1 00:00:06,297 --> 00:00:09,718 [soft music] 2 00:00:09,801 --> 00:00:11,428 - The reason why there's so many 3 00:00:11,511 --> 00:00:13,638 amazing places to climb around the world is because 4 00:00:13,722 --> 00:00:16,015 people before us have come 5 00:00:16,099 --> 00:00:19,519 and put up different routes, different first ascents. 6 00:00:19,602 --> 00:00:22,981 That's what I want to do for our group of climbers, man. 7 00:00:23,064 --> 00:00:25,358 Like, I want to give them that experience 8 00:00:25,442 --> 00:00:27,360 and inspire them 9 00:00:27,444 --> 00:00:29,654 to think out of the box and to dream. 10 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:31,865 And that's what doing first ascents is all about. 11 00:00:31,948 --> 00:00:33,533 - Yeah. - Up until now, 12 00:00:33,616 --> 00:00:35,535 it's like, we're gonna take them to all these spots, 13 00:00:35,618 --> 00:00:37,704 like, local spots around here in Spain, 14 00:00:37,787 --> 00:00:38,997 which is super cool. 15 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,374 These are like my personal-- - Yeah. 16 00:00:41,458 --> 00:00:43,543 - Personal places that are super close to my heart. 17 00:00:43,626 --> 00:00:44,919 But I also want to go somewhere cool 18 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:46,463 for myself. - Absolutely, absolutely. 19 00:00:46,546 --> 00:00:47,922 - I want to go somewhere I've never been before. 20 00:00:48,006 --> 00:00:49,591 So, like, that's what I want to do, 21 00:00:49,674 --> 00:00:51,801 take them to a spot that's just gonna rock their world. 22 00:00:51,885 --> 00:00:53,094 - Did you watch "Dune"? 23 00:00:53,178 --> 00:00:54,387 - Of course, dude, it was very good. 24 00:00:54,471 --> 00:00:55,680 - OK, OK, OK. 25 00:00:55,764 --> 00:00:57,307 Have you ever been to Jordan? - No. 26 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,391 - Petra? - No. 27 00:00:58,475 --> 00:01:00,602 - Bro. 28 00:01:00,685 --> 00:01:03,938 There's this place called Wadi Rum. 29 00:01:04,022 --> 00:01:07,275 Have you ever heard of it? - I've heard of it, yeah. 30 00:01:07,358 --> 00:01:08,777 I don't know much about it-- 31 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:12,322 - I don't think there's a place in the world 32 00:01:12,405 --> 00:01:13,782 that has ever made me-- 33 00:01:13,865 --> 00:01:15,700 just out of everything we've just talked about, 34 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:19,412 that's anything that could beat this place. 35 00:01:19,496 --> 00:01:21,372 Like, I saw a couple bolts. 36 00:01:21,456 --> 00:01:22,999 And there's, like, cracks, there's tons of boulders. 37 00:01:23,082 --> 00:01:24,793 - It just looks like crazy desert? 38 00:01:24,876 --> 00:01:26,961 - It's just desert out in the middle of nowhere. 39 00:01:27,045 --> 00:01:29,214 I mean, I would just go wander off and go shoot stuff. 40 00:01:29,297 --> 00:01:31,716 And it looks like sandstone mountains 41 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,551 are just, like, melting everywhere. 42 00:01:33,635 --> 00:01:36,012 - Oh, my gosh. - There's so much rock there. 43 00:01:36,095 --> 00:01:37,472 - Dude, that sounds perfect, huh? 44 00:01:37,555 --> 00:01:39,057 They could do some first ascents. 45 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:40,558 I could do some first ascents. 46 00:01:40,642 --> 00:01:41,935 - There's, like, first ascent all over. 47 00:01:42,018 --> 00:01:43,353 - I'll take your word for it, man. 48 00:01:43,436 --> 00:01:44,938 - It's like Sharm-y Land. 49 00:01:45,021 --> 00:01:46,439 - Let's go to Wadi Rum, man. 50 00:01:46,523 --> 00:01:49,651 - Wadi Rum it is, man. - Salud. 51 00:01:49,734 --> 00:01:52,654 [horn blowing] 52 00:01:52,737 --> 00:01:54,823 ♪ ♪ 53 00:01:54,906 --> 00:01:57,826 [mystical music] 54 00:01:57,909 --> 00:02:01,871 ♪ ♪ 55 00:02:04,207 --> 00:02:07,836 This is one of the most amazing places I've ever been, 56 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:09,587 without a doubt. 57 00:02:09,671 --> 00:02:16,010 ♪ ♪ 58 00:02:16,094 --> 00:02:17,679 It's just so vast. 59 00:02:17,762 --> 00:02:20,849 - I don't think I've ever seen this much rock before. 60 00:02:20,932 --> 00:02:22,767 It's crazy. [chuckles] 61 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:27,856 ♪ ♪ 62 00:02:27,939 --> 00:02:29,524 - Being here in Wadi Rum, 63 00:02:29,607 --> 00:02:31,150 it really is the most beautiful desert environment 64 00:02:31,234 --> 00:02:32,652 I've ever been in, 65 00:02:32,735 --> 00:02:34,779 you know, all of these amazing sand dunes 66 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:37,448 and just the most impressive rock formations. 67 00:02:37,532 --> 00:02:38,867 So I'm really excited 68 00:02:38,950 --> 00:02:41,703 to try to put up a climb for these guys. 69 00:02:41,786 --> 00:02:44,664 There's a place nearby that I think might work for us. 70 00:02:44,747 --> 00:02:47,584 ♪ ♪ 71 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:49,252 I'm trying to do a first ascent. 72 00:02:49,335 --> 00:02:51,921 I feel like that's gonna be such a unique challenge 73 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,007 and such a cool opportunity and experience 74 00:02:54,090 --> 00:02:55,425 that we're gonna, like, give them. 75 00:02:55,508 --> 00:02:56,968 - Yeah. - It's really exciting. 76 00:02:57,051 --> 00:02:58,553 - I mean, that's not an everyday experience, 77 00:02:58,636 --> 00:03:00,388 finding first ascents. 78 00:03:00,471 --> 00:03:02,432 - Most climbers will never do a first ascent 79 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:05,018 in their entire career of climbing. 80 00:03:05,101 --> 00:03:08,062 A lot of people are more than happy just to follow 81 00:03:08,146 --> 00:03:10,398 what other people have done. 82 00:03:10,481 --> 00:03:14,402 - Any first ascent is something to be proud of and exciting. 83 00:03:14,485 --> 00:03:16,404 It's the best way to leave your mark 84 00:03:16,487 --> 00:03:18,114 in the climbing community. 85 00:03:18,197 --> 00:03:20,408 So it's kind of a coveted thing. 86 00:03:20,491 --> 00:03:22,410 - I want to go out and find something unique 87 00:03:22,493 --> 00:03:24,913 for these guys, and I have a few ideas, you know? 88 00:03:24,996 --> 00:03:27,206 I'd love to find, like, an arete feature, 89 00:03:27,290 --> 00:03:29,542 just something that we haven't climbed yet 90 00:03:29,626 --> 00:03:31,419 up until now. - Yeah. 91 00:03:31,502 --> 00:03:35,590 - An arete is a 90-degree corner facing outwards, 92 00:03:35,673 --> 00:03:37,884 like an open book or something like that, 93 00:03:37,967 --> 00:03:39,302 where you have to kind of 94 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:40,803 position your hands and your feet 95 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:42,889 on either side and use pressure. 96 00:03:42,972 --> 00:03:45,308 And it's also quite an insecure form of climbing 97 00:03:45,391 --> 00:03:47,393 because oftentimes there's nothing 98 00:03:47,477 --> 00:03:49,020 to actually hold on to. 99 00:03:49,103 --> 00:03:52,190 ♪ ♪ 100 00:03:52,273 --> 00:03:55,902 Super nice. I'm gonna go up. 101 00:03:55,985 --> 00:03:58,112 I'm gonna kind of just check out the moves a little bit 102 00:03:58,196 --> 00:04:00,114 and kind of get an idea of where I want the bolts. 103 00:04:00,198 --> 00:04:01,574 - Mm-hmm. - And then when I'm ready, 104 00:04:01,658 --> 00:04:03,034 I'll have you send me up the drill. 105 00:04:03,117 --> 00:04:04,160 - OK, cool. 106 00:04:04,243 --> 00:04:05,286 - It's an amazing experience 107 00:04:05,370 --> 00:04:07,163 to establish a new climb. 108 00:04:07,246 --> 00:04:08,623 It really does connect you 109 00:04:08,706 --> 00:04:10,333 with the places where we climb. 110 00:04:10,416 --> 00:04:11,668 And you're also leaving behind something 111 00:04:11,751 --> 00:04:13,670 that others will get to enjoy. 112 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:15,421 The climbing community here in Jordan 113 00:04:15,505 --> 00:04:17,590 and the climbers that will come here in the future 114 00:04:17,674 --> 00:04:18,967 to Wadi Rum, 115 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:22,470 it's, like, what it's all about. 116 00:04:22,553 --> 00:04:25,390 So I'm just kind of getting a sense 117 00:04:25,473 --> 00:04:28,810 of where the climb is gonna go, where you're gonna clip from. 118 00:04:28,893 --> 00:04:31,980 There's a nice hold right there. 