Scoping out a Route

The Washington Post has a pretty good article about high-ball boulderer Jason Kehl: Not Always Hands-On Learning for Climber. It’s a little funny because the article’s in their “Adrenaline” section (“extreme”‘s still an interesting category I guess). He’ll take his time figuring out the route to take, but I wish it compared how much on the rock time he spent vs. looking it at. He says 20 ft falls are pretty common for him!