Just to confirm and make things totally clear, I never climbed the full crux (I climbed the crack,the 'easy' part to the crux). And I will never climb the full route, it's way out my league 😂👍
@@WideBoyzStefano actually said “Pete can cruise the crack part”. Crack and crux sound very similar with his accent. You’re a beast though, Pete, you and Tom both! Much love from a disabled follower in the U.S.
Grades of hard climbs seem ALWAYS to be "in flux" downward as subsequent ascents unearth different betas which suit different body sizes, types and strengths; it may even be that, on rare occasions, an FA which particularly suits the "opener" may repel others who generally climb at that level and get rightly upgraded. 🙏
B.I.G. will be eventually downgraded. This is my take. I do not think B.I.G. is as difficult as DNA or Silence, and the reason is that Jakob sent the route relatively too quickly, and even though he is very strong, he is no stronger than Stefano or Adam, who spent already more time on Silence, or Seb, who spent ages on DNA. Maybe they will say 9b+/9c or soft 9c, like it has been done with a few boulders. But it will be downgraded, mark my words.
I would agree, for your arguments and I think Jakob has only done one 9b+ so he might not just have the breadth of experience granted on the few 9b+s to say what's a big enough step up. Adam's comment also sort of implied 9b+. But saying that there is only a handful of 9b+, it's still very much the cutting edge!
Different things make a route harder: technical difficulty (awkard body positions, balance, flexibility...) required power and required endurance come to mind. BIG's main difficulty is endurance. If it requires endurance beyond any 9b+ and has sufficient other difficulties then 9c is justified. If you have that endurance you will need less time projecting it then a route that is difficult because of its technical difficulties so just because Jakob didnt spend years on it doesn't automatically make it less hard then other 9c's.
I totally agree, and also I have another point: Both Jakob and Adam said it's 9b+, when they thought after the long crux move the route would be basically done. Then Jakob fell after that move, and - in the live stream - said, it could be 9c THEREFORE. But then something happend: Conditions got colder, and the sloper before the crux move became much better (he said it in the streams), and Jakob could have a fair bit of rests and shakes there, and then he never fell there again. And so, I can see not why the original assessment 9b+ shouldn't be just correct. Probably it's on the hard side of 9b+, and will eventually get a 9b+/9c grade.
Given how long he’s been projecting this route and how much he’s struggled posing this question is laughable. Upgrade possibility was the correct question.
Well this came from him talking about finding new beta that made the crux easier for him to do than Adam’s beta. But yeah, I agree, probably more likely to see an upgrade! He’s working on it again soon, I think he’s gonna get it. Psyched for him!
If the first sent is without kneepads, and the second sent is with kneepads, it is not fair to say with kneepads it is easier like Ondra did in one of his videos. To find the real grade you need the same conditions of the first sent and its grade proposal. Meanwhile climbing is full of lies. Onsight with yet fixed gear is standard. If one makes a 6b with yet fixed carabiners and calls it onsight the whole world is laughing , the same is in a 8c + onisight! :))
Speculative conversations like this are such a headache, and really shift the focus of what newer climbers think is relevant. Maybe, just stick to talking about what really matters. THE CLIMBING
“Pete Whittaker can cruise the crux and downgrade Silence” should be Pete’s new ringtone
Just to confirm and make things totally clear, I never climbed the full crux (I climbed the crack,the 'easy' part to the crux). And I will never climb the full route, it's way out my league 😂👍
Still the best comment from Stefan in this interwiew😂😂😂
@@WideBoyzStefano actually said “Pete can cruise the crack part”. Crack and crux sound very similar with his accent. You’re a beast though, Pete, you and Tom both! Much love from a disabled follower in the U.S.
I cannot hear any sound from 7:08 to 7:56. is it just me or is it a fault in the video?
Sound cuts off at 7:09 through 7:58
Must have been addressed, as it just worked fine for me!
Grades of hard climbs seem ALWAYS to be "in flux" downward as subsequent ascents unearth different betas which suit different body sizes, types and strengths; it may even be that, on rare occasions, an FA which particularly suits the "opener" may repel others who generally climb at that level and get rightly upgraded. 🙏
An example of the latter is terranova in that it seems to suit Adam much better than will bosi
Perfect example of Betteridge's law of headlines. If a headline, or in this case video title, ends in a question mark, the answer is no.
Fascinating! And cool. Tho I think the discussion here is far more interesting than the headline.
@@thestruggleclimbingshow then it probably deserves a better headline.
Like the conversation, but audio cuts out at 7:11 ?
Works fine on my phone
Back when Adam climbed Silence, I predicted that it would never be downgraded, but that it could potentially be upgraded. 9c+ or 9c/+?
B.I.G. will be eventually downgraded. This is my take. I do not think B.I.G. is as difficult as DNA or Silence, and the reason is that Jakob sent the route relatively too quickly, and even though he is very strong, he is no stronger than Stefano or Adam, who spent already more time on Silence, or Seb, who spent ages on DNA. Maybe they will say 9b+/9c or soft 9c, like it has been done with a few boulders. But it will be downgraded, mark my words.
I would agree, for your arguments and I think Jakob has only done one 9b+ so he might not just have the breadth of experience granted on the few 9b+s to say what's a big enough step up. Adam's comment also sort of implied 9b+. But saying that there is only a handful of 9b+, it's still very much the cutting edge!
I agree, as a solid 6b+ climber I think BIG is hard 9b+ at most
Different things make a route harder: technical difficulty (awkard body positions, balance, flexibility...) required power and required endurance come to mind. BIG's main difficulty is endurance. If it requires endurance beyond any 9b+ and has sufficient other difficulties then 9c is justified. If you have that endurance you will need less time projecting it then a route that is difficult because of its technical difficulties so just because Jakob didnt spend years on it doesn't automatically make it less hard then other 9c's.
I assume Adam will complete it relatively shortly, or by next season and possibly downgrade.
I totally agree, and also I have another point: Both Jakob and Adam said it's 9b+, when they thought after the long crux move the route would be basically done. Then Jakob fell after that move, and - in the live stream - said, it could be 9c THEREFORE. But then something happend: Conditions got colder, and the sloper before the crux move became much better (he said it in the streams), and Jakob could have a fair bit of rests and shakes there, and then he never fell there again. And so, I can see not why the original assessment 9b+ shouldn't be just correct. Probably it's on the hard side of 9b+, and will eventually get a 9b+/9c grade.
Given how long he’s been projecting this route and how much he’s struggled posing this question is laughable. Upgrade possibility was the correct question.
Well this came from him talking about finding new beta that made the crux easier for him to do than Adam’s beta. But yeah, I agree, probably more likely to see an upgrade! He’s working on it again soon, I think he’s gonna get it. Psyched for him!
He hasn't climbed it yet has he?
If the first sent is without kneepads, and the second sent is with kneepads, it is not fair to say with kneepads it is easier like Ondra did in one of his videos. To find the real grade you need the same conditions of the first sent and its grade proposal. Meanwhile climbing is full of lies. Onsight with yet fixed gear is standard. If one makes a 6b with yet fixed carabiners and calls it onsight the whole world is laughing , the same is in a 8c + onisight! :))
Speculative conversations like this are such a headache, and really shift the focus of what newer climbers think is relevant. Maybe, just stick to talking about what really matters. THE CLIMBING
LOTS of climbing talk in the 90 min interview… and in this clip.
nice question, the honest answer is: Who gives an f?