Carlo Traversi and the Second Ascent of “Meltdown” (5.14c)
Ten years. That’s how long Meltdown stood unrepeated...
beth rodden
Carlo Traversi Repeats “Meltdown” (5.14c?), Hardest Crack in Yosemite (and the World?)
After several years of effort, Traversi bagged the highly coveted second ascent of the famously difficult crack.
Pacific Heights: Cragging in the Bay Area
I had never kissed a girl, so when a naked one came up to me and started asking questions about the climb I had just tried, I was a little thrown. Painfully shy, I’d always wondered how I would ever ask a girl to go climbing, and now a naked one was here asking me if I knew of a place where she could learn.
Beth Rodden: What I’ve Learned
"I hate being around ego. The best climbing partners laugh."