We usually don’t post articles about a professional climbers sends no matter how impressive they are.  However, this article, from the Arc’teryx Blog, by Jonathan Siegrist about his recent ascent of the Direct Dunn Westbay on The Diamond of Longs Peak is simply too good to be missed.

In it, Jonathan takes you through the day of his ascent and highlights just how big of a day it was for both him and his dad.  Both he and his dad pushed themselves to their limits and were successful.

“It would have been rad to send in good form- crushing every pitch and making it all look and feel easy. It would have been cool if all the climbers up there that day saw me at my greatest and watched my Dad and I simply dance up the wall. Sure it would have been rad. But what’s even better is that it was a fucking battle. I went to the absolute death despite wanting to give up so badly. My Dad pushed through as hard as he could to support me, as he always has. On this day I tried to give him something back- one last ass kicking memory on The Diamond.” – Jonathan Siegrist

While it can be tempting to just think of this as just another write up of a professional climbers accomplishments, this article definitely goes beyond that.  Reading it I was reminded about what I consider to be the best parts of climbing: pushing yourself harder than you thought you could and getting to spend time in beautiful places with the people closest to you.

Click through below for the full article.  It’s the perfect dose of motivation heading into the weekend.

Full Article: Jonathan Siegrist: One Last Ass-Kicking Memory on the Diamond

(photo by Cameron Maier; courtesy of blog.arcteryx.com)

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