{"id":24107,"date":"2023-01-13T21:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/sending-gigantor-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-route\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T21:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:16:28","slug":"sending-gigantor-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/sending-gigantor-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending \u2018Gigantor\u2019: The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-187378\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-13-at-1.39.58-PM-300x186.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"nwjz-QiUXuo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gigantor - A Chossy Climbing Film\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nwjz-QiUXuo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-wrapper grid-x\">\n<p class=\"byline\">January 13, 2023<span class=\"pipe\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>By <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/author\/sanderson\" title=\"Posts by Sam Anderson\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gjan\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div>Support us! GearJunkie could earn a small fee from affiliate hyperlinks on this article. <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn extra<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">After zero individuals in 15 years had been able to \u2014 or curious about \u2014 repeating this man\u2019s scary 5.12 chossfest, he got here again to take a stab on the second ascent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cStab\u201d is an intentional phrase alternative.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Australian climber Zac Vertrees first put up <em>Gigantor<\/em> (Australian grade 26 or about 5.12b) in 2005. Right away on this video, you get a really feel for the route: It\u2019s an incipient seam with rounded edges main up vertical sandstone that appears about as delicate as a seaside within the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>Sound like safe climbing?<\/p>\n<p>Riiiight. One factor I learn about moderately-rated climbs is that it\u2019s a ringing endorsement of their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/climbing\/video-adam-ondra-first-ascent-leaky-cave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crap high quality<\/a><\/strong> when no one \u2014 not one individual \u2014 manages to repeat them within the span of 4 U.S. presidential phrases.<\/p>\n<p>Learn whether or not Vertrees can re-open <em>Gigantor<\/em> right here or if the cliff, the place \u201cgear can pop, holds break, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/climbing\/how-climbing-bolts-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rusty bolts<\/a><\/strong> snap by hand, and the climbing is always a sandy affair,\u201d will shut him down, spit him off, or worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 19.5 minutes<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n<div class=\"thumb-image cell small-4 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/climbing\/gritstone-climbing-siebe-vahnee?sce=post-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"lazy wp-post-image\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-200x133.jpg?ssl=1\" src-retina=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masters_Edge_gear_Screenshot-2021-12-05-at-16.51.35-1d-400x266.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" alt=\"Master's Edge gear\" title=\"'Gritstone' Climbing: First-Timer Tackles UK's Unique Climbing Challenge\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"cell small-8 last\">\n<h5>&#8216;Gritstone&#8217; Climbing: First-Timer Tackles UK&#8217;s Unique Climbing Challenge<\/h5>\n<div>After years of dreaming about gritstone climbing, professional Siebe Vahnee lastly visited the UK&#8217;s hallowed stones. 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