Connor Herson Climbing 5.13R Trad in U.S.A.
Watch as her sends Air Swedin, one of the most classic hard gear climbs in Indian Creek
Connor Herson visited Indian Creek for his first time last and made quick work of Air Swedin, which is a continuation of the Swedin-Ringle 5.12 on the Battle of the Bulge Buttress.
At 19, Herson had amassed a lifetime ticklist of hard trad climbs, from a free ascent of The Nose 5.14, an all-gear ascent of Empath 5.14d, to a summer sending spree of everything hard in Squamish, including Crack of Destiny 5.14b, Cobra Crack 5.14b, Spirit Quest 5.14d, Tainted Love 5.13dR and Télmexw 5.13c.
Some of Herson’s other climbs include an onsight of Moonlight Buttress 5.12d in Zion, the first repeat of Blackbeard’s Tears 5.14c trad in California, Salathe Wall 5.12+, Peace 5.13d, and Pirate’s Code 5.14+ – a tribute to Mason Earle.
After climbing several other 5.13 and 5.14 gear climbs in 2023, Herson repeated Meltdown 5.14c trad in Yosemite – read more about it here. Watch Herson on Air Swedin below.
Air Swedin 5.13R
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