The video also helps convey the lesson that a wise climber once observed to me, that one of the best parts about climbing is that everyone is more or less having the same experience when trying a climb that is hard for them, whether they are going for their first indoor V4, or warming up on trad 30/8a+ as Ondra does.

There can be no doubt, gravity just ain't what it used to be. While February 2024 was a day longer than the standard February, it it still the shortest month of the year and yet this February contained a stupendous quantity of hard climbing.