Storm Giant – The World’s Hardest Drytooling Route
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This summer, Canadian Gord McArthur established the longest, hardest dry-tooling route in the world: Storm Giant, D16.
“For the longest time the route scared me. The sheer size intimidated me, and then of course the fear of what if—what if it was impossible (for me)?” Gord McArthur wrote to Rock and Ice in an earlier interview.
Watch his against-the-odds journey toward making Storm Giant a reality. When you’re done, read more about his ascent in Slaying a Giant – Gord McArthur Establishes the World’s First D16.