119 00:04:32,063 --> 00:04:34,107 - Oh, yeah, that's nice. Yeah. 120 00:04:34,190 --> 00:04:36,150 - There's a nice one there, too. 121 00:04:36,234 --> 00:04:37,694 Yeah, I just want to make sure 122 00:04:37,777 --> 00:04:39,195 everything's nice and clean up here, 123 00:04:39,278 --> 00:04:42,323 not gonna have any, like, surprise loose rock. 124 00:04:42,407 --> 00:04:46,119 [solid tapping] This all sounds pretty good. 125 00:04:46,202 --> 00:04:48,871 [hollow tapping] Ooh. 126 00:04:48,955 --> 00:04:51,416 Ooh, that's super sketchy right there. 127 00:04:51,499 --> 00:04:54,544 Ooh, that's a deadly hold right there. 128 00:04:54,627 --> 00:04:56,838 - Bolting on sandstone's a little trickier 129 00:04:56,921 --> 00:04:58,631 than bolting on other types of rock. 130 00:04:58,715 --> 00:05:00,466 Because sandstone's a lot more fragile, 131 00:05:00,550 --> 00:05:02,385 you really have to be diligent 132 00:05:02,468 --> 00:05:04,929 in finding strong rock to bolt on. 133 00:05:05,013 --> 00:05:06,639 - I'm gonna need to rip that off 134 00:05:06,723 --> 00:05:08,266 because that's super hazardous. 135 00:05:08,349 --> 00:05:10,226 - There's just a little more work involved 136 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:11,936 and a lot more precision. 137 00:05:12,020 --> 00:05:15,148 - [grunts] 138 00:05:15,231 --> 00:05:17,442 [rock crashes] 139 00:05:17,525 --> 00:05:21,070 Now's coming the fun part. 140 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:24,365 [drill whirring] 141 00:05:24,449 --> 00:05:28,077 ♪ ♪ 142 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:29,537 It's an amazing experience 143 00:05:29,620 --> 00:05:32,498 to, you know, establish a new climb. 144 00:05:32,582 --> 00:05:36,711 You can see these brown cliffs all over the place 145 00:05:36,794 --> 00:05:38,171 that have been here 146 00:05:38,254 --> 00:05:40,423 for thousands or millions of years. 147 00:05:40,506 --> 00:05:44,135 But then when we decipher a pathway up it... 148 00:05:44,218 --> 00:05:46,220 ♪ ♪ 149 00:05:46,304 --> 00:05:48,723 It becomes much more than that. 150 00:05:48,806 --> 00:05:51,142 It becomes a rock climb. It becomes a route. 151 00:05:51,225 --> 00:05:54,312 ♪ ♪ 152 00:05:55,897 --> 00:05:58,858 [bright uplifting music] 153 00:05:58,941 --> 00:06:06,032 ♪ ♪ 154 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:12,330 - This looks crazy. - Oh, there's the camels. 155 00:06:12,413 --> 00:06:14,123 There's the camels, hi. 156 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:16,709 - I feel like I'm in an Indiana Jones movie. 157 00:06:16,793 --> 00:06:18,544 - Yeah. 158 00:06:18,628 --> 00:06:20,296 - Oh, my God! 159 00:06:20,379 --> 00:06:23,591 - Have you seen the rock, guys? Come on! 160 00:06:23,674 --> 00:06:25,093 - I literally brought all of my shoes, 161 00:06:25,176 --> 00:06:26,552 'cause I was like, I don't know what I need. 162 00:06:26,636 --> 00:06:28,137 - Fuck, yes, guys. 163 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:29,806 - Wow. - Look at the rock, man. 164 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:32,600 Like, look at the texture. - I wanna go touch the rock. 165 00:06:32,683 --> 00:06:35,394 - Oh, man. I'm just so stoked. 166 00:06:35,478 --> 00:06:37,939 We're in fucking Jordan, brother, you know? 167 00:06:38,022 --> 00:06:39,857 Who would have known? I wouldn't, you know? 168 00:06:39,941 --> 00:06:42,401 That never crossed my wildest dreams, you know? 169 00:06:42,485 --> 00:06:45,780 It's just, we're here, and it's amazing. 170 00:06:45,863 --> 00:06:46,781 [chuckles] 171 00:06:46,864 --> 00:06:49,450 ♪ ♪ 172 00:06:49,534 --> 00:06:51,285 - Brad would love it here. 173 00:06:51,369 --> 00:06:53,538 I think we're, like, definitely missing his energy. 174 00:06:53,621 --> 00:06:55,873 And as more and more people leave, 175 00:06:55,957 --> 00:06:58,501 I feel like it's more noticeable. 176 00:06:58,584 --> 00:07:00,336 [camels grunting] 177 00:07:00,419 --> 00:07:02,630 - Oh, look at these things. 178 00:07:02,713 --> 00:07:03,840 - Hi! 179 00:07:03,923 --> 00:07:07,260 - I've never seen a camel in person. 180 00:07:07,343 --> 00:07:09,053 - You guys can get some love, too. 181 00:07:09,137 --> 00:07:10,638 - Oh, my God. - Oh, what? 182 00:07:10,721 --> 00:07:12,056 This one's-- [camel grunts] 183 00:07:12,140 --> 00:07:13,599 Oh! - [laughs] 184 00:07:13,683 --> 00:07:17,061 - It's really cool to be still in this competition. 185 00:07:17,145 --> 00:07:18,980 I want to go touch the rock. 186 00:07:19,063 --> 00:07:21,399 - Should we take the camel? [laughter] 187 00:07:21,482 --> 00:07:23,276 - It's really awesome 188 00:07:23,359 --> 00:07:27,196 to have the possibility of winning 100 grand 189 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,365 and a year sponsorship from prAna. 190 00:07:29,448 --> 00:07:30,825 Wow. 191 00:07:30,908 --> 00:07:32,743 With 100 grand, now you can travel to climb 192 00:07:32,827 --> 00:07:37,874 and experience other amazing places like Jordan. 193 00:07:43,379 --> 00:07:47,341 - Oh, my God, they're so cute. [chuckles] 194 00:07:47,425 --> 00:07:48,718 This is cool. 195 00:07:48,801 --> 00:07:51,345 - These are pretty cool. - They're super cool. 196 00:07:51,429 --> 00:07:52,346 - 11... 197 00:07:52,430 --> 00:07:54,849 - Oh, wow. 198 00:07:56,684 --> 00:08:00,271 - Ah, Tiff, where are you? 199 00:08:00,354 --> 00:08:01,647 - En route to Jordan, 200 00:08:01,731 --> 00:08:03,357 Tiffany tested positive for COVID 201 00:08:03,441 --> 00:08:05,359 and is currently in quarantine. 202 00:08:05,443 --> 00:08:08,154 We're very close because we're climbing partners. 203 00:08:08,237 --> 00:08:09,864 You're putting your life into their hands, 204 00:08:09,947 --> 00:08:11,866 and they're putting their life into your hands. 205 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:14,202 So it's hard not having her here 206 00:08:14,285 --> 00:08:16,829 and not knowing if she's gonna be able to come back. 207 00:08:16,913 --> 00:08:18,206 This is a climbing competition. 208 00:08:18,289 --> 00:08:19,916 And if you are out of the competition 209 00:08:19,999 --> 00:08:21,334 for something other than climbing, 210 00:08:21,417 --> 00:08:23,377 it's very frustrating, and it sucks. 211 00:08:23,461 --> 00:08:24,795 - Oh, man. 212 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:26,672 - Cat, we're neighbors. 213 00:08:32,011 --> 00:08:35,431 ♪ ♪ 214 00:08:35,514 --> 00:08:37,475 - Look at this place. 215 00:08:37,558 --> 00:08:39,185 What do you think, man? - It's gorgeous. 216 00:08:39,268 --> 00:08:40,603 - This place is incredible, right? 217 00:08:40,686 --> 00:08:43,022 - Wow, look at that block up there. 218 00:08:43,105 --> 00:08:44,565 - Wow. - I love it. 219 00:08:44,649 --> 00:08:46,525 It looks like a beach bouldering place... 220 00:08:46,609 --> 00:08:48,110 - I know, right? 221 00:08:48,194 --> 00:08:50,029 - But it's, like, in the middle of the fucking desert. 222 00:08:50,112 --> 00:08:51,405 - With, like, no water actually around. 223 00:08:51,489 --> 00:08:52,740 I've been thinking the same thing. 224 00:08:52,823 --> 00:08:54,200 It's so cool. [laughs] 225 00:08:54,283 --> 00:08:55,660 - Welcome to Wadi Rum, huh? 226 00:08:55,743 --> 00:08:57,411 You know, I've already been bolting 227 00:08:57,495 --> 00:08:59,163 a really amazing climb for you guys. 228 00:08:59,247 --> 00:09:01,082 - What? - Yeah. 229 00:09:01,165 --> 00:09:03,209 - You guys are gonna have the chance to do the FA, 230 00:09:03,292 --> 00:09:04,877 to do the first ascent of this climb. 231 00:09:04,961 --> 00:09:06,170 - Oh, that's-- - Really? 232 00:09:06,254 --> 00:09:08,089 - That's cool. That's really cool. 233 00:09:08,172 --> 00:09:09,465 - It's gonna be awesome. - Really cool, right? 234 00:09:09,548 --> 00:09:10,967 - Yeah. - It's a dream to be able 235 00:09:11,050 --> 00:09:12,426 to climb a Sharma route, 236 00:09:12,510 --> 00:09:15,513 but to do the first ascent of one, that's-- 237 00:09:15,596 --> 00:09:17,223 - I didn't say you're gonna do the first send. 238 00:09:17,306 --> 00:09:19,100 I said you're gonna try to do it. 239 00:09:19,183 --> 00:09:22,270 [laughter, indistinct chatter] 240 00:09:22,353 --> 00:09:25,022 - Not only will you get a chance to do the first ascent, 241 00:09:25,106 --> 00:09:26,732 but you'll also get to name it. 242 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:28,442 - Oh! 243 00:09:28,526 --> 00:09:31,529 - That name is gonna live on in guide books forever 244 00:09:31,612 --> 00:09:32,822 as your legacy. 245 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:34,490 - Dude. 246 00:09:34,573 --> 00:09:35,992 Sh--that's ridiculous. 247 00:09:36,075 --> 00:09:38,202 I would love to get the first ascent. 248 00:09:38,286 --> 00:09:41,789 There's not too many people who make a first ascent 249 00:09:41,872 --> 00:09:43,499 that look like me. 250 00:09:43,582 --> 00:09:46,377 Yeah, I'm excited to see what happens. 