The ascent of the Qualido big wall (Joy Division) by James Pearson
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Uploaded by TheNorthFace on Nov 14, 2011
Thursday 13 October, at 10,37 am The North Face® Athlete James Pearson successfully achieve the ascent of the Qualido big wall line called Joy Division, one of the hardest granite multpitch in the alps.
The route itself is hard, demanding and very fall-offable, especially in his 1st, 4th and 7th pitches After 15 days work spread over three months and, James was finally ready to climb the line in one push, leading all the route with no fall for more than 800m, 22 pitches, a bivy and two days of granite climbing.
Read the story on http://www.thenorthfacejournal.com/the-ascent-of-the-qualido-big-wall-joy-div...
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yeah it was bolted, who gives a fuck. it was a 22 pitch climb for god sake, all climbers enjoy a bit of sport now n again. I love trad but i also love climbing without all my gear. 22 pitches in 2 fuckin days is pretty cool
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@degonzoman seriously! wtf? bolts next to the crack? weak ascent... this is the same guy that proposed E12 for a slab he did in the UK, after only repeating two E10s and no E11s. what a joke!! his route was quickly downgraded to E9 by MacLeod (the real hardman in the UK). he sounds incredibly full of himself and obviously has no clue about ethics, considering how much he sprays grades and bolts up cracks.
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Bolts next to cracks are B/S
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I love Hotel Qualido!!!
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5:03 huge bolt ladder
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well done!
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good climb - my palms were sweating just watching you guys
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@safamels ........ bolted .......Not bolted ! They had fun and its what they wanted to do ! Good on em if they didnt want to cart RP's and a shitload of cams on every pitch ! Trad is purer than sport but then free solo is purer than trad....Bolting a trad line?....Its up to the first ascentionists really hay !!
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what camera are they using during the climb?
giovanntorres7 3 weeks ago in playlist Rock Climbing
@giovanntorres7 GoPro Camera!
TheNorthFace 3 weeks ago 2