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Background: I have climbed for 3 years.

This is the route: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/106261545/freerider

30 pitches at 5.13a.

That is very very difficult.

Keep in mind:

1. Very few climbers can even climb one pitch of 5.13 (maybe top 1%)

2. Even fewer could attempt 30 pitches of 5.13 over several days.

3. Like maybe only dozens in the world could attempt 30 pitches of 5.13 in single day

4. Only 1 person ever in history that has attempted that without a rope.



A small correction: there is only one pitch of 5.13a (or 5.12d according to the developer of the route), and most of the pitches are much easier. Multi-pitch climbs are graded for their hardest pitch.

See the topo here: https://m.huberbuam.de/files/hb/content/topos/HB-Topo-Yosemi...

(Not to diminish the athletic achievement at all. As you say, sending even a single pitch of 5.13a puts you in the top tier of amateur climbers.)




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