Seb Berthe had already spent over 40 days living on El Cap. The first time he tried to free climb the Dawn Wall, Pitch 14 shut him down—again and again. This time, on a second expedition, the same pitch nearly broke him. Nine failed attempts. Back pain. Freezing temperatures. Forecasts of snow.
And then—just before he gave up—something shifted.
In this raw and emotional clip from the Ageless Athlete podcast, Seb shares what it really took to send the crux pitch of the world’s hardest big wall… during a snowstorm.
This isn’t a story of dominance. It’s about grit, surrender, and the microscopic margin between failure and success.
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