Connor Herson
Emerald Hills, CA
Black Diamond Global Athlete
CONNOR HERSON
Born into a climbing family, Connor has been climbing for his entire life. He currently splits his time between living at Stanford, where he is studying electrical engineering, and living in his car as a dirtbag. Although best known for cutting-edge trad and bigwall ascents around North America, he enjoys practically any form of climbing, from bouldering in the gym to long, easy days in the alpine, and everything in between. His claim to fame is being climbing’s youngest trad dad, and his niche talent is his ability to find a kneebar or bathang just about anywhere. When he’s not climbing or in school, he enjoys running, reading, and spending time in cool places.
Black Diamond Equipment
A Weekend in the Valley with Alex Honnold and Connor Herson
Black Diamond Equipment
Connor Herson: Running it Out on Air Swedin (5.13 R)
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Connor Herson: Sending Blackbeard’s Tears (5.14c trad)
CONNOR'S GEAR PICKS
Camalot™ Ultralight
Camalot™ Z4 Offset
Men's Coefficient LT Hybrid Hoody
Men's Solution Harness
Men's Dirtbag Pants
CONNOR IN THE NEWS
Gripped: Connor Herson Tears it Up in Yosemite, Authors New Route on the Rostrum
Within the same week as his ascent of 5.14c Magic Line, Connor Herson, along with Tom Herbert and Bill Dabbert, linked existing and new terrain to establish Resurrection
Outside: Connor Herson Took a Break from Stanford to Climb One of Yosemite’s Hardest Routes
Connor Herson, 21, took a break from classes this fall to free climb this iconic route alongside Tommy Caldwell
Gripped: Connor Herson Bat-Hangs on 5.14c Trad
We talk with Herson about his second ascent of Ethan Pringle's Blackbeard's Tears 5.14c in California
Gripped: Connor Herson Sending Meltdown 5.14c Trad
A new send film was just released by La Sportiva of Herson's repeat of one of the world's hardest crack climbs
