Connor Herson doing Magic Line (8c+) trad

Connor Herson repeated Magic Line (8c+) trad last year after having tried it for a year. Connor first gained international attention in 2018 when he climbed an 8c+ on his second attempt at the age of 14. That same year he repeated The Nose (8b+) and placed 11th at the Youth World Championship. He has since become recognized as one of the leading trad and big wall climbers worldwide.

”This fall, I returned to the valley with magic line as my primary objective. My first day I had a solo session toprope soloing on it, then the next day I decided to give a lead try, and somehow I sent it! It felt very flowy but insecure on the send go — I was executing the moves well, but I was very pumped and every foot placement felt like it was going to slip. I was confident I’d fall almost until the moment I clipped the chains!”