Sonnie Trotter Category
Sean McColl Hueco 2008
By: Jake on: Dec 22,2008 In: Bouldering, Climbers, Grade, Heuco, Location, Problems, Rock Climbing, Sonnie Trotter, V10Sean McColl flashes “Full Service” V10 at Hueco.
Sonnie Trotter: The Thin Edge of Possibility
By: Jake on: Jul 22,2008 In: Climbers, Rock Climbing, Sonnie TrotterSonnie Trotter contemplates the hard trad lines that inspire him to push beyond his limits. [patagonia]
Sonnie shows us why he can climb 5.14 and we can’t. I got pumped just watching this. You may think this is hi garage but it’s, it’s The Vsion climbing gym in Canmore, Alberta.
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Sonnie Trotter
Sonnie Trotter (born November 15th, 1979 in Toronto – Ontario) is a Canadian professional climber, known for his strength in many rock climbing disciplines. Trotter began climbing in 1997 at age 16, and soon became the first Canadian to climb 5.14c the third North American to have established a 5.14d route. In more recent years, Trotter has gained notoriety for his support of clean trad routes over bolted routes, and his first ascent of the Cobra Crack in Squamish, British Columbia.
Notable Ascents
* Forever Expired (5.14d, FA in 2004) Ontario’s hardest route to date
* East Face of Monkey Face (5.13d R, FGA in 2004) Original established by Smith Rock pioneer Alan Watts, Trotter red pointed the East Face on trad lead
* Cobra Crack (5.14, FA in June, 2006) Considered one of the world’s hardest crack climbs
* Rhapsody (5.14b/c R, second ascent in june 2008) World’s first E11
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