251 00:09:46,460 --> 00:09:48,170 - Because the stakes are so high, 252 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:50,089 we're gonna have a competition. 253 00:09:50,172 --> 00:09:52,883 The person who wins will actually decide 254 00:09:52,967 --> 00:09:55,970 the running order for everyone on the main climb. 255 00:09:56,053 --> 00:09:57,221 - Oh! 256 00:09:57,305 --> 00:09:58,681 [laughter] 257 00:09:58,764 --> 00:10:00,599 - If you're trying to make a first ascent, 258 00:10:00,683 --> 00:10:02,435 climbing order is key 259 00:10:02,518 --> 00:10:04,186 because you don't want to go too late in the running order, 260 00:10:04,270 --> 00:10:05,980 'cause if someone else sends before you, 261 00:10:06,063 --> 00:10:08,065 then you just lost your shot at the first ascent. 262 00:10:08,149 --> 00:10:10,401 - This route that I put up is very technical. 263 00:10:10,484 --> 00:10:12,320 And it's really gonna challenge your footwork. 264 00:10:12,403 --> 00:10:14,822 So we're gonna give you a no-hands boulder problem. 265 00:10:14,905 --> 00:10:16,324 - Where those goalposts are, 266 00:10:16,407 --> 00:10:17,742 that's where you need to get to. 267 00:10:17,825 --> 00:10:19,744 If you fall short of that top, 268 00:10:19,827 --> 00:10:22,163 I'll be scoring your highest controlled foothold. 269 00:10:22,246 --> 00:10:23,497 - Stoked to be here with y'all. 270 00:10:23,581 --> 00:10:24,582 Yeah, it's gonna be a good time. 271 00:10:24,665 --> 00:10:25,583 - Whoo! - Psyched. 272 00:10:25,666 --> 00:10:27,418 - Yeah. - Whoo! 273 00:10:29,253 --> 00:10:33,549 - All right. Robyn, you're up first. 274 00:10:33,632 --> 00:10:37,678 - A no-hands bolder problem is climbing a slab with no hands. 275 00:10:37,762 --> 00:10:40,639 The only two things that can touch the wall are, 276 00:10:40,723 --> 00:10:42,433 you know, your left and your right foot. 277 00:10:42,516 --> 00:10:44,810 It's all about adapting to this soft sandstone 278 00:10:44,894 --> 00:10:48,522 and learning how to climb gingerly. 279 00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:49,690 - Yeah! - Nice! 280 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:50,983 - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! 281 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:52,234 - Come on. Good job. Good job. 282 00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:53,486 - Very nice. - Come on, Robyn. 283 00:10:53,569 --> 00:10:54,904 Come on. Come on. 284 00:10:54,987 --> 00:10:57,114 - Very good. - Nice, nice. 285 00:10:57,198 --> 00:10:58,532 - Nice, Robyn. 286 00:10:58,616 --> 00:11:00,201 When you're bouldering with no hands, 287 00:11:00,284 --> 00:11:02,453 balance really plays a large role. 288 00:11:02,536 --> 00:11:03,913 So that means they're really gonna 289 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:06,332 have to rely on stabilizing themselves 290 00:11:06,415 --> 00:11:09,293 when they're standing on footholds. 291 00:11:09,377 --> 00:11:11,295 Oh, she just lost her balance a little. 292 00:11:11,379 --> 00:11:12,880 - There it is. [laughter] 293 00:11:12,963 --> 00:11:14,799 - For some people, it's really hard to do 294 00:11:14,882 --> 00:11:16,425 because they have a hard time 295 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:18,427 trusting that their foot won't slip. 296 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:19,845 - Yeah, you got this. - Nice, man. 297 00:11:19,929 --> 00:11:21,889 - Come on down. - Come on, come on. 298 00:11:21,972 --> 00:11:22,890 - Ooh, nice. 299 00:11:22,973 --> 00:11:24,225 - Motherfucker. 300 00:11:24,308 --> 00:11:27,019 [laughter, chatter] I came in too hot. 301 00:11:27,103 --> 00:11:29,814 - One of the biggest mistakes people make is 302 00:11:29,897 --> 00:11:31,857 by not applying enough pressure. 303 00:11:31,941 --> 00:11:33,526 - Here we go. Here we go. - Oh. shit! 304 00:11:33,609 --> 00:11:35,319 - Nice, Alice. - This is like wakeboarding. 305 00:11:35,403 --> 00:11:37,029 - They're afraid that if they apply 306 00:11:37,113 --> 00:11:38,572 the pressure, they'll slip. 307 00:11:38,656 --> 00:11:40,366 But in reality, the more pressure you apply, 308 00:11:40,449 --> 00:11:42,201 the less likely you are to slip. 309 00:11:42,284 --> 00:11:44,578 - Eek! Oh, God. 310 00:11:44,662 --> 00:11:46,330 - Oh, man. 311 00:11:46,414 --> 00:11:48,749 A little too far below the finish, but really good effort. 312 00:11:48,833 --> 00:11:51,001 And at least she didn't come grating down. 313 00:11:51,085 --> 00:11:52,878 - That was actually kind of a scary fall. 314 00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:54,130 - Good effort. 315 00:11:54,213 --> 00:11:55,923 - All right, Deco, you're up next. 316 00:11:56,006 --> 00:11:57,299 - So, Deco... 317 00:11:57,383 --> 00:11:58,884 in general, he's been taking himself 318 00:11:58,968 --> 00:12:01,095 a lot more seriously since Mallorca, 319 00:12:01,178 --> 00:12:04,265 but he still seems to struggle with focus sometimes. 320 00:12:04,348 --> 00:12:05,808 He's a little chaotic sometimes. 321 00:12:05,891 --> 00:12:08,769 And sometimes he just needs to like, 322 00:12:08,853 --> 00:12:10,563 you know, calm that down. 323 00:12:10,646 --> 00:12:13,941 - Vitamin D. Come. 324 00:12:14,024 --> 00:12:16,861 - He has everything it takes to be an amazing climber. 325 00:12:16,944 --> 00:12:19,113 I just want him to succeed. 326 00:12:19,196 --> 00:12:21,740 - Begin climbing now. 327 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,078 - [exhales deeply] 328 00:12:26,162 --> 00:12:28,497 - Nice, Deco. 329 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:35,463 ♪ ♪ 330 00:12:35,546 --> 00:12:37,173 - [exhales deeply] 331 00:12:37,256 --> 00:12:38,883 - Come on, Deco. Come on, dude! 332 00:12:38,966 --> 00:12:41,010 - Come on. - Come on, come on, come on. 333 00:12:41,093 --> 00:12:42,928 Come on. - OK. 334 00:12:43,012 --> 00:12:47,099 ♪ ♪ 335 00:12:47,183 --> 00:12:48,142 - High. - Come on. 336 00:12:48,225 --> 00:12:49,185 - [grunts] - Yeah! 337 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:50,394 - Whoa! 338 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:51,854 - Whoo! - Whoo! 339 00:12:51,937 --> 00:12:53,355 ♪ ♪ 340 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,816 - Good job. - Good job. [chuckles] 341 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:57,485 - All right, Cat, you're up next. 342 00:12:57,568 --> 00:12:58,777 - OK. 343 00:12:58,861 --> 00:13:01,655 - Come on, Cat. 344 00:13:01,739 --> 00:13:03,491 - Nice, Cat. 345 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:05,576 - Come on, Cat. - Come on, Cat. 346 00:13:05,659 --> 00:13:06,660 You got this. 347 00:13:06,744 --> 00:13:08,662 all: Oh! - It fuckin' went. 348 00:13:08,746 --> 00:13:11,373 - Wow. Good job. 349 00:13:11,457 --> 00:13:12,875 - That was a good burn. 350 00:13:12,958 --> 00:13:15,127 - I'm bummed. I wish I could've sent it. 351 00:13:15,211 --> 00:13:17,254 I really wanted control of the climbing order 352 00:13:17,338 --> 00:13:19,590 so that I could place myself at the front of the line 353 00:13:19,673 --> 00:13:21,425 because then that would give me the best chance 354 00:13:21,509 --> 00:13:22,885 of getting a first ascent. 355 00:13:22,968 --> 00:13:24,053 - Awesome job. 356 00:13:24,136 --> 00:13:26,138 That was super exciting to watch. 357 00:13:26,222 --> 00:13:28,140 Deco, you got the only top, 358 00:13:28,224 --> 00:13:30,684 which means you are the winner--congratulations. 359 00:13:30,768 --> 00:13:32,311 - Good job. - Yeah, dog. 360 00:13:32,394 --> 00:13:35,856 - So this means that you get the honor 361 00:13:35,940 --> 00:13:39,193 of picking the order for the main climb. 362 00:13:39,276 --> 00:13:40,945 - Like, I was thinking about it, 363 00:13:41,028 --> 00:13:43,614 and I think Cat and Dom are just, like, actually, like, 364 00:13:43,697 --> 00:13:47,368 like, really psyched on, like, getting the first ascent. 365 00:13:47,451 --> 00:13:50,704 And I think the order that I would like to follow 366 00:13:50,788 --> 00:13:53,290 would be, like, Cat going first 367 00:13:53,374 --> 00:13:55,000 and then Dom going second 368 00:13:55,084 --> 00:13:56,752 and then Alice going third. 369 00:13:56,835 --> 00:13:58,087 I will be the fourth 370 00:13:58,170 --> 00:14:01,423 and probably the last one, OK? Yeah? 371 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:02,716 - OK. - Yeah? 372 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,760 - Awesome. - All right. 373 00:14:04,843 --> 00:14:06,804 - Wow, very-- - That was thoughtful. 