Watch Nalle Hukkataival on World’s First V17

In 2016, Nalle Hukkataival climbed Burden of dreams V17 in Lappnor, Finland. It was the first climb of the grade.

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Hukkataival named the route in reference to a documentary film about the chaotic production of Werner Herzog’s 1982 film Fitzcarraldo.

The route takes a straight line up the middle of a seemingly featureless 45-degree overhanging face. The rock is a form of red granite.

Burden of Dreams consists of only five hand moves in four meters of climbing. Therefore it certainly represents a return to the roots of bouldering, distilling difficulty to its bare essence.