# @sashadigiulian on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-12-02T17:27:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** S A S H A • D I G I U L I A N (@sashadigiulian) — https://gondola.cc/sashadigiulian

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One of my favorite authors, Jim Collins, talks a lot about the idea of “BHAGS;” big hairy audacious goals. Over the last year I’ve been uncovering a BHAG of mine. 

I first talked about the route in conversation about cool climbs to check out in the Spring of 2022 with my friends Brette and Elliott. Then I went to Rayu later that year and I felt recovered from my hip surgeries. I was heading to Yosemite next (2023) with Ben Rueck and we were planning to climb a new variation to El Niño— but it was pretty crowded, so we went to go check out this climb. 

What I ended up on was the longest route on El Cap, with some of the most incredible rock- and also stacked with hard pitches. I fell in love with the idea of it but it felt way beyond my ability: climbing nearly 40 pitches (39) of technical climbing, up to 5.13d. Though, I found myself still wanting to discover and learn more.

While it still remains a “BHAG” for me, my intention this past trip to Yosemite was to learn and unlock more of the route. I freed the crux pitch and a couple other challenging ones, which felt like a rewarding progress point because the previous season it felt nearly impossible.

I have found that grades in Yosemite and on big walls in general are tricky to compare to a sport climbing area— there’s just a lot more that goes into the process. This whole project has been humbling and engaging- and at the end of the day, I’m really pleased with the growth in my skill set as a climber, regardless of the outcome of this project. 

Last 📸 ryansheridan 

#goals #climbing #BigWallClimbing #rockclimber

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climbing, goals, rockclimber, bigwallclimbing

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