Watch Read Macadam Send Arabia’s Hardest Route

Revelation took Read Macadam over 35 tries, but in the end he sent it at 5.14b. “After nearly a whole year with countless near-sends, it became a lesson in patience and letting go of wondering,” said Macadam. “I had always dreamed of climbing a historic route in Europe for my first 5.14b. Now I am really pleased that I got to do it on a line that I equipped, and that I offer as Arabia’s first of the grade, too.”