374 00:14:06,887 --> 00:14:09,557 - Really thoughtful of you, Deco. 375 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,142 - That's so freaking cool. 376 00:14:12,226 --> 00:14:14,812 Deco caught on that Dom and I were just, like, really psyched 377 00:14:14,895 --> 00:14:17,982 about being the person to claim the first ascent 378 00:14:18,065 --> 00:14:21,986 and was kind enough to put us toward the front. 379 00:14:22,069 --> 00:14:23,320 - Really awesome. - Yeah, good job, guys. 380 00:14:23,404 --> 00:14:24,863 - Great to see you climb. 381 00:14:24,947 --> 00:14:26,740 Well, we're excited to see you on the main climb. 382 00:14:26,824 --> 00:14:28,742 - Hands and knees are on for the main climb, right? 383 00:14:28,826 --> 00:14:29,994 - Correct. - OK, good. 384 00:14:30,077 --> 00:14:31,954 - Yay. 385 00:14:38,419 --> 00:14:42,464 - Have you done that one challenge where it's-- 386 00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:44,300 - Nice, dude. 387 00:14:46,468 --> 00:14:48,262 - I wanna-- - Jesus! 388 00:14:48,345 --> 00:14:49,513 - It's really hot. 389 00:14:49,597 --> 00:14:52,099 I'm standing right in the sun. 390 00:14:52,182 --> 00:14:54,435 Deco chose us to go first. 391 00:14:54,518 --> 00:14:56,353 I think it's cool to have a first ascent, 392 00:14:56,437 --> 00:14:58,355 but I'm more hyped on it of, like, what it could mean 393 00:14:58,439 --> 00:15:00,149 for just, like, my community... 394 00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:03,861 - For sure. - Than, like, myself. 395 00:15:03,944 --> 00:15:06,113 - When I first started climbing, 396 00:15:06,196 --> 00:15:08,198 there were no Black climbers. 397 00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:11,452 You and I have the opportunity to put up a route 398 00:15:11,535 --> 00:15:14,747 that not many people like us have, you know? 399 00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:19,627 - Yeah. What's so important to me... 400 00:15:19,710 --> 00:15:23,088 it's showing that... 401 00:15:23,172 --> 00:15:24,506 you don't have to be white, 402 00:15:24,590 --> 00:15:26,300 you don't have to be a cis person, 403 00:15:26,383 --> 00:15:29,136 you don't have to be male to achieve greatness 404 00:15:29,219 --> 00:15:32,389 or have, like, importance within the climbing community. 405 00:15:32,473 --> 00:15:33,974 You can ask any climber, 406 00:15:34,058 --> 00:15:36,226 and they usually have someone that they look up to 407 00:15:36,310 --> 00:15:38,020 and someone that they're inspired by. 408 00:15:38,103 --> 00:15:40,564 And for the trans community, we don't have many. 409 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:44,151 There's this conversation that for trans people, 410 00:15:44,234 --> 00:15:48,739 you're either a cheater or less than. 411 00:15:48,822 --> 00:15:50,991 And that's so not true. 412 00:15:51,075 --> 00:15:53,077 I can be trans, 413 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,747 and I can also be really great at this thing that I do. 414 00:15:56,830 --> 00:15:58,916 So, for the first ascent, 415 00:15:58,999 --> 00:16:00,668 there is a little part in my heart 416 00:16:00,751 --> 00:16:05,422 that really hopes it's someone different 417 00:16:05,506 --> 00:16:08,634 than who the climbing community usually uplifts. 418 00:16:08,717 --> 00:16:10,552 - Truly and wholeheartedly, 419 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:12,680 I wish you the best of luck. - You too. 420 00:16:12,763 --> 00:16:14,973 It's, like, so much fun to climb with you. 421 00:16:15,057 --> 00:16:17,976 - Yeah, fuck, yeah. - And you kill it every time. 422 00:16:18,060 --> 00:16:19,645 - We're gonna keep the ball rolling. 423 00:16:19,728 --> 00:16:21,146 Gonna keep the ball rolling. 424 00:16:21,230 --> 00:16:28,320 ♪ ♪ 425 00:16:29,863 --> 00:16:32,783 [dramatic music] 426 00:16:32,866 --> 00:16:37,788 ♪ ♪ 427 00:16:37,871 --> 00:16:38,956 [car door opens] 428 00:16:39,039 --> 00:16:42,668 ♪ ♪ 429 00:16:42,751 --> 00:16:44,044 - Here it is. 430 00:16:44,128 --> 00:16:45,921 - Whoa. 431 00:16:47,631 --> 00:16:49,883 That is different. 432 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:51,468 [laughs] - Yeah. Yeah. 433 00:16:54,138 --> 00:16:55,597 - Okay, cool. - All right. 434 00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:56,890 Oh, it's so pretty. 435 00:16:56,974 --> 00:16:59,143 - Beautiful piece of rock. 436 00:16:59,226 --> 00:17:01,562 - I bolted this thing with you guys in mind. 437 00:17:01,645 --> 00:17:03,397 So hopefully one of you guys 438 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,607 will be able to climb it, make the first ascent 439 00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:07,651 and get to name it. 440 00:17:07,735 --> 00:17:14,324 ♪ ♪ 441 00:17:14,408 --> 00:17:16,034 The route I bolted for you guys 442 00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:20,581 is an 85-foot-tall slabbed arete with 14 bolts. 443 00:17:20,664 --> 00:17:22,249 The bottom section 444 00:17:22,332 --> 00:17:26,044 features good but incredibly delicate handholds. 445 00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:28,464 The middle of the route requires intricate footwork 446 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,924 on near-microscopic edges. 447 00:17:31,008 --> 00:17:33,927 And the top combines it all in a complex balancing act 448 00:17:34,011 --> 00:17:37,931 up the final three draws to the top anchor. 449 00:17:38,015 --> 00:17:40,601 I can't wait for you guys to climb on it. 450 00:17:40,684 --> 00:17:42,936 - For today's main climb, your result will be based 451 00:17:43,020 --> 00:17:44,605 off the highest hold that you grab 452 00:17:44,688 --> 00:17:46,106 or if you top the route today. 453 00:17:46,190 --> 00:17:48,150 And, Cat, you are going to be going first. 454 00:17:48,233 --> 00:17:50,027 - That's kind of part of the experience 455 00:17:50,110 --> 00:17:51,445 of coming to a new place. 456 00:17:51,528 --> 00:17:53,489 It's like getting out of your comfort zone 457 00:17:53,572 --> 00:17:56,116 and trying new things and adapting your style, right? 458 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:57,659 That's what it's all about. 459 00:17:57,743 --> 00:17:59,745 - Well, let's get you guys warmed up and-- 460 00:17:59,828 --> 00:18:01,246 - Get psyched. 461 00:18:01,330 --> 00:18:03,874 - Can't wait to see you guys climbing that arete. 462 00:18:06,126 --> 00:18:08,128 - I think a lot of our climbers 463 00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:11,340 are really experienced in climbing in the gym, 464 00:18:11,423 --> 00:18:12,633 where it's more physical. 465 00:18:12,716 --> 00:18:14,134 It's more about how hard you can pull. 466 00:18:14,218 --> 00:18:15,552 This climb, in particular, 467 00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:17,137 because the rock is so fragile, 468 00:18:17,221 --> 00:18:19,431 it's about how little can you pull. 469 00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:23,644 I think it's gonna test them in a lot of new ways. 470 00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:26,939 - All right, Cat, begin climbing now. 471 00:18:27,022 --> 00:18:29,942 [tense music] 472 00:18:30,025 --> 00:18:31,360 ♪ ♪ 473 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:32,778 Come on, Cat. 474 00:18:32,861 --> 00:18:35,656 - Beautiful first ascent, Wadi Rum up for grabs. 475 00:18:35,739 --> 00:18:36,990 Who's it gonna be? 476 00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:38,659 Super psyched to see him on this. 477 00:18:38,742 --> 00:18:40,244 - I know. Me too. - You can tell he's focused. 478 00:18:40,327 --> 00:18:42,746 - Very. Also, like, he was really excited 479 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:45,541 by the potential to get the first ascent. 480 00:18:45,624 --> 00:18:47,751 So, you know, he's, like, really focused, 481 00:18:47,835 --> 00:18:50,337 trying to be as patient as possible. 482 00:18:50,420 --> 00:18:57,511 ♪ ♪ 483 00:18:58,595 --> 00:19:01,014 e's looking pretty solid so far. 484 00:19:01,098 --> 00:19:03,392 He's just getting out of the bottom section 485 00:19:03,475 --> 00:19:07,688 and into the middle part, which has almost no footholds. 486 00:19:07,771 --> 00:19:10,065 - This being the very first try, 487 00:19:10,148 --> 00:19:12,359 like, there's a lot of route reading. 488 00:19:12,442 --> 00:19:14,027 - Mm. 489 00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:16,029 - It's really important just to go slow and take your time. 490 00:19:16,113 --> 00:19:17,322 It's the same thing. 