VIDEO: BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Tommy Caldwell free climb first ascent of The Shining (IV 5.13+) in the Canadian Rockies

Black Diamond athletes Tommy Caldwell and Sonnie Trotter redpointed their multi-pitch project on Canada’s Mount Louis this past August. The main headwall (called the Diamond Face) is a stacked beast with the following pitches: 5.12+, 5.12+/13-, 5.13+, 5.12-, 5.12+, 5.11+, 5.10, all of which they bolted on lead. Below is the video that Sonnie edited together for us that documents the challenges and adventures that come with tackling such a high-end endeavor in the Canadian Rockies.

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Recent Talk (1)

• Kamen
  17 May 2012, 6:32PM

  Awesome job guys the route looks great! Love the chair should defiantly put that into production hahaha!

• Mark Winter
  11 Apr 2012, 8:22AM

  Why are they bolting this line?

• Stephanie
  10 Apr 2012, 9:19PM

  you spelled "Aberta" wrong, it should read "Alberta"
  
  Thanks
  I love Banff

• joe
  10 Apr 2012, 2:13PM

  in regards to the chair, "flip and clip"

• JAIME CONTRERAS
  10 Apr 2012, 9:24AM

  OJALA TUVIERAMOS ESOS LUGARES TAN ESPECIALES AQUI EN MEXICO HERMOSO EL LUGAR Y FELICIDADES POR COMPARTIR ESTA INFORMACION POR ESTA MEGARED. SALUDOS Y GRACIAS BLACKDIAMOND.

• Ben Scheele
  20 Mar 2012, 10:21PM

  So is it called "The Shining" or "The Shinning"? Because if it is the latter, it makes me wonder whether it's named after someone whacking their shin, or whether it's a reference to the Simpson's parody of "The Shining" by that name, or both. That was a great video of a great climb. Good job all around.

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