Magnus Midtbø vs. Neanderthal

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[vimeo http://vimeo.com/69255327 w=980&h=551]

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Magnus Midtbø - 26 attempts on Neanderthal and counting.

In a huge cave near Santa Linya in Spain, which once used to be the home of Neanderthals, you now find one of the best climbing crags in the world. Decorated by several climbing routes, “The Neanderthal” stands out as the hardest route in the cave with its 50 meters stretching to the very top. It’s graded to be 9b level of rock climbing, after Chris Sharma first ascended the route in 2009. And it’s yet to be repeated.

Magnus Midtbø started on the project of sending Neanderthal last year. Magnus, professional climber and Norrøna ambassador, is competing in competitions as well as doing his own projects. This year he is back in the cave for a second try on the route.

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11 Responses to Magnus Midtbø vs. Neanderthal

  1. Narc July 5, 2013 at 9:13 am #

    It goes without saying that this video would be a lot better if his clothing sponsor hadn’t insisted on blurring out all their clothing because they haven’t officially released that line…

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    • Jiz July 5, 2013 at 9:18 am #

      Yep, ridiculous…

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  2. C July 5, 2013 at 11:56 am #

    The poor filmmaker. Stunning shots absolutely destroyed by giant pixels.

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  3. GAbe July 5, 2013 at 12:57 pm #

    the ending to this was so sad.

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  4. Nick Henscheid July 5, 2013 at 1:55 pm #

    It’s like watching an 8 bit video game!

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  5. Joseph Crotty July 5, 2013 at 5:14 pm #

    It was great to see a video that ended with uncertainty, struggle and failure. Something we all battle every day in the vertical game.

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    • Narc July 5, 2013 at 5:21 pm #

      Agreed. Especially with a route like this I think it means a lot that a climber as strong and talented as Magnus, nor anyone else for that matter, has managed to send other than Sharma

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  6. Ben July 9, 2013 at 12:25 am #

    what the f**k, like did they not realize how stupid this would look with everything pixellated out?? why would they want to keep the line under wraps anyways, don’t they want to promote it? so stupid looking

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    • Narc July 9, 2013 at 10:56 am #

      Yeah, it doesn’t make a lot of sense

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  7. alex July 12, 2013 at 6:14 pm #

    THIS VID SUCKS BECAUSE OF THE BLUR . DONT EVEN BOTHER

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  8. THE menace July 12, 2013 at 7:29 pm #

    The blur didn’t bother me. Killer vid and sick line! Cool to see the same line in several videos from different angles. And different people on it.

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