THIS COULD BE EPIC

-Connor Herson

On a random weekend in May, BD Athletes Connor Herson and Alex Honnold got together for a little Yosemite Valley climbing. OK, maybe it wasn’t that random. Connor had a weekend break from his grueling schedule at Stanford (he had a mid-term the following Monday!), and Alex had a rare reprieve in his hectic schedule as a father of two and an Oscar-winning global superstar. We connected the dots and thought, β€œthis could be epic.” Though the timing was tight, we figured anything could happen if this legendary crew got together. Β 

For two days, we followed Connor and Alex around the Valley, capturing priceless banter and some good old-fashioned try-hard as Connor racked up for the second ascent of New Leaf (5.13d)β€”Yosemite’s latest trad testpiece. Giddy up.

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