We head to Southern Illinois for the last outdoor rock climbing trip of the year. Ryan Wittich attempts climbing Jaybird a 5.11d, a sport climbing route on the Watchman's Wall at Ferne Clyffe State Park.

Trey Govero walks me through the art of route setting at Upper Limits indoor rock climbing gym in St. Louis. Route setting truly is an art form, one that climbers get to physically interact with, which is pretty amazing.

Meg Velius returns to Horseshoe Canyon Ranch for another attempt to climb Learning to Fly 5.10c, a classic sport climbing route on the Prophecy Wall in the North Forty Routes.

I love watching my friends rock climb. I love even more when I get to capture them sending a project they have been working on for years. In this rock climbing video we get to see Jace Lane send Taliban Soup 5.11 at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Arkansas for the first time.

Meg Velius climbs Learning to Fly 5.110c on the Prophecy Wall of the West Side of Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Arkansas. It was my first rock climbing trip to HRC and it did not disappoint!

Ryan Wittich climbs Spartacus 5.11c on the Roman Wall of the East Side of Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Arkansas. It was my first rock climbing trip to HRC and it did not disappoint!

Youtube video of Ryan Wittich climbing Side Effects 5.10d at Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas. This a beautiful sport climbing route on the Lower Tier of the Moderate Mecca wall at Red Rock.

My rock climbing journey began in February 2022 and the goal has always been to get outside on real rock. After 10 months of climbing at the gym roughly 2 days a week, top rope certification, lead rope certification, and making new climbing friends I was able to go rock climbing outside for the first time.