Anatomy of a 430-Foot 5.15 Climb: See Bouin’s ‘Nordic Marathon’ Up Close To ascend Seb Bouin’s 430-footer, climb out the roof of the Flatanger Cave for what seems like forever. Then keep going. Then go some more. Written by Sam Anderson January 20, 2023
‘Project Big’ First Look With Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert A few minutes into this clip, 5.15c climber Jakob Schubert says he is not sure a stronger challenge than ‘Project Big’ exists. Written by Sam Anderson December 02, 2022
Adam Ondra Projecting Flatanger Route Harder Than ‘Silence’ After creating the world’s hardest sport route with ‘Silence’ (9c/5.15d), Adam Ondra now says he’s working on something even more difficult. Written by Andrew McLemore November 30, 2022
Seb Bouin Obliterates Sport Climbing Sensibilities With Massive 5.15 At a staggering 430 feet long and a proposed difficulty of 9b/+ (5.15b/c), “Nordic Marathon” is the longest stretch of 5.15 ever climbed. Written by Austin Beck-Doss July 25, 2022
Seb Bouin Climbs Another Flatanger 5.15, Aims at Futuristic 5.15d In Norway’s famous playground for elite climbers, Seb Bouin delivers another repeat of an Adam Ondra 5.15. But it’s only a snippet of his new mega-project. Written by Andrew McLemore July 25, 2022
Seb Bouin Makes First Repeat of Ondra’s ‘Iron Curtain’ at Flatanger The French rock jock Seb Bouin cued up a knee pad to soften the crux, and gave the route a personal downgrade to 5.15a/9a+. Written by Sam Anderson July 13, 2022