Le Crocodile
I’ve seen many videos online of people climbing this famous lowball online. Since it consists almost entirely of skills I’m terrible at. I dismissed any chance of me sending it. So to save myself from getting humiliated by it I didn’t bother hunting for it. Then one day we just happened to walk past it at the crag. I figured if it’s here, I may as well give it an attempt or two. Considering, I have no idea when we will return to France. How hard can it be?
So I boldly attempt it without climbing shoes and not even the proper start holds. Incorrect! I flail around for multiple attempts to give up. Then decide that I was right with my self-defeating thoughts about my chances of sending Le Crocodile.
Then after getting back to the Airbnb, my curiosity grows and I search out beta videos online. I learn that I wasn’t using the correct start holds…So I’m certain if I just start it properly I’ll send it next time.
I ended up driving past the crag on my way home from another crag one day. It’s only a 5 minute approach, I could attempt it again now that I know how to start it properly. Again, boldly confident I’ll send it quick and then pick up groceries to make the family supper.
With the right start holds I made some progress. But it just wasn’t happening still. So back to accepting defeat….
After cleaning up dinner and getting Callie to bed, I decide to watch those beta videos again. What am I missing? Is there someone my size with a beta video? Watching closer this time, I realize I’m missing a blind heel hook. So this time I download the beta videos knowing the next time I go back I’ll figure it out.
On my third day, I’m not as boldly confident anymore. I have beta videos but wrestling with Le Crocodile has kicked my butt so far. Again, I figure I need to at least try. We are going home in a few days and this is likely the last day I’m coming to this crag. My first attempt of the day is not successful. But in the end, I start from lying down and I end up sitting on top of a stupid rock. I had a blast with the process as much as it was frustrating. I’m sure my practice @roguevinyasa helped make this possible for me this time.
Kori talks about traveling to other climbing gyms to see what worked, what didn’t, and what was missing. Instead of copying anyone else, he focused on building a space that felt intentional and different, from the floors to the walls, every detail at The Hive was designed with climbers in mind.
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Climbing isn’t just about strength, it’s about problem-solving, trust, and knowing when to push and when to step back. Kori Cuthbert shares what led him to build The Hive Climbing Gym, the risks he took to bring it to life, and the lessons learned from both the mountains and entrepreneurship.
Building something meaningful doesn’t always start with a perfect plan. For Kori Cuthbert, it started with a belief that fitness could feel different, more communal, more intentional, and more human.
From taking real risks to creating a space where people feel challenged and supported, this conversation pulls back the curtain on what it took to build The Hive Climbing Gym in Winnipeg.
Kerri’s travel tip to find fun things to do in a city. Is to search for weird things in the city.
Which brought us to this wicked place @59rivoli
I’d highly recommend checking it out if you’re in Paris. 5 floors of various styles of contemporary art.
Climbing is inherently dangerous!
Exploring the éléphant area today highlighted that. Crash pads were often relatively pointless on the circuit I was playing around on. With either large traverses, easy highballs, or terrible landings. Leaving the pads off to the side and climbing like many did in the early days of bouldering with a pair of shoes and chalk. This allowed me to climb a ton of terrain by moving efficiently and being careful where it was needed. Climbing up a boulder then down the other side to climb something else right away was a real treat.
Returning to the spectrum of scaling rocks.
‘Twas a joy to get outside with our little family to camp and climb together for the first time this weekend. We loved navigating the forest with the new @manitoba.kenora.bouldering guidebook. Exploring the area with detailed information to find your fav boulder problems is such a joy.
‘Twas an extra treat to climb Keeping up with the Joneses with a few extra pads. The last time I attempted to climb it was maybe in 2017 or earlier. At the time I couldn’t muster up the confidence to finish it off with a single small pad.
WATCH EPISODE 6 FEATURING KORI CUTHBERT, available on YouTube and Spotify!
This is a really interesting episode where Kori explains the finer points of competitive Rock Climbing to me. He also talks about what it’s like to be subject of @iammikefeeney ‘s crowdwork clip that got 3.5 million views in a few days and had commenters TRASH TALK him as a BAD DAD! 😅
We also clean up a lot of trash including bloody napkins and a frozen waffle fries someone’s spilled in the bike lane.
Episode 7 coming soon with a VERY SPECIAL GUEST 😮
Hesitation can be a fear of what’s ahead. The unknown leaving room for uncertainty. Is your next move truly what you expect (a jug) or will you risk it all and fall.
⚫️ Attempts on The Hesitator 📷: @jorelldoesstuff
⚫️ Troll
⚫️ 3-5 Enchantment Traverse in a day with @kelly.cuthbert
⚫️ Wenatchee River at night
