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Dave Graham
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Professional Rock Climber @adidas @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「The struggle with challenging conditions continues here in Catalunya, forcing me to improvise a bit with my projects and make the most of the dry weather whenever it arrives. Since First Ley was wet for the past 6 weeks, mostly in the beginning section, I started working the more legendary @chris_sharma line First Round First Minute [9B], which exits to the right. I struggled with the original method revolving around the mono we all know from the photos, but managed to quickly piece together an alternative method, which albeit may be harder for the majority of climbers, but will most likely be my only solution for the upper boulder. I’ve made some decent links now, and have the whole sequence starting from the middle of FL to the top of FR with one hang. Hopefully all the hard work I’ve invested in the other version will pay off while making attempts in the real King Line. I’ve had some heartbreakingly close attempts on FL in the past week, so hopefully I can finish it off now that it seems to have finally dried, and start making real tries on FR. On a less positive note progress in La Capella has been slow...either its freezing cold with a ton of wind, or very still, humid, and warm, niether helps me clip the chains, and both seem to destroy my skin in different ways. I’m making my best effort to stay positive about the process trying all these climbs, and not focus on my failure, but some days its not easy I will be honest. Climbing hard routes has always challenged me mentally, which is why I always have abandoned the cliffs for the boulders when I get the chance, but now that I am forced by the current circumstances to make the most of the situation, giving up on my objectives is not an option, the only thing I can do is add more 🤪 I’m starting to realize the two disciplines of the sport have a similar theme when you try things closer to your limit. “Patience is a virtue, and time is not meant to hurt you” 🙇🏻♂️ 📸 @do_roda 🙌🏻 @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @tensionclimbing @climbskinspain」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CLmjj2WguRO)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「Happy New Year everyone 🥳 After a long cold December I finally feel more adapted to the bouldery style of climbing here in Catalunya and feel my finger strength returning after months of roof climbing on jugs 🤣 I was able to make some proper links in La Capella again, which was reassuring after such a long break from trying the route, but as the wind started picking up and temps settled around 1-3 degrees, it got way too cold to make real tries, or even physically be in the cave for that matter 🥶 In hopes of finding something I could try that was complimentery to La Capella, I decided to revisit an old nemisis of mine, First Ley [9A+] over in Margalef. Ten years ago I honestly couldn’t do shit on this rig, yet this time around I surprisingly found some really good beta for myself, despite a key hold being broken. In the past I just didn’t comprehend the frontal style of climbing, and lacked the power in the pinches to even do the hardest moves, so I was super suprised I could quickly do the route with one hang. I was hoping to make a fast ascent, but after a couple weeks of attempts I couldn’t rise above the cold and most of my tries I’d just numb out in the hard pinch section 🙄 I figured out the moves to the last boulder in First Round First Minute [9B] as well which was super exciting, so hopefully it’s all great preparation and training for the full line, a climb I’ve akways aspired to do 💫 Unfortunately it just dumped about 40 cm of snow and Spain under a very white blanket 😳 Everything will be completely soaked for a few weeks, and they have closed the local climbing gym due to new COVID restrictions, which complicates our climbing scene here for the moment 😭😣 Gonna have to make the best of this situation; it’s time to heal the skin, rest the body, train on the hangboard, and find some dry rigs to climb on that survived the storm 🤣😅🙈!! 🔥📷 by @julia.cassou 🙌🏻 @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @climbskinspain @tensionclimbing」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CJ6cvr_AZrM)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「Geminis [8B+] Onsight 🤟😀 The last month in Rodellar was pretty uneventful for me; I didn’t manage to send No Pain No Gain after it got wet in the beginning of November 😩 I spent a ton of days trying it with wet holds, waiting for some wind to dry it all out, assuming it would improve as the days past. There were two holds in the upper crux which would never stop seeping, and on my tries from the start when I grabbed them I would just slip off, even if I wasn’t feeling pumped. I tried to find a method to avoid them but ultimately found zero solutions. It was sad to walk away feeling so dialed in and close to success, but with the days shortening and the winter weather arriving, it was time to abandon the rig 🚫 I had been climbing in Sector Boveda on some of the really nice longer routes, but always had my eye on Geminis 👀 The stunning line on tufas with intermittent pockets always intimidated me, I feared I lacked the resistance nor could read the syle, so I never tried it ( since 2006 🤯) It was our last day before heading back to Cornudella, and with little idea of what to do, I decided on a whim to give it a whirl 🤪 I nearly blew it in the first boulder, fumbling with my beta, but made it to the first rest and realized I might be in for a real battle. I quested upwards, trying to grasp where to go, and advanced between boulders and rests. At the top I had no clue where to go, but amidst the chaos some small kneebar saved me, and I found myself at the anchor ☘️ It was an amazing feeling to climb onsight again, and it was exactly what I needed in order to part ways with such a magical place in a positive way. The thrill of the fight, and a feeling of satisfaction and peace with the journey was something I really needed; it redirected my internal current, and reminded me you never know what can happen next if you never let it happen 💫 @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @climbskinspain @tensionclimbing 📷 Jonas Wilklund 🔥 and @alizee_dufraisse 😘」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CI3diTCg8Bx)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「Still here in Rodellar 🤪 Not really sure how it’s come to that point, but after they closed down travel between provincias we decided to hunker down here in lieu of traveling to Catalunya, which seemed like a great idea until a torrential storm soaked all of our projects from top to bottom a couple weeks ago 😭😩🙄 Things have been drying off very very slowly which has requieres *patience* but many lines are becoming climbable again, and the forecast is looking pretty damn good 🤞🏻 I’ts been a real blow to the motivation, and tough to envision success at this point, but there may be a light at the end of tunnel so we need to keep it POSITIVE 😅 Obviously this is not the season to still climb here; with very little sun in the valley it’s hard to find much of a window before the humidity takes things over, but we are trying to improvise and understand the new patterns of each crag, and will keep making tries, as futile as they may seem, until the very end 🙈Thankfully it’s an incredibly beautiful place to be, and theres a small group of very kind and motivated locals who always keep the fanatismo alive 🙌🏻 Here’s a photo of an attempt on a brilliant line in Bóveda, Il ma fait pas des trucs [8c] from the day before things got soaked, and a few shots from @josepmalo of myself contemplating life and weather below No Pain No Gain 👐🏻 Stay safe and stay syked everyone, these are challenging times, at least BIDEN-HARRIS won the election and we can finally sleep at night again 🥳😀 @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @tensionclimbing @climbskinspain」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CHx-W3KAbFJ)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「Ali Hulk Sit Start Extension Total [9B] ☑️ 🥳 Last Tuesday I finally managed to climb the full line of the Ali Hulk Cave, a futuristic vision from one of my biggest inspirations in climbing, @dani_andrada_climb 🔥 During the extreme heat of the deep summer I spent most of my sessions crafting methods; most of which I changed multiple times afterwards, seemingly climbing in circles for months until I actually came up with a 130 move sequence which I felt confident with. The first half of the roof is very bouldery, where as the second half is more endurance oriented. The day it went down I had zero expectations to climb it 🤣 It was one of the last hot days we had, particularly humid, and not a lot of wind, I was tired from trying No Pain the day before, and had some nagging splits that needed tape, so I sat myself down at the start whimsically for a good old training burn, planning to fall at the first crux. Somehow, I managed to cross the roof, but was savagely pumped and nearly fell off getting into the rest position 🤨 From there I declared I would fall immediately 😂 I couldn’t shake the pump so I decided to just keep it movin, engaging myself in a brutal battle to get through the more physical Hulk section, and landing myself at the next rest with a near terminal pump in my entire body. I bailed again on the rest as my legs began to fail me in the kneebars, wanted to fall (honestly) as the pain in my feet was goin over the “threshold”, prayed I would maybe slip off in order to relieve the burn, yet somehow kept doing “one more move” (the mantra) until I made it through the Extension portion. This is where I got nervous. It was time not to punt 😅 I hung in the last shitty rest rapidly shaking either arm preparing for the past section of real resistance, and launched 🤪 Move by move I executed my beta, completely focused, only until the last move of the route. I rocked over my foot, locked of, assuming I would pitch, reached for the last jug, and BOOM. Summit 🤩 I couldn’t believe what happened, still can’t 🤩 One of my most memorable and rewarding ascents in my life 🙌🏻 Uncut coming 🔜 @mellowclimbing 🔥@adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CF98KMYgcLZ)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「I was hoping to take out a few projects I have in the mix during the past few weeks but just ended punting royally and did nothing but make high-points and some new low-points 😭 We had one freak amazing day which was a glance at what sub 20C temps felt like, and I nearly managed to take advantage of it, but instead ended up falling off wrapped up in the rope trying to clip the anchor of Borrachos Libres [9A] 😫🙄 and then slipped out of a kneebar 4 moves from the final jug of No Pain No Gain [9A+] 😅 Weather took a big dive after that, summer temps returned in full force, so I kept the fail-train up by falling off the last move of the 8B boulder section (after sticking the final jug) on the Sit Start to Ali de Pie Hulk Extension [9A+] TWICE 😂🙈 To top it all off I had some major regression in Ali Hulk Total [9B] over the last days when it was super HUMID and just returned to beta harvesting throughout the entire rig as I couldn’t repeat any of my beta (I’m exaggerating but it sucked😐) 😂😂😂😂 Now we have a massive system of rain moving in which could potentially soak all the projects, but it will at least bring colder temps to the region POR FIN 🤪 Future can only look brighter than the past at this rate!!! Gonna keep trying hard and try not to PUNT ⛔️ Great times with an awesome crew despite the lack of personal 🔝🙄🥳🔜 @alizee_dufraisse @citro_carlos_logrono_ @enriquegallardoclimb @danibloc @jlpalao @sergioverdasco @maragdagabarre 🙌🏻 📷@esteban.ele.eme 🤟 @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @tensionclimbing」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CFSUarsgwMm)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「The first month in Rodellar was pretty wild 🤪 Adapting to the massive roofs and the burly yet technical style of resistance climbing took some learning, but adjusting to the average temperature of around 35 C was a total trip, WOW 🥵😂 !!! There were some minor hiccups, notably tweaking my MCL in a Kneebar (first time for everything 🙄) and then getting bitten by a large Golden Retriever separating a dog battle (holy shit that hurts 😣) After a chill week of healing my wounds I could find my groove again and sample some of the bigger and badder rigs of the area. Ali-Hulk Sit Extension Total [9B] is now on the list after sorting all the sections, Las Meninas [9A/+] in the Museo is an ultra sick resistance crimp line which feels attainable, as well this burly rig pictured here No Pain No Gain [9A+] 👀 Unfortunately we have no accommodation for the next couple weeks during the high season of tourism, so its time for some training, rest, and a few high octane three-day-on seshs via Cornu until we get our new Bungalow 🙄 And for anyone has been following the epic adventure this year, I have one HUGE update I’d love to share 🤗 I finally received my Spanish Residency 🥳🥳🥳 5 years legal in EU 😎!!!! Forward and Forever Onward 👐🏻 Now it’s time to finish some business here in Spain, siege the rigs as the temps drop over the next month, and get HYPE for SWITZERLAND, the next destination 🏡🌄🌌💫💎⛏🔥🤠!!!! 📸 from my homie @esteban.ele.eme 🙌🏻 @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @tensionclimbing @alizee_dufraisse 😘」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CDbVfSAg3aP)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「The first couple weeks here in Rodellar have been awesome 🏖 !! It’s a pleasure to be back in this paradise with a super fanatico equipo, and enjoying the long exhausting days out at the Boveda’s 🤪 Adjusting to the steep and powerful style of climbing was quite a shock at first 😵🥵 Coming from the techy-crimpy walls of Siurana, the super physical nature of the style of climbing here is exhausting at the start 😩The harder routes mostly wander out these giant roofs through an ocean of seemingly massive grips, never-ending kneebars, and crazy complex sequences which take a lot of time to work out. I managed to ascend an amazing @dani_andrada_climb rig called Autoengaño [9A] in the Ventanas which really epitomizes the style of climbing you can find here 🤓 Amazing sculpted white grips, crazy 3D features, downward climbing, spinning, toe-hooking, and techy kneebarring; this climb is one of my new all-time favorites for the grade 🥳 In this video you can see most of the climb, except the last 6 meters of funky roof-climbing resistance 😅 @alizee_dufraisse is climbing really well in the route as well, with completely different beta 🤯She will surely take it down soon 😍!! Looking forward to visiting the massive caves now in the colder Barranco with the Piscinetta and Museo to check out some of the newer and more spectacular editions from @dani_andrada_climb @jlpalao and @jonatan_flor from the past couple seasons😎🙌🏻!!! Apparently everything is 60 meters long 😬 LEZZZ GOOOOO !!! VAMOSSSS !!!