491 00:19:17,406 --> 00:19:20,325 It's all about smearing those feet. 492 00:19:22,077 --> 00:19:24,705 - It looks a little funky, not as straightforward 493 00:19:24,788 --> 00:19:27,332 as some of the other climbs. - No. 494 00:19:27,416 --> 00:19:30,878 - Cat's doing a lot of smearing on the wall. 495 00:19:30,961 --> 00:19:34,882 A smear, which is basically putting your foot on the wall 496 00:19:34,965 --> 00:19:36,466 without a foothold, 497 00:19:36,550 --> 00:19:38,093 is a little bit more slippery. 498 00:19:38,176 --> 00:19:41,221 And since sandstone is slippery already, 499 00:19:41,305 --> 00:19:43,891 it means you could pretty much fall at any point. 500 00:19:43,974 --> 00:19:45,559 - [breathes heavily] 501 00:19:45,642 --> 00:19:48,854 - He's clipped into the fifth quickdraw right now. 502 00:19:48,937 --> 00:19:52,024 - Solid, brother, come on. - Yeah. 503 00:19:52,107 --> 00:19:55,903 - So this is, like, kind of a tricky section, right? 504 00:19:55,986 --> 00:19:59,531 - These next three moves right here is where... 505 00:19:59,615 --> 00:20:02,201 - The main crux is. - It gets very real. 506 00:20:02,284 --> 00:20:08,832 ♪ ♪ 507 00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:11,585 - [groaning] 508 00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:15,923 - Now his body position is kind of weird 509 00:20:16,006 --> 00:20:18,175 on the right side of the arete. 510 00:20:18,258 --> 00:20:20,636 ♪ ♪ 511 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:22,596 - [grunts] 512 00:20:22,679 --> 00:20:24,556 - You don't want to be shaking. 513 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,975 You want to be just very relaxed there. 514 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:28,518 It's gonna be really key 515 00:20:28,602 --> 00:20:30,854 for him to calm himself down right here. 516 00:20:30,938 --> 00:20:33,273 ♪ ♪ 517 00:20:33,357 --> 00:20:35,651 - There we go. That's better. 518 00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:38,445 - Yeah! - Now he's on a good cra-- 519 00:20:38,528 --> 00:20:40,948 Oh, no. 520 00:20:41,031 --> 00:20:42,991 - [panting] 521 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:45,202 He kind of lost his balance there, 522 00:20:45,285 --> 00:20:47,162 basically halfway up. 523 00:20:47,245 --> 00:20:48,622 - He went for it. 524 00:20:48,705 --> 00:20:51,250 And then I think the hold wasn't as good as, like... 525 00:20:51,333 --> 00:20:53,168 he thought it was gonna be. 526 00:20:53,251 --> 00:20:55,963 - I was bummed for sure that I didn't send the route. 527 00:20:56,046 --> 00:20:59,299 That was something that I really wanted to do. 528 00:20:59,383 --> 00:21:03,136 You want to get to the top and celebrate 529 00:21:03,220 --> 00:21:04,846 'cause it means you've done something. 530 00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:06,556 I didn't technically send it, 531 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,142 but I can say I've been on two arete climbs in my life. 532 00:21:09,226 --> 00:21:11,561 - [laughs] Oh, my God. 533 00:21:11,645 --> 00:21:14,231 [dramatic music] 534 00:21:14,314 --> 00:21:15,774 - Come on, Dom. 535 00:21:15,857 --> 00:21:18,318 ♪ ♪ 536 00:21:18,402 --> 00:21:20,445 - Watching Cat on the main climb, 537 00:21:20,529 --> 00:21:23,198 seeing how long he actually had to pause 538 00:21:23,281 --> 00:21:24,950 and figure things out let me know, like, 539 00:21:25,033 --> 00:21:27,995 OK, this is flat out hard. 540 00:21:28,078 --> 00:21:30,664 - He has an extremely strong upper body. 541 00:21:30,747 --> 00:21:33,125 And, so, when you get on these super technical things-- 542 00:21:33,208 --> 00:21:35,335 - Where you can't just pull your way through, 543 00:21:35,419 --> 00:21:38,547 it gets a little cruxy-- kind of hard to maneuver. 544 00:21:40,007 --> 00:21:41,717 He's having a hard time figuring out 545 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,176 where he wants to put his feet 546 00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:46,471 and finding his balance positions. 547 00:21:46,555 --> 00:21:48,807 He's just not comfortable on this feet. 548 00:21:48,890 --> 00:21:51,810 [dramatic music] 549 00:21:51,893 --> 00:21:54,104 ♪ ♪ 550 00:21:54,187 --> 00:21:55,647 That felt a little spicy. 551 00:21:55,731 --> 00:21:57,315 - It makes me nervous watching. - I know. 552 00:21:57,399 --> 00:21:59,985 'Cause he's, like, afraid to stand on his feet still. 553 00:22:00,068 --> 00:22:03,363 ♪ ♪ 554 00:22:03,447 --> 00:22:05,032 - Come on, Dom. 555 00:22:05,115 --> 00:22:06,867 Come on. - Come on, Dom. 556 00:22:06,950 --> 00:22:08,827 - Come on. - Stick with it. 557 00:22:08,910 --> 00:22:11,538 - You can do this. - Stick with it. 558 00:22:11,621 --> 00:22:14,332 - He's getting close to the crux. 559 00:22:14,416 --> 00:22:20,630 ♪ ♪ 560 00:22:21,965 --> 00:22:24,217 He's still having trouble standing on his feet. 561 00:22:24,301 --> 00:22:25,552 - Yeah, he's got-- 562 00:22:25,635 --> 00:22:26,803 - Come on, Dom! 563 00:22:26,887 --> 00:22:29,139 - Ah! 564 00:22:29,222 --> 00:22:31,933 Ay-yi-yi. 565 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:34,061 - So already we've had Cat, 566 00:22:34,144 --> 00:22:36,271 who got about halfway up the route. 567 00:22:36,354 --> 00:22:37,689 He clipped seven of the draws. 568 00:22:37,773 --> 00:22:40,150 And Dom was a little bit below him. 569 00:22:40,233 --> 00:22:41,943 He actually clipped the sixth one 570 00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:45,030 and fell a little bit lower than him. 571 00:22:45,113 --> 00:22:47,574 - I'll see someone in the elimination round. 572 00:22:47,657 --> 00:22:48,909 Fuck. 573 00:22:48,992 --> 00:22:51,953 [pensive music] 574 00:22:52,037 --> 00:22:54,581 ♪ ♪ 575 00:22:54,664 --> 00:22:56,500 - Locked and loaded, ready to roll? 576 00:22:56,583 --> 00:22:58,460 - Oh, yeah. 577 00:22:58,543 --> 00:23:01,254 - The idea of coming here and doing a first ascent, 578 00:23:01,338 --> 00:23:02,714 it's like a gift from Chris. 579 00:23:02,798 --> 00:23:04,132 Like, that's what it feels like. 580 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:06,093 - All right, Alice, are you ready? 581 00:23:06,176 --> 00:23:08,095 - And it's like, we want to honor 582 00:23:08,178 --> 00:23:10,013 that gift and that effort 583 00:23:10,097 --> 00:23:13,308 by, like, doing our very best to send. 584 00:23:13,391 --> 00:23:15,310 It's just, like, a special thing. 585 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:18,355 [tense music] 586 00:23:18,438 --> 00:23:19,773 ♪ ♪ 587 00:23:19,856 --> 00:23:22,776 [breathing heavily] 588 00:23:22,859 --> 00:23:26,988 ♪ ♪ 589 00:23:27,072 --> 00:23:29,157 - That's where the tricky sequence starts, right? 590 00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:30,826 - Mm-hmm. - Yeah. 591 00:23:30,909 --> 00:23:37,791 ♪ ♪ 592 00:24:12,659 --> 00:24:15,620 - She's kind of panicking now. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 593 00:24:15,704 --> 00:24:19,082 ♪ ♪ 594 00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:21,376 - Aah! 595 00:24:21,459 --> 00:24:23,753 [grunts] 596 00:24:23,837 --> 00:24:25,005 - Come on. 597 00:24:25,088 --> 00:24:26,715 Stick with it. - Yeah! 598 00:24:26,798 --> 00:24:30,927 ♪ ♪ 599 00:24:31,011 --> 00:24:32,804 - That was a really good move there, 600 00:24:32,888 --> 00:24:36,016 just trying to get off her feet for a second. 601 00:24:36,099 --> 00:24:37,976 Nice, Alice. - Nice. 602 00:24:38,059 --> 00:24:40,103 - Good, Alice. - That was awesome. 603 00:24:40,187 --> 00:24:42,772 - I believe she's actually past where Cat got now. 604 00:24:42,856 --> 00:24:44,816 - She is. - I feel like she only has 605 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:46,818 about five more actual moves 606 00:24:46,902 --> 00:24:48,862 that are gonna be difficult to do, 607 00:24:48,945 --> 00:24:50,614 and then she'll be in a position 608 00:24:50,697 --> 00:24:51,865 to actually top the route. 609 00:24:51,948 --> 00:24:59,039 ♪ ♪ 610 00:25:00,457 --> 00:25:03,710 - This is definitely, like, the heartbreaking crux. 611 00:25:03,793 --> 00:25:07,631 ♪ ♪ 612 00:25:07,714 --> 00:25:09,049 - Don't panic here. 613 00:25:09,132 --> 00:25:11,426 - Keep it together, Alice. - Ah! 614 00:25:11,509 --> 00:25:13,595 [grunts] 615 00:25:13,678 --> 00:25:14,930 - Come on, Alice. 616 00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:16,264 - Fuck, yeah! 617 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:22,520 ♪ ♪ 618 00:25:22,604 --> 00:25:24,606 - [breathing heavily] 619 00:25:24,689 --> 00:25:26,274 [shouts] 620 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:28,652 [sighs] 621 00:25:28,735 --> 00:25:30,278 [laughing] 622 00:25:30,362 --> 00:25:32,239 Yay! 623 00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:34,449 [cheering] - Nice! 624 00:25:34,532 --> 00:25:36,284 - Whoo! 625 00:25:36,368 --> 00:25:37,619 - Whoo! 626 00:25:37,702 --> 00:25:40,080 - Nice job, Alice! 