Cameron Hörst FA’s The Big Wish (9a)

Cameron Hörst, who last year did his second 9a+, has made the FA of The Big Wish (9a) in Utah Hills. (c) Daniel Teitelbaum

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
Over the last few weeks I have been traveling down to the Utah hills (from Salt Lake City) to climb with my friend Joe (Kinder) in the Fynn Cave. The climb Joe and I were initially trying to complete is a mega project of ours, The Big Bone Project, which we have spent multiple fall seasons trying over the last few years. This year I believe Joe and I finally showed up with the specific fitness required to send this big project, but unfortunately, the fall season in the Utah Hills was short lived (as the cooler conditions didn't come until mid October and then got too cold after the first week of November).

Because of the abnormal weather situation, I turned to trying this undone link up that we dubbed The Big Wish and Joe decided to prep up a new route he bolted at the crag.

I spent the last few climbable days in the cave trying to finish off The Big Wish and managed to do so on the last possible day that the weather was ample! This climb connects an existing 8c in the cave with the extension portion of Bone Tomahawk (the extension in of itself is a solid 8c route). Needless to say, The Big Wish is a proper endurance test piece. For me, this climb feels like one of the harder 9a's I've done.

What is next?
Now I am off to Spain to meet some friends and spend some time climbing in Margalef for the first time! I have wanted to do a trip to Margalef for years now, so I am curious to see what I can do there! Big Stoke!