Jonathan Siegrist Opens New 5.14+
Mirrored 5.14c/d is the newest hard route in one of North America's steepest sport crags
Yesterday, Jonathan Siegrist made the first ascent of Mirrored 5.14c/d (8c+/9a) at the Hurricave in Utah. The line links Black Mirror 5.14c into the top of Bob Ross 5.14a. Both parts of this link-up were originally established by Joe Kinder: Black Mirror in 2021 and Bob Ross in 2025. Bob Ross is an extension of Rick Ross 5.13c, yet another Kinder route, this time from back in 2010.
“Upside down and feet first climbing the new ‘Mirrored’ 14c/d,” said Siegrist after his FA on Instagram. “This is an extension to ‘Black Mirror’ finishing on ‘Bob Ross’ that I did. It feels really good to be trying hard and spending days at the cliff again! I always need some adjustment to rock after taking many weeks on plastic. I got completely destroyed on my first several days back outside! I’m constantly reminded of how different and uniquely demanding all of these disciplines – or even just styles – are. And how important is it for me to be patient as I make any transition between them.”
Siegrist, 39, is one of the world’s best sport climbers. According to his 8a.nu page, he has sent six 5.15b’s, 25 5.15a’s, and 52 5.14d’s. He’s had an incredible 2024. In February, he repeated Don’t Die in Linares 5.14d and Me I Eat Dust 5.15a, both in Texas. In May, he made the first ascent of Anemology 5.15b at Utah’s Sunset Alley. In June, he made the second ascent of Cameron Hörst’s Martial Law 5.15a at Robber’s Roost on Mount Charleston, just outside of Las Vegas.
The following month, in July, he repeated two 5.14d’s: BJ Tilden’s The Ritual in Ten Sleep and Crise de Panique in Switzerland. He also sent two 5.14d routes in August: an FA of Walk the Line in Colorado’s The Monastery and a repeat of Tilden’s Pneuma in Ten Sleep. On November 1, he made a rare repeat of L’étrange Ivresse des Lenteurs 5.15a at Céüse. The Adam Ondra first ascent is known for being hard for the grade and having some huge runouts, even by Céüse standards. In December, he repeated one of Arco’s newest hard lines, Tre Mou Polacche 5.14d.
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