627 00:25:40,163 --> 00:25:41,373 Whoo! 628 00:25:41,456 --> 00:25:43,124 - Whoo! 629 00:25:43,208 --> 00:25:45,335 Whoo-hoo! 630 00:25:45,418 --> 00:25:48,213 I got it! 631 00:25:48,296 --> 00:25:50,090 Yes! 632 00:25:50,173 --> 00:25:52,217 What? [laughs] 633 00:25:52,300 --> 00:25:53,718 That was epic. 634 00:25:53,802 --> 00:25:54,970 Holy crap. 635 00:25:55,053 --> 00:25:56,930 - You crushed it! 636 00:25:57,013 --> 00:25:58,431 - Yee-ooh! 637 00:25:58,515 --> 00:25:59,641 - Cool, well... 638 00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:01,309 - First ascent. - Yeah. 639 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,769 - Oh, my God! 640 00:26:02,852 --> 00:26:05,730 I just remembered it's the first ascent. 641 00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:07,190 [laughing] - Nice! 642 00:26:07,274 --> 00:26:09,276 - So good! - Whoo! 643 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,778 - Like, honestly, you think you know what you can do, 644 00:26:11,861 --> 00:26:15,448 and then you realize you can do more. 645 00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:16,950 It's really cool. 646 00:26:17,033 --> 00:26:18,451 So that's a great moment for me. 647 00:26:18,535 --> 00:26:20,370 I mean, I feel like I won the whole comp. 648 00:26:20,453 --> 00:26:22,372 [laughing] You know, it's great. 649 00:26:22,455 --> 00:26:24,541 - Fuck, yeah! 650 00:26:24,624 --> 00:26:26,960 Alice doing the first ascent was just amazing. 651 00:26:27,043 --> 00:26:30,839 Like, seriously, I don't even know if she knows, you know, 652 00:26:30,922 --> 00:26:34,134 how big things she can actually do, 653 00:26:34,217 --> 00:26:37,470 because she just crushes it, seriously. 654 00:26:37,554 --> 00:26:39,180 - I'm so proud of you. 655 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:40,598 That was so good. 656 00:26:40,682 --> 00:26:42,142 I'm so proud of Alice. 657 00:26:42,225 --> 00:26:45,645 I was so excited for her to do that climb. 658 00:26:45,729 --> 00:26:49,399 I just knew that if she could find her confidence, 659 00:26:49,482 --> 00:26:50,817 I knew she would do it. 660 00:26:50,900 --> 00:26:53,611 It was really inspiring to watch Alice. 661 00:26:53,695 --> 00:26:56,114 - All right, Deco, you're up next. 662 00:26:57,157 --> 00:26:58,867 - Watching Alice, kind of like, you know, 663 00:26:58,950 --> 00:27:01,036 light up a little bit of the fire in me. 664 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,289 I was, like, pumped. Let's do this. 665 00:27:04,372 --> 00:27:05,498 Hoo! 666 00:27:05,582 --> 00:27:08,543 - Yeah! [laughs] - Mario's here. 667 00:27:08,626 --> 00:27:11,004 - Let's go. - Let's fucking go! 668 00:27:11,087 --> 00:27:12,422 Brad is here, too. 669 00:27:12,505 --> 00:27:15,091 All right, thumbs-up. [both laugh] 670 00:27:15,175 --> 00:27:18,428 - All right, begin climbing now. 671 00:27:18,511 --> 00:27:20,221 - Fucking get it. 672 00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:21,931 [exhales deeply] 673 00:27:22,015 --> 00:27:24,934 [dramatic music] 674 00:27:25,018 --> 00:27:29,773 ♪ ♪ 675 00:27:29,856 --> 00:27:31,649 - I think Deco does a really good job 676 00:27:31,733 --> 00:27:33,360 of getting into a good breathing rhythm 677 00:27:33,443 --> 00:27:34,694 pretty early on. - Yeah. 678 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:37,655 ♪ ♪ 679 00:27:37,739 --> 00:27:40,700 I feel like Deco has so much potential. 680 00:27:40,784 --> 00:27:43,495 ♪ ♪ 681 00:27:43,578 --> 00:27:45,955 - [exhales deeply] 682 00:27:46,039 --> 00:27:47,832 - Get it, dude. 683 00:27:47,916 --> 00:27:49,876 - He's-- - [grunts] 684 00:27:49,959 --> 00:27:52,754 - Oh, fuck. 685 00:27:53,797 --> 00:27:55,215 [grunts] 686 00:27:55,298 --> 00:27:58,551 Yeah, I just broke a big hold right now. 687 00:27:58,635 --> 00:27:59,928 - Oh. - Holy shit. 688 00:28:00,011 --> 00:28:01,888 - Yeah. - Are you guys OK? 689 00:28:01,971 --> 00:28:03,932 - Yeah. 690 00:28:04,015 --> 00:28:05,100 - Holy fuck. - Yeah. 691 00:28:05,183 --> 00:28:07,185 - Yeah, you gotta be delicate. 692 00:28:07,268 --> 00:28:10,730 I think Deco watched Alice cruise up the route 693 00:28:10,814 --> 00:28:13,525 and then fell into that trap of thinking, 694 00:28:13,608 --> 00:28:16,653 oh, well, that looked pretty easy. 695 00:28:16,736 --> 00:28:19,030 Some of the sections will feel easy, 696 00:28:19,114 --> 00:28:21,574 but the rock here is super fragile, 697 00:28:21,658 --> 00:28:23,868 and you have to be so delicate. 698 00:28:23,952 --> 00:28:27,497 - Well, this sucks. [chuckles] 699 00:28:27,580 --> 00:28:29,874 [soft dramatic music] 700 00:28:29,958 --> 00:28:33,169 - It's unfortunate for Deco to have just broken a hold, 701 00:28:33,253 --> 00:28:34,921 and that ended his try. 702 00:28:35,004 --> 00:28:38,925 But, like, Robyn will have to adjust and adapt to it. 703 00:28:39,008 --> 00:28:41,010 - You got it, Robs. 704 00:28:41,094 --> 00:28:42,762 - Super unfortunate he broke a hold, 705 00:28:42,846 --> 00:28:47,725 but I'm trying really hard to, like, stay positive about it 706 00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:50,937 and focus on just the climbing. 707 00:28:51,020 --> 00:28:53,314 - Obviously, in a normal competition setting, 708 00:28:53,398 --> 00:28:55,316 if a hold were to spin or break, 709 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:56,901 you could call a technical. 710 00:28:56,985 --> 00:28:59,195 But this is a competition on real rock, 711 00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:02,991 and part of the challenge is adapting to the rock 712 00:29:03,074 --> 00:29:04,492 that you're climbing on. 713 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:06,453 - All right, Robyn, are you ready? 714 00:29:06,536 --> 00:29:07,996 - I'm ready. 715 00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:09,622 - Begin climbing now. 716 00:29:09,706 --> 00:29:12,667 [dramatic music] 717 00:29:12,750 --> 00:29:15,587 ♪ ♪ 718 00:29:15,670 --> 00:29:17,130 - Give it, Rob! 719 00:29:17,213 --> 00:29:21,176 ♪ ♪ 720 00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:22,844 - She is going to be missing a hold right here. 721 00:29:22,927 --> 00:29:26,514 So we're gonna find out very soon how that goes. 722 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:28,308 - Hopefully it wasn't a vital hold 723 00:29:28,391 --> 00:29:30,685 for her to get up into that next section. 724 00:29:30,768 --> 00:29:32,312 There's, like, a foot over there 725 00:29:32,395 --> 00:29:35,690 that's really important that she needs to find. 726 00:29:35,773 --> 00:29:41,279 ♪ ♪ 727 00:29:41,362 --> 00:29:42,822 - Come on, Robyn. 728 00:29:42,906 --> 00:29:46,201 - Nice. Come on. - Awesome. Come on. 729 00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:48,745 - Yeah, she's getting into that good foot. 730 00:29:48,828 --> 00:29:50,371 There we go. 731 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:51,956 - Yes. - Nice! 732 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,167 There it is. - Fuck, yeah. 733 00:29:54,250 --> 00:29:56,085 - There she goes. 734 00:29:56,169 --> 00:29:59,214 - Looks like it's not deterring her in any way. 735 00:29:59,297 --> 00:30:06,387 ♪ ♪ 736 00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:12,435 She's just up at the fourth draw. 737 00:30:12,519 --> 00:30:15,855 So she's a couple below where Dom fell. 738 00:30:15,939 --> 00:30:17,482 So, if Robyn can get 739 00:30:17,565 --> 00:30:19,943 a couple moves past where she is right now, 740 00:30:20,026 --> 00:30:23,154 she will not be in the bottom two. 741 00:30:23,238 --> 00:30:30,161 ♪ ♪ 742 00:30:30,245 --> 00:30:31,955 - Nice, Robyn. 743 00:30:37,293 --> 00:30:39,879 - [breathing heavily] 744 00:30:39,963 --> 00:30:41,256 - Come on, Rob. 745 00:30:41,339 --> 00:30:45,593 ♪ ♪ 746 00:30:45,677 --> 00:30:49,347 - She's been looking better as she goes on this route. 747 00:30:49,430 --> 00:30:52,725 ♪ ♪ 748 00:30:52,809 --> 00:30:55,061 She's in a really good position right now-- 749 00:30:55,144 --> 00:30:56,938 - Oh, fuck! - Oh! 750 00:30:57,021 --> 00:30:59,065 - Oh, damn. 751 00:30:59,148 --> 00:31:01,067 Oh, that's sandy. 752 00:31:01,150 --> 00:31:03,444 - Good effort, Robyn. 753 00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:04,862 - That was really fun. 754 00:31:04,946 --> 00:31:06,739 - Nice job. - Thanks. 