The Greatest Lie Chapter 4: Belief

Climbing Gold

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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After successfully establishing the first fair means ascent of Cerro Torre’s SE Ridge and chopping Maestri’s bolt ladder, Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk smash into reality. In the mountains, a rescue for their friend is under way. In El Chaltén, frustration boils over and the police get involved. Meanwhile, David Lama heads back up the mountain. Years later, the community reflects on the Cerro Torre. Thanks to our sponsors The North Face Momentous Peak Design Dr. Squatch Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube

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0:00.0	Previously on climbing gold.
0:02.0	He like took the poles out of our tent and told us that he would crevasse our gear if he got back to the mountain before we did.
0:12.0	Everything we touched seemed to turn to gold.
0:15.0	You're looking at the head wall the entire time too, so it's just like this big looming monster.
0:19.0	Perfect specimens of like em big looming monster.
0:24.6	Perfect specimens of like emaciated climbers. I started to realize what it would take and what it means to free climb Saratoria.
0:30.6	All of our heroes have been talking about removing these bolts.
0:33.6	I mean, ever since I've heard about Saratori, I've heard about the compressor route.
0:36.6	This is part four of the greatest lie.
0:39.7	A four-part series about one of climbing's greatest controversies.
0:43.6	Sometimes, writing a wrong comes at a cost.
0:46.5	I'm Alex Honnold.
0:47.6	I'm Fiske Hall.
0:48.7	And I'm Lauren Delani Miller.
0:50.5	This is Climbing Gold.
0:56.4	Chapter 4. Belief.
1:04.1	We were riding a real high after a really awesome season in Patagonia.
1:10.4	Jason Kruk and his partner, Hayden Kennedy,
1:12.6	had just returned to their camp in Niponino.
1:15.6	They chatted with friends Kate Rutherford and Mikey Schaefer.
1:18.6	Mikey snapped a photo of Hayden,
1:20.6	basking in the sun, surrounded by the mountains,
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