#Magic line climb free#
#Magic line climb crack#

At the rest before the final crux I reminded myself that although I didnвЂ™t know if I would do it or not, this unknown was not only OK but it was precisely why I was here. All at once I was heartbroken to have missed my chance and also more than excited to have got that far from the ground placing all the gear. Yesterday I got to the last hard move on Magic Line and for half a moment I didnвЂ™t climb quite at my best, which was enough to spit me off. Links:, FB Hazel Findlay, IG Hazel Findlay, La Sportiva, Black Diamond And yes, she too placed all the gear on lead. On her last attempt on the last day before returning to Britain. After working the moves and falling twice off the last hard move (in the video below she is seen fallingn off the lower crux) she managed to repeat the route.

#Magic line climb free#

Ignoring El Capitan therefore, where in the past she has made free ascents of the big walls Golden GateВ (2011), Pre-MuirВ (2012), FreeriderВ (2013) and SalathГ© WallВ (2017) she focused her attention on this pristine crack. Just because it was so beautiful to look at, so fun to move upwards on and in such a magical place.'ДЇollowing specific training, this autumn the 30-year-old returned to Yosemite specifically with this route in mind. She stated 'I knew as soon as I tried it very briefly in November 2018 that if I was ever going to climb one very hard (for me) single pitch this would be it.

#Magic line climb crack#

Graded 5.14c, Magic Line is reputed to be one of the most difficult crack climbs of all, not only in Yosemite Valley.ДЇindlay first attempted the route last year and immediately realised that it was not only extremely difficult, but also extremely beautiful.

In 2016 his son Lonnie Kauk made the routeвЂ™s second ascent and then in November 2018 he took things to their logical conclusion and climbed the route placing all the gear on lead.

At the time the Stonemaster climbed the crack with pre-placed gear. Hazel Findlay has repeated Magic Line, the splendid thin crack climb located at the base of the Vernal Falls in Yosemite, first climbed in 1996 by true valley legend Ron Kauk. British rock climber Hazel Findlay has repeated Magic Line, one of the most difficult trad climbs in Yosemite Valley and beyond.