755 00:31:08,408 --> 00:31:10,076 - Good job, you guys. - Thanks. 756 00:31:10,159 --> 00:31:12,287 - It was awesome to watch you on that route, huh? 757 00:31:12,370 --> 00:31:13,621 - It was a great time. 758 00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:15,206 - It was spicy, yeah. - It's great. 759 00:31:15,290 --> 00:31:16,958 - You guys, you brought it to life. 760 00:31:17,041 --> 00:31:18,334 It's so cool, you know? 761 00:31:18,418 --> 00:31:20,378 That was just a random cliff out here, 762 00:31:20,461 --> 00:31:22,130 and now it's a beautiful rock climb. 763 00:31:22,213 --> 00:31:23,590 - I think Alice brought it to life. 764 00:31:23,673 --> 00:31:24,841 - Good job, Alice. Yeah. 765 00:31:24,924 --> 00:31:26,134 Yeah, you get to name it. 766 00:31:26,217 --> 00:31:27,594 So, yeah. - Yep. 767 00:31:27,677 --> 00:31:29,596 Well, we talked about the name as a group, 768 00:31:29,679 --> 00:31:33,600 and we decided it's going to be Steely-Eyed Sandy Dance. 769 00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:34,934 - Awesome. - Nice. 770 00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:36,853 - You're like, what does that mean? 771 00:31:36,936 --> 00:31:39,606 - What I would have named it is Steely-Eyed Missile Man, 772 00:31:39,689 --> 00:31:42,775 which is the name given to someone in NASA 773 00:31:42,859 --> 00:31:46,321 who is able to come up with an ingenious solution 774 00:31:46,404 --> 00:31:49,282 or a problem solved in a very short, critical amount of time. 775 00:31:49,365 --> 00:31:51,159 - And I wanted to add the sandy part 776 00:31:51,242 --> 00:31:53,286 for Deco breaking the hold, and then... 777 00:31:53,369 --> 00:31:54,871 - I like that, Sandy Dance. 778 00:31:54,954 --> 00:31:56,581 - And it's like a dance up there, right? 779 00:31:56,664 --> 00:31:57,790 - Mm-hmm. 780 00:31:57,874 --> 00:31:59,667 - A nice, delicate, intricate dance. 781 00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:00,960 [chuckles] - Yeah. 782 00:32:01,044 --> 00:32:02,378 - That's awesome. 783 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:06,424 So you guys know the results of what happened today. 784 00:32:06,507 --> 00:32:08,051 Alice, you were in first. 785 00:32:08,134 --> 00:32:09,677 And then, Cat, you're in second. 786 00:32:09,761 --> 00:32:11,346 Robyn, you're third. 787 00:32:11,429 --> 00:32:13,139 Dom, you're fourth. 788 00:32:13,222 --> 00:32:15,141 And, Deco, you're fifth. 789 00:32:15,224 --> 00:32:18,478 - Being in the bottom two for the first time 790 00:32:18,561 --> 00:32:20,355 is not a good feeling. 791 00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:23,483 But it's like, all right, get your shit together. 792 00:32:23,566 --> 00:32:25,318 You still have an opportunity to climb, 793 00:32:25,401 --> 00:32:27,320 and just keep it going. 794 00:32:27,403 --> 00:32:30,198 ♪ ♪ 795 00:32:30,281 --> 00:32:32,033 - I'm in the bottom two. 796 00:32:32,116 --> 00:32:33,785 And I'm frustrated. I'm pissed off. 797 00:32:33,868 --> 00:32:36,412 But I'm just gonna throw it all into the rock, you know? 798 00:32:36,496 --> 00:32:40,833 And hopefully it's not gonna break on my hands this time. 799 00:32:40,917 --> 00:32:43,628 - It was unfortunate to see Deco pull that hold off. 800 00:32:43,711 --> 00:32:47,715 I'm worried about him being able to be focused. 801 00:32:47,799 --> 00:32:51,511 If you really want to improve and become a better climber, 802 00:32:51,594 --> 00:32:54,889 you have to face your failures and work on those things. 803 00:32:54,972 --> 00:32:57,016 I know he could have climbed much higher, 804 00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:59,602 and maybe he could have even done the route. 805 00:32:59,686 --> 00:33:06,484 ♪ ♪ 806 00:33:06,567 --> 00:33:08,444 I don't know exactly what happened. 807 00:33:08,528 --> 00:33:10,530 Like, it seemed like you-- 808 00:33:10,613 --> 00:33:12,532 maybe you were a little bit too psyched, you know? 809 00:33:12,615 --> 00:33:14,492 And, like, that's the thing, on this rock, you know, 810 00:33:14,575 --> 00:33:17,120 you have to be super delicate, you know? 811 00:33:17,203 --> 00:33:19,330 I mean, I know you're a funny guy 812 00:33:19,414 --> 00:33:21,290 and you like to make lots of jokes and stuff, 813 00:33:21,374 --> 00:33:24,711 but maybe forgot for a moment, like, what's on the line 814 00:33:24,794 --> 00:33:26,212 and how important this is for you. 815 00:33:26,295 --> 00:33:28,297 And when things like this happen, 816 00:33:28,381 --> 00:33:30,133 it is like a wake-up call to be like, 817 00:33:30,216 --> 00:33:31,509 oh, shit, like, 818 00:33:31,592 --> 00:33:34,220 maybe I should be a little more focused. 819 00:33:34,303 --> 00:33:36,556 - You were channeling Mario and Brad. 820 00:33:36,639 --> 00:33:39,142 And then the next thing you know, like, a hold breaks, 821 00:33:39,225 --> 00:33:41,060 and you're off at the second draw. 822 00:33:41,144 --> 00:33:43,688 I think that Deco's goofiness and messing around 823 00:33:43,771 --> 00:33:46,399 has definitely played a role in certain scenarios 824 00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:47,817 throughout this competition. 825 00:33:47,900 --> 00:33:49,736 I think it's a coping mechanism, 826 00:33:49,819 --> 00:33:51,904 because if you don't make it seem real, 827 00:33:51,988 --> 00:33:53,573 then what did you lose? 828 00:33:53,656 --> 00:33:55,908 - I totally own my part of it, 829 00:33:55,992 --> 00:33:58,953 'cause, like, I wasn't thinking about the rock. 830 00:33:59,036 --> 00:34:00,705 I was just a bit nervous. 831 00:34:00,788 --> 00:34:03,624 And I had all these thoughts coming in my mind. 832 00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:07,295 For some reason, I was just not very comfortable. 833 00:34:07,378 --> 00:34:09,839 - You shouldn't not believe in yourself, 834 00:34:09,922 --> 00:34:12,341 because you got what it takes, man. 835 00:34:12,425 --> 00:34:14,343 - Thank you, man, like, seriously. 836 00:34:14,427 --> 00:34:16,095 Thank you, man, for saying that. 837 00:34:16,179 --> 00:34:17,430 It means a lot, 838 00:34:17,513 --> 00:34:19,098 especially, like, coming, like, from you, 839 00:34:19,182 --> 00:34:20,641 especially, like, after, like, 840 00:34:20,725 --> 00:34:22,852 what happened in Mallorca kind of thing, you know? 841 00:34:22,935 --> 00:34:25,104 'Cause I was totally, like, downplaying myself. 842 00:34:25,188 --> 00:34:27,440 And that's the other good aspect of it, you know? 843 00:34:27,523 --> 00:34:29,817 My climbing here is not done. 844 00:34:29,901 --> 00:34:32,278 I have some more things to do. 845 00:34:32,361 --> 00:34:35,406 I saw that I wasn't in the proper mindset 846 00:34:35,490 --> 00:34:36,741 before the main climb. 847 00:34:36,824 --> 00:34:38,993 I saw how much that actually got 848 00:34:39,076 --> 00:34:41,621 in the way of my performance. 849 00:34:41,704 --> 00:34:46,417 I think just pacing myself down would be a little bit 850 00:34:46,501 --> 00:34:48,377 of a good strategy, for sure. 851 00:34:48,461 --> 00:34:50,713 I just want to show people my potential 852 00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:53,841 and show people that I really want to be here. 853 00:34:55,551 --> 00:34:58,971 [line ringing] 854 00:34:59,055 --> 00:35:01,599 - There she is. Hi. 855 00:35:01,682 --> 00:35:03,851 - Hello. Hi. 856 00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:05,394 - How are you doing? 857 00:35:05,478 --> 00:35:09,690 - I'm continuing to test... - Mm-hmm. 858 00:35:09,774 --> 00:35:13,236 - And trying to get a negative result. 859 00:35:13,319 --> 00:35:15,154 - Yeah. - And... 860 00:35:15,238 --> 00:35:17,824 - It's still coming back positive, though? 861 00:35:17,907 --> 00:35:20,076 - Yeah. - You feel OK to climb? 862 00:35:20,159 --> 00:35:21,828 Like, when you're ready? 863 00:35:21,911 --> 00:35:26,749 - Yeah, I think, you know, whatever comes from here, 864 00:35:26,833 --> 00:35:30,336 it's a mindful exercise 865 00:35:30,419 --> 00:35:33,005 of patience. 866 00:35:33,089 --> 00:35:35,091 I just want to have a shot. - Yeah. 867 00:35:35,174 --> 00:35:37,009 - I want to have a go. 868 00:35:37,093 --> 00:35:38,845 - It's really hard not having Tiffany here 869 00:35:38,928 --> 00:35:41,430 because I know she wants to be here 870 00:35:41,514 --> 00:35:43,975 and she's supposed to be here. 871 00:35:44,058 --> 00:35:46,519 It's hard not having her here and not knowing 872 00:35:46,602 --> 00:35:48,896 if she's gonna be able to come back. 873 00:35:48,980 --> 00:35:50,231 We want you here. 874 00:35:50,314 --> 00:35:52,900 We've been thinking about you every day. 875 00:35:52,984 --> 00:35:54,819 I hope you know that. 876 00:35:54,902 --> 00:35:57,154 - [sighs] Thank you for sharing that with me. 877 00:35:57,238 --> 00:35:59,407 That means-- that means so much. 878 00:35:59,490 --> 00:36:01,659 - We love and miss you. 879 00:36:01,742 --> 00:36:02,869 Take care of yourself. 