Will Hummel

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  • V6
    oy vey i'm out of shape. cool rig though with an insecure topout
  • V6
    john wanted to try KBN so i did this one. took longer than expected to relearn the KBN moves and then had to try hard not to drop it at the heartbreak redpoint crux. pretty fun
  • V5
    honestly pretty fun! 1st try of 2nd session; reasonable temps make a huge difference. fun sesh with Blair and Liana
  • V6
    easier than Polish Traverse? for me, anyway
  • V4
  • V3
    might’ve tried this on a previous trip, but did it first go today
  • V5
    everything felt wet from the heat but it took about 10mins. pretty cool! thumbcatch made it easy. pretty sure i couldn’t do this one last time i tried
  • V10
    how do you rate a dyno? especially if it's weird, lurpy, and barely a jump. after the olympics and a misty morning headed out with kate and liana. had some nice chats, some tunes, and got this one done just as it started to sprinkle.
  • V11
    one of the best climbing days i've ever had. mid-afternoon was a quiet yeet (alley oop) with kate and liana. after that, tried the source a bit but abandoned it to hike out to this one. crossed some barbed wire, got lost, it got dark, finally found the rig. much taller than i expected, and with 2.5 pads it wasn't going to happen that night. did some exploratory goes to see if it was worth returning to and then..."WILL." mattias emerges from the dark; not surprising, as i had told him i was going to try it, and he was at into the void with some boys. i figured he was just hiking up to say hi until...one by one, seven headlamps emerge from the darkness behind him, each with a big organic. the seven dwarves had shown up to work, except they were all tall strong boys who were springy and ready to jump. within a few minutes the rig was ticked, spotlights were on, a double-stack landing was built, and techno was playing. sean, max, austin, and liam sent quickly—at one point, i think there were four sends within five cumulative attempts. only fabien and i were left. austin coached my hand position, mattias coached my pump, max coached my undulation. i had some good goes and then regressed, more good goes then regression. fabien sent, barely latching the jug. generously the boys waited even though the dinner bell had rung and WAGs were waiting at the homestead. i tried, not close. i tried again and feet slipped off the start holds before i even jumped. and then...my best jump by a mile and i easily latched the jug. hugs all around, i might have even shed a tear. a double-double in my dumb dyno outfit, surrounded by old friends and new. the support and psyche were outrageous——amazing day.
  • V3
  • V6
    way harder than it looked but for my height you can ignore the fun/complicated dropknees etc beta
  • V8
    not very rocklands-y, but fun!
  • V8
    reallllllllly good. 2nd go from the bottom; unfortunately missed the pads on the first, but managed to shake it off and get back on 15 minutes later. ankle is a bit tender but nothing awful, feeling lucky to walk away with the send and minor minor injury. really cold, really windy. half-heartedly tried the low moves on this years ago for a session, and dropped a rope to feel out the top positions once this season. cool to suss and then execute efficiently. i believe it feels like a v9 because it's scary, but i think the actual movement is much closer to v8 for me.
  • V5
    finally worked up the gumption to try on this one
  • V9
    amazing rig. first session of the season, second session overall. relearned the beta and started getting up to the crux quickly, but it took six or seven incrementally better goes to work up the courage to actually try hard at the lip. tomer sent and then i had one more go before pads got pulled and...trying hard worked. really amazing boulder with a joyous romp across high jugs and then up the slab. not sure it's v10 if you're my dimensions and your fingers fit in the slots. probably gets an extra point for the committing move
  • V5
    2nd go, probably would have been better if i had a pad for safety
  • V7
    a miracle that there was some dry rock! tried a 7C for a while with Cliff and Mim first, then did this in about 20 minutes before it started to rain again. fun, but very in my style
  • V3
    really good! should be on the list for anyone in the area. tried slash n burn after this and still couldn’t do it
  • V4
    really should have warmed up first
  • V5
    skipped the namesake pocket bc my hand felt tweaky from Hueco
  • V5
    kinda heinous
  • V4
    kinda cool but i don’t know how shorties do this one
  • V3
  • V6
    after 30 minutes of rolling around trying to find foot beta for the flash, finally discovered a method that didn't require a heinous first move. cool, good find by clarkyrides. contrary to the description, the climb starts matched on two (now broken but still usable) crimps even lower than the high left crimp/right undercling.
  • V7
    kneebar went from very confusing to doable, but it took a while. physical!