Jonathan Siegrist Climbs a 5.15a in Texas
Me I Eat Dust was first climbed by Cody Roth seven years ago
Jonathan Siegrist has made the second ascent of Me I Eat Dust, a 5.15a found at a secret spot in Texas. It was first climbed in 2017 by Cody Roth after being bolted by Clayton Reagan and Rupesh Chhagan.
Roth started competition climbing back in 2003 and finished sixth at his first Lead World Cup. Me I Eat Dust climbs the crux of I, Me, Mine 5.14c before climbing into a hard boulder with no rest. “Hard to say how many days I put in, for sure more than anything else I’ve done, but I have little to zero interest in grading anything harder than 9a [5.14d], I’m old school,” 8a.nu reported Roth saying seven years ago.
“A few weeks ago I did my first 8c+ [5.14a] flash and redpointed two 8c+ [5.14c] in a handful of tries, although I downgraded one of them. I guess I’m in a good vein of form. I’m now 33 and climbing maybe better than ever mainly because I know it’s fleeting. In my 20s I wasn’t very good at prioritizing, I’d stay up until 3 partying and wake up at 9 to go climbing. I never wanted my climbing to be forced or planned. I didn’t want to overthink it.”
Siegrist is one of the world’s best sport climbers with around 25 ascent of routes 5.15a or harder. For more stories and videos on Siegrist visit here.
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