880 00:36:02,952 --> 00:36:04,412 Love you. - You too. 881 00:36:04,495 --> 00:36:05,580 Keep looking after you. 882 00:36:05,663 --> 00:36:06,873 Mwah. - Bye. 883 00:36:06,956 --> 00:36:08,416 - See you. 884 00:36:08,499 --> 00:36:12,211 [sentimental music] 885 00:36:12,295 --> 00:36:15,131 - [sighs] 886 00:36:19,552 --> 00:36:23,347 [dramatic music] 887 00:36:23,431 --> 00:36:26,058 - This place is beautiful. 888 00:36:26,142 --> 00:36:27,643 Look at this rock. 889 00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:29,770 - Oh, that looks fucking cool. 890 00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:32,398 - It looks hard, guys. 891 00:36:32,481 --> 00:36:33,941 - Check it out, huh? 892 00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:35,985 - It's gorgeous. 893 00:36:36,068 --> 00:36:38,571 - Welcome to this beautiful tufa climb. 894 00:36:38,654 --> 00:36:41,032 - It's beautiful. - Really pretty, huh? 895 00:36:41,115 --> 00:36:42,199 - Yeah. 896 00:36:42,283 --> 00:36:45,745 ♪ ♪ 897 00:36:45,828 --> 00:36:47,830 - Your final climb of this round of competition 898 00:36:47,914 --> 00:36:50,833 is a 65-foot ribbed tufa formation, 899 00:36:50,917 --> 00:36:54,170 formed by calcium deposits running down the wall. 900 00:36:54,253 --> 00:36:56,839 The crux is just a few feet from the bottom, 901 00:36:56,923 --> 00:36:59,634 where the holds are near impossible to locate. 902 00:36:59,717 --> 00:37:02,428 The middle has you hugging the tufa from both sides. 903 00:37:02,511 --> 00:37:05,222 And at the top, the holds almost run out completely. 904 00:37:05,306 --> 00:37:08,768 So the key is being creative with how you stay on the wall. 905 00:37:08,851 --> 00:37:10,519 - Each of you will have one attempt 906 00:37:10,603 --> 00:37:12,605 to get as high as you can on the route. 907 00:37:12,688 --> 00:37:14,565 If you both top the route, 908 00:37:14,649 --> 00:37:17,068 then you'll climb again. - OK. 909 00:37:17,151 --> 00:37:21,530 - Dom and Deco, you are in the bottom two this week. 910 00:37:21,614 --> 00:37:24,367 But since Tiffany isn't here this week, 911 00:37:24,450 --> 00:37:28,037 we're having to adapt the competition. 912 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:31,791 Normally, you'd be climbing to stay in the competition. 913 00:37:31,874 --> 00:37:35,127 But today the top two from the main climb 914 00:37:35,211 --> 00:37:36,963 will be going head-to-head, 915 00:37:37,046 --> 00:37:38,965 and the winner... 916 00:37:39,048 --> 00:37:41,425 will be safe from elimination 917 00:37:41,509 --> 00:37:43,427 in the next round of competition. 918 00:37:43,511 --> 00:37:45,638 - Oh. - Next week? 919 00:37:45,721 --> 00:37:48,140 - Dom and Deco, you're off the hook. 920 00:37:48,224 --> 00:37:50,226 And, Cat and Alice, 921 00:37:50,309 --> 00:37:52,645 you gotta get ready to climb today. 922 00:37:52,728 --> 00:37:55,690 - I did not expect this at all, of course. 923 00:37:55,773 --> 00:37:57,066 I'm nervous. 924 00:37:57,149 --> 00:37:59,026 - All right, brother, give me a hug here, man. 925 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:01,529 - Aw. - Oh! 926 00:38:01,612 --> 00:38:04,657 I was like, OK, Deco, you got lucky, brother. 927 00:38:04,740 --> 00:38:06,492 Yeah, a lot more climbing to do. 928 00:38:06,575 --> 00:38:08,828 You sure you want to be relying on luck? 929 00:38:08,911 --> 00:38:11,455 - So Alice, since she did the best on the main climb, 930 00:38:11,539 --> 00:38:12,707 Cat, you're gonna go first. 931 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:15,126 - Ooh. - Let's get psyched. 932 00:38:16,627 --> 00:38:20,881 - Of course I'm bummed that I didn't send the last route. 933 00:38:22,758 --> 00:38:24,218 I want to send the climb. 934 00:38:24,301 --> 00:38:25,594 I want to get to the top, 935 00:38:25,678 --> 00:38:28,264 and I want to experience all the movement 936 00:38:28,347 --> 00:38:29,765 that it has to give me. 937 00:38:29,849 --> 00:38:31,642 - Yeah, Cat, get psyched. 938 00:38:31,726 --> 00:38:34,061 - Cat, are you ready? - Yeah, I'm good. 939 00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:36,814 - Begin climbing now. 940 00:38:36,897 --> 00:38:39,275 - Come on, Cat. 941 00:38:39,358 --> 00:38:41,861 - Get it, Cat. - Take your time. 942 00:38:41,944 --> 00:38:43,612 - Come on, Cat, you got this. 943 00:38:43,696 --> 00:38:45,531 - Come on, Cat. - Come on. 944 00:38:45,614 --> 00:38:48,534 [dramatic music] 945 00:38:48,617 --> 00:38:55,124 ♪ ♪ 946 00:38:55,207 --> 00:38:58,044 - [breathes heavily] 947 00:38:58,127 --> 00:38:59,962 - Come on, Cat. 948 00:39:00,046 --> 00:39:01,922 You got this. 949 00:39:04,133 --> 00:39:07,928 - So this next section right here is the hardest part. 950 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:15,102 ♪ ♪ 951 00:39:18,314 --> 00:39:21,442 - OK, then over there. 952 00:39:24,361 --> 00:39:26,072 - Ooh, the intro looks cruxy. 953 00:39:27,990 --> 00:39:31,077 - [breathes heavily] 954 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:32,787 - Come on, Cat. - Come on. 955 00:39:35,331 --> 00:39:36,749 - Nice. 956 00:39:36,832 --> 00:39:38,501 - You're OK. 957 00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:42,797 - There it is. - Nice. 958 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:45,883 - That was the most difficult section of the route. 959 00:39:49,303 --> 00:39:52,181 He's working almost up into that halfway point 960 00:39:52,264 --> 00:39:53,307 on the route. 961 00:39:53,390 --> 00:39:54,683 - Nice, Cat. 962 00:39:54,767 --> 00:39:56,227 - He really wants it, you can tell. 963 00:39:56,310 --> 00:40:03,150 ♪ ♪ 964 00:40:06,028 --> 00:40:08,030 - He wanted it really bad on the main climb. 965 00:40:08,114 --> 00:40:10,449 - He did. - And he kind of... 966 00:40:10,533 --> 00:40:12,201 underperformed a little bit. - Mm-hmm. 967 00:40:12,284 --> 00:40:14,370 - And so you can tell he's, like, taking it out on this. 968 00:40:14,453 --> 00:40:15,788 - This is his redemption. 969 00:40:15,871 --> 00:40:17,957 - He's like, I'm not letting go this time. 970 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:21,585 ♪ ♪ 971 00:40:21,669 --> 00:40:24,255 - [breathing heavily] 972 00:40:24,338 --> 00:40:27,633 ♪ ♪ 973 00:40:27,716 --> 00:40:29,760 The whole upper part is much more 974 00:40:29,844 --> 00:40:31,846 about endurance and stamina. 975 00:40:31,929 --> 00:40:34,807 - Close. He's two draws from the anchors right now. 976 00:40:34,890 --> 00:40:36,183 - The upper section right there, 977 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:37,518 it gets a little bit steeper. 978 00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:38,978 - Mm-hmm. Oof. 979 00:40:39,061 --> 00:40:41,105 - You see that hold's gonna run out right there. 980 00:40:41,188 --> 00:40:42,982 - Yeah. Now he just has to figure out 981 00:40:43,065 --> 00:40:44,984 how to get his body in the right position 982 00:40:45,067 --> 00:40:48,070 to be able to clip that last anchor. 983 00:40:48,154 --> 00:40:50,364 - [groans] 984 00:40:50,447 --> 00:40:55,327 ♪ ♪ 985 00:40:55,411 --> 00:40:58,330 - Oh, he's making me nervous. 986 00:40:58,414 --> 00:41:00,124 - When I start getting really pumped, 987 00:41:00,207 --> 00:41:01,625 I start doubting myself. 988 00:41:01,709 --> 00:41:04,837 And it's very easy for me to quit. 989 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:06,338 - Come on, man. 990 00:41:06,422 --> 00:41:10,009 - Sometimes it can just feel very, very hard. 991 00:41:10,092 --> 00:41:11,760 - He's so close. 992 00:41:11,844 --> 00:41:13,179 If he was a little taller, 993 00:41:13,262 --> 00:41:15,848 he could just clip from there right now. 994 00:41:15,931 --> 00:41:19,476 - You feel like, maybe I'm not supposed to be doing this. 995 00:41:19,560 --> 00:41:23,063 ♪ ♪ 996 00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:24,523 - If he falls right here, 997 00:41:24,607 --> 00:41:26,942 this would be so devastating for him. 998 00:41:27,026 --> 00:41:29,528 - I'm so stuck. 999 00:41:29,612 --> 00:41:32,198 - He's gotta clip it. He's almost there. 1000 00:41:33,616 --> 00:41:35,451 - Aah! 1001 00:41:35,534 --> 00:41:38,370 Aah! [exhales sharply] 1002 00:41:38,454 --> 00:41:39,663 Aah! 1003 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,880 [soft music] 1004 00:41:47,963 --> 00:41:55,054 ♪ ♪