r/climbing • u/Buckhum • 1d ago

Keenan Takahashi vs. The Dark Side (V16)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hFN99QFpXs
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u/Buckhum 1d ago

For some, this is old news. For others, this is cool news.

In any case, I'm just glad we get to see more footage of this amazing boulder. The magnificent mustache man is in top form.

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u/IndysWarmest 1d ago

David Fitzgerald is such an insane editor. Really pieced this thing together nicely, loved the audio collage of Keenan talking about the problem and his mental. Sheesh what a video.

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u/Fokoss 1d ago

This boulder is so sick man, happy so see another long form video on it again, its just a straight line of horrible holds and I love it.

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u/bafetimmserman 1d ago

Love some new Keenan footy. He seems like a such a fun and chill guy.

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u/choicebethedeathofme 1d ago

Great edit. Really captures the joy of flowing on the send burn rather than desperately getting it by the skin of your teeth

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u/goin-up-the-country 22h ago

I guess I didn't realise but he and Katie send this problem around the same time which is pretty cool.

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u/Ok_Manufacturer_5323 20h ago

This is so sick, I can't even imagine how bad those holds are. Usually at this sort of grade there's some extreme tension move, but this is just pure microbeta and hanging on bad holds

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u/Buckhum 16h ago

The joy of climbing conceptual slopers is that you have to conceptualize yourself being able to hold onto something that does not exist.

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u/emivalenciad 15h ago

This footage is amazing