Michaela Kiersch Climbs The Golden Ticket 5.14c | First Female Ascent
In November 2016, Michaela Kiersch became the first woman to send The Golden Ticket, a testpiece 5.14c in the Red River Gorge. Michaela's success revