ジョー・キンダーさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ジョー・キンダーInstagram)「It was roughly 2008 Dave Graham and Chris Sharma both suggested that I try harder routes that I couldn’t “just send”. To me this sounded lame because in my mind I was living the life of a professional climber and I needed to produce in order to show for the privilege that I had. To me being a pro climber included sending, reporting, and telling stories to whoever was listening. I’ve always listened to Chris & Dave so I figured I should entertain their ideas. In 2010 I bolted out the ceiling of the Hurricave and started trying the monster. We were living in a house below the cliff which made for easy access and turned into a 6 week high-charged campaign. The best I could do back then was to climb it in three sections/two hangs. There was really no possibility of sending and the outcome was a creation of something bigger than me and something for my future. For 8 years I traveled the world, met amazing people, did my best to tell stories and spread positive influence. Mainly I was living my dream. After losing my career a lot of the values in my climbing became clearer. I love climbing, giving back to climbing, and I love the lessons it teaches me. Last year I started to try again. I brushed the dust off (literally), rebolted sections and figured out adult beta. I got close but no send, and that was OK. This year, after another six weeks of efforts, fatigue, and some real head-fucks I sent the route. It was one of those usual situations where you don’t expect it and then all of a sudden you connect with those holds you’ve fallen off so many times. I remember a mini explosion occurred in my mind and being in disbelief while hanging at the anchor. I almost cried as it’s the end of a story. ...continued in comments below...」1月17日 11時13分