BABSI AND JACOPO SEND ZODIAC (5.13D) ON EL CAP

BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher went to battle on one of El Cap’s most formidable free routes. With some of the hardest climbing in the Valley crammed into 16-pitches, the Zodiac (5.13d) had only seen two previous ascents until Babsi and Jacopo showed up. Check out this new BD film documenting the duo’s epic send.

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

Black Diamond Presents: Babsi and Jacopo Send Zodiac (5.13d) on El Cap

Video:Louder Than 11; Images: Francois Lebeau; Words: Babsi Zangerl

In the beginning, I just wanted to see Yosemite— the climbing mecca with so much historical background.

In the beginning, I just wanted to see Yosemite— the climbing mecca with so much historical background.It doesn’t matter which style of climbing you like the most.I had no specific goal in mind.

But when I stood in front of the Big Stone for the first time … I was overwhelmed.

I think that El Cap attracts every single climber.

I was focused on bouldering for a very long time, and I couldn’t imagine that one day I would end up on a big wall in Yosemite.

But I just wanted to try and see how far I could get.

The challenge, the progress and the possibility that there could be a way to bring that big puzzle together … that’s what makes the whole experience of climbing in Yosemite so exciting.