you ready?
883
00:38:23,718 --> 00:38:25,177
- Yeah.
- All right.
884
00:38:25,261 --> 00:38:26,262
Begin climbing now.
885
00:38:26,345 --> 00:38:27,680
- Go, Brad.
- Come on, Brad.
886
00:38:27,763 --> 00:38:29,265
- Go, Brad.
- You got this, Brad.
887
00:38:29,348 --> 00:38:31,267
- You got this.
- You know what to do.
888
00:38:32,476 --> 00:38:35,187
- Brad has tried hard like no
one else that I've ever seen.
889
00:38:35,271 --> 00:38:38,858
He digs his teeth in
and fights to the very end.
890
00:38:38,941 --> 00:38:41,694
♪ ♪
891
00:38:41,777 --> 00:38:44,321
- Take your time, Brad.
You got this.
892
00:38:44,405 --> 00:38:47,366
- Really scope
this section out.
893
00:38:47,450 --> 00:38:50,619
- All right, so he's starting
to climb into the tufa.
894
00:38:50,703 --> 00:38:52,038
- Nice, Brad.
895
00:38:52,121 --> 00:38:54,248
- Nice, dude. Come on.
896
00:38:56,083 --> 00:38:57,668
- Nice.
- Nice.
897
00:38:58,961 --> 00:39:02,465
- You can do it.
Come on, trust yourself.
898
00:39:02,548 --> 00:39:05,551
He's into that middle
section of the tufa.
899
00:39:05,634 --> 00:39:08,054
Kind of interested to see
what Brad does here
900
00:39:08,137 --> 00:39:11,182
because he did watch Tiffany,
so there's a chance
901
00:39:11,265 --> 00:39:13,225
he does try the same thing
she did,
902
00:39:13,309 --> 00:39:15,978
which is really gonna
put a lot of pressure
903
00:39:16,062 --> 00:39:17,938
on choosing
the right footholds.
904
00:39:18,022 --> 00:39:23,652
♪ ♪
905
00:39:23,736 --> 00:39:25,196
Come on, Brad.
906
00:39:31,827 --> 00:39:33,954
- Come on, Brad.
- Good, Brad.
907
00:39:34,038 --> 00:39:35,873
- Good movement.
908
00:39:38,626 --> 00:39:40,086
- Good, Brad.
909
00:39:42,797 --> 00:39:49,887
♪ ♪
910
00:39:52,181 --> 00:39:54,016
- You can do it, Brad.
- Come on, Brad.
911
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:55,267
- Come on, Brad.
912
00:39:55,351 --> 00:39:57,103
Just think about it.
913
00:39:57,186 --> 00:39:58,729
- Ah!
- [gasps]
914
00:39:58,813 --> 00:40:00,189
- Ohh.
- Oh, my God.
915
00:40:00,272 --> 00:40:02,024
- Oh, I just slipped out
of that thing.
916
00:40:02,108 --> 00:40:03,442
- Oh, shoot.
917
00:40:05,569 --> 00:40:07,988
He miscalculated.
918
00:40:08,072 --> 00:40:09,907
Wow.
919
00:40:09,990 --> 00:40:13,035
[somber music]
920
00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:14,245
Oh, man
921
00:40:14,328 --> 00:40:19,875
♪ ♪
922
00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:22,628
- You can just leave me here
for a second, Deco.
923
00:40:22,711 --> 00:40:28,968
♪ ♪
924
00:40:29,051 --> 00:40:31,011
- Great run, dude.
- Really good, Brad.
925
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:34,181
[applause]
926
00:40:44,692 --> 00:40:49,446
- I wasn't expecting Brad
to fall off,
927
00:40:49,530 --> 00:40:51,282
like, where he did.
928
00:40:51,365 --> 00:40:53,868
It was such a shock moment.
929
00:40:55,786 --> 00:40:59,373
He's such a fundamental
part of our group,
930
00:40:59,456 --> 00:41:04,170
and also he's just such
a fantastic and strong climber.
931
00:41:04,253 --> 00:41:08,174
This is a very painful moment
that's happening.
932
00:41:08,257 --> 00:41:10,092
- I feel like Brad's been,
like, a favorite...
