The Classics – Midnight Lightning (V8), with Ron Kauk
The most famous boulder problem in the world.
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Yosemite legend Ron Kauk recollects the early days of Valley bouldering and making the first ascent of the Camp 4 classic Midnight Lightning (V8)
in 1978, plus David Sjöquist shows us how it’s done.
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