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“When I’m climbing downhill, I’m actually getting closer to heaven.” – Tyson Williams
Technically the most challenging climb in North America, probably. The south wall of The Admiral in British Columbia is nothing to joke about. Seriously.
The first descent of The Admiral — a feat that saw Tyson lose his grip on The Catapult, an adjacent valley wall, and nearly fall to the bottom, though he eventually caught a hold on an outcropping — was a rough one, but Tyson and his longtime climbing partner Scott Stanyon made it to the bottom in unprecedented style. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s first ascent of the Dawn Wall have nothing on these brave Canadians and their triumphant accomplishment.
As Tyson will tell you, “a regular climber and a downhill climber are two completely different breeds. A downhill climber is somebody who is ultimately trying to get off a mountain, you know, is trying to get to the bottom of something. When you get to the bottom of a downhill climb, you feel like you’re at the bottom of the world.”
Keep on climbing. Or sliding. Or whatever it is those two are doing.
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