Jonathan Siegrist does The Ritual (9a)

Jonathan Siegrist has done The Ritual (9a) at The Temple. In total, the 38-year-old has now sent 79 routes 9a to 9b. ”Bad ass route. Long RH move at the end of the traverse was my definitive crux. Some left over fitness from Swiss helped me get through the second half. Loved climbing on this thing, fingers feel ready now for the neighbor!”

Can you tell us more about the ascent and your latest trip to Europe?
There’s a really unique area in Ten Sleep canyon with steep clean rock called ‘The Temple’. Matt Wendling bolted some futuristic lines back in the mid 2000’s and in the last several years BJ Tilden opened 2 of these projects at 9a. Both are amazing! ‘The Ritual’ is a bit easier so I started on this one with the hope that it would help train my fingers for ‘Pneuma’ (its more bouldery neighbor).

Earlier in July I was in Chamonix for the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy and decided to extend my trip for a week to check out some of the climbing around Martigny, Swiss. I was so psyched on some of the new stuff there! For sure it was clear that I need to come back next year for more.