@adidas @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @climbskinspain @tensionclimbing 🤟」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CCyYU65AWAu)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「Feeling super grateful we have the opportunity to start climbing on the rock again here in Siurana 🙌🏻 We entered Phase One in our province of Tarragona on May 9th which allows us to climb with family members near our village 🥳 We already managed to get some quality days back out at the crags and try all our projects again 😀 I admit the first sessions were absolutely brutal 🤣 It’s not easy to apply to all the strength gained from the training we did or feel the same flow on stone as before, and the summer-like conditions (tons of rain 🤯 and temperatures between 20-30c) are a huge change from what we experienced in March, which means lots of new beta and new crag hours, but overall things actually feel more attainable than before the confinement 😀 All the hard work paid off 😅 Hopefully we can get some dry windy days and still accomplish what we came here to do this winter 🤪 It looks like we will be spending the summer here in EU, which is a huge change in plans from our annual Rocklands expedition, but I’m excited to push myself more on routes over the next few months and make the most of this ever evolving situation. I’d love to go back and finish the boulder in these photos though 🤨 Bhai Po [8b+] by @betoboulder is a left entrance to Bhai Bon, a boulder I made the FA of in 2003 😳🤟!! @alizee_dufraisse is looking closer than ever on La Rambla and I can still match my highpoint on La Capella, so with a little luck and a lot of west wind the dream lives on 💫 Stay safe, healthy, and positive everyone ✊ We have to be constructive and creative with whatever opportunities we have at this time, and supportive of those who may not be so fortunate 😔 @adidas @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @tensionclimbing @sendclimbing @climbskinspain」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/CAQLSNBAbt-)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「Well, I never thought the day would come that I would have 100K followers on IG, but it has arrived 🥳 I want to thank everyone who still follows me, drops a comment here and there, or asks me questions on the DM 🙌🏻 I know I am not very responsive or active on the platform, but I really appreciate the kind things you all say and the time taken to reach out, I will make an effort to reply more 💫 Making posts over the last couple years has gotten increasingly challenging for myself; I often struggle to share things largely because I fear my friends will think its stupid, that people will ridicule me for being me, that my captions aren’t cool enough or they are to long, or that my content isn’t in vogue 🤐 I know that’s irrational most of the time and its just an extension of lingering insecurities I have developed over my lifetime, but I want to use this random milestone as motivation to change my approach and try to share more about my life and travels without any fear of judgement 😅 I’m working on recovering all of my media that is imprisoned in the ICloud, which at 700kb/ps (we have a STRONG internet connection 😂😭) will take a couple years, but hopefully I can get enough back on my devices to craft up some videos from my past trips to Africa, Europe, and the US to get people fired up in these desperate times 🤗 Maybe I will even start sharing some crystals I have discovered or some photos that aren’t of me rock climbing with the new camera I just bought 🤪 We are on day 37 of lockdown here in Spain, just trying to stay healthy, keep the syke high, dream big, and create new plans for the months to come accordingly to the evolving situation ✊ These photos are from one of the last days we could climb in Siurana, when I made an ascent of G. Mortensen [8C+] in a few tries 👐🏻 photos are from my homie @henning_wang_ 🔥 @adidas @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @sendclimbing @tensionclimbing @climbskinspain #hometeam」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/B_PxbS1AHlk)
![デイブ・グラハムのインスタグラム：「This whole lockdown situation seems like a great time to start getting back into being creative for a lot of us. I have been struggling for the last few years to consistently create music or make new climbing videos like I did in the past, and for the last few weeks I’ve been trying to organize a ton of content I never released and create a bunch of new music to go along to it😅Here is the send of Trieste Assis [8C] back in December out in Red Rocks with a lil mix from a live set I played recently 👐🏻 I have limited wifi here in Spain, but I’m gonna try and post a bunch of recent sends I never shared here on IG, and eventually I would love to upload a bunch of new vids from past journeys and these uncuts to an Island YouTube channel 😬 It will be fun to make something new while being cooped up and delve back into some old forgotten mega projects that never got finished [Island Volume 2&3 🤨] If you wanna check out my tunes you can find original tracks and mixes on Soundcloud at “The Island” 🙇🏻♂️ I will be posting mashups like the one in this clip, a bunch of crunk old tracks I was too embarrassed to put out back in the day, and some new longer sets 🤪 Stay safe and stay syked everyone 🙌🏻 !!! @adidas @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @petzl_official @climb_up_officiel @frictionlabs @tensionclimbing @sendclimbing @climbskinspain @alizee_dufraisse 😘」](https://instagrammernews.com/image/B-fOZsoAfNP)
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