933
00:41:10,176 --> 00:41:12,052
- Yeah, for sure.
- To win this entire thing.
934
00:41:12,136 --> 00:41:15,139
So as you can see, all it takes
is one foot to slip.
935
00:41:15,222 --> 00:41:16,515
- I wasn't ready for it.
- Yeah.
936
00:41:16,599 --> 00:41:18,017
No, I was not ready for that.
937
00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:20,477
- Like, absolutely shocked.
- No one saw that.
938
00:41:20,561 --> 00:41:24,106
- I could not fathom
Brad going home.
939
00:41:24,190 --> 00:41:25,858
Brad and I are really
good friends.
940
00:41:25,941 --> 00:41:27,067
It's really hard.
941
00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:30,070
- Hey, why are you guys so sad?
942
00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:32,281
Come on.
943
00:41:32,364 --> 00:41:34,575
- That was a good effort, Brad.
944
00:41:34,658 --> 00:41:37,953
- Amazing.
945
00:41:38,037 --> 00:41:40,623
- I am so sorry.
946
00:41:43,292 --> 00:41:45,377
- You know, I came into this
947
00:41:45,461 --> 00:41:48,422
and made nine
really great friends
948
00:41:48,505 --> 00:41:51,383
who I'm really close with,
who are all mentors to me.
949
00:41:51,467 --> 00:41:53,886
I climbed with Chris Sharma,
who's one of, like,
950
00:41:53,969 --> 00:41:57,389
my all-time role models,
mentors.
951
00:41:57,473 --> 00:41:59,350
- Hey.
Good climbing, you guys.
952
00:41:59,433 --> 00:42:01,143
Brad, much love, brother.
953
00:42:01,227 --> 00:42:02,478
- Thank you.
954
00:42:02,561 --> 00:42:04,063
I've learned
so much from them.
955
00:42:04,146 --> 00:42:05,606
I've grown as a person.
I've grown as a climber.
956
00:42:05,689 --> 00:42:07,191
- It was such a pleasure
to have you here.
957
00:42:07,274 --> 00:42:09,276
- I'll always be hungry
for more climbing
958
00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,779
and proving myself to myself.
959
00:42:11,862 --> 00:42:14,073
And I'll always be, like,
having that drive.
960
00:42:14,156 --> 00:42:15,908
- It's hard to see you go.
961
00:42:15,991 --> 00:42:17,993
- I'm gonna miss you, man.
- Thanks, guys.
962
00:42:18,077 --> 00:42:21,121
This journey has been
worth every minute.
963
00:42:21,205 --> 00:42:28,295
♪ ♪
964
00:42:29,630 --> 00:42:33,217
- Climbing is about
never giving up...
965
00:42:36,303 --> 00:42:39,431
Persevering through
our physical limitations
966
00:42:39,515 --> 00:42:41,809
and mental obstacles,
967
00:42:41,892 --> 00:42:44,895
even when it feels impossible.
968
00:42:44,979 --> 00:42:49,316
That's what elevates
a climber to greatness.
969
00:42:50,776 --> 00:42:52,069
[intense music]
970
00:42:52,152 --> 00:42:53,779
That determination
will be crucial
971
00:42:53,862 --> 00:42:56,156
in the next leg
of this competition.
972
00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:57,366
Welcome to Wadi Rum.
973
00:42:57,449 --> 00:42:59,076
- Wow.
We got you.
974
00:42:59,159 --> 00:43:00,995
- Because ultimately,
they will have to adapt
975
00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:03,539
to the unexplored corners
of Jordan...
976
00:43:04,581 --> 00:43:06,166
- Whoa!
977
00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:07,876
♪ ♪
978
00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:09,962
- Come on, finish it.
- [grunts]
979
00:43:10,045 --> 00:43:11,964
- Ah, fuck.
- I'm so stuck.
980
00:43:12,047 --> 00:43:13,549
- This would be
so devastating.
981
00:43:13,632 --> 00:43:14,508
- [yells]
982
00:43:14,591 --> 00:43:16,135
♪ ♪
983
00:43:16,218 --> 00:43:17,136
- Ugh!
984
00:43:17,803 --> 00:43:20,556
- If they want to rise up
to the climb.