Watch Blood on the Crack: Extreme Trad in the Bugaboos

In this video, Dawn Wall free-climber Kevin Jorgeson and Jacob Cook head to the Bugaboos to attempt the second ascent of the Tom Egan Memorial Route, which has one of the hardest, most excruciating crack climbs in the world, renowned for reducing fingertips to shreds.

The route has only been freed once, by B.C.’s own Will Stanhope back in 2015 with his partner, Matt Segal coming close.

View this post on Instagram

Do splitters get much better than this? Definitely going back to finish this amazing line next year with @jacobcookclimbs. ?: @kaare_iverson_photography

A post shared by Kevin Jorgeson (@kjorgeson) on Sep 27, 2017 at 10:57am PDT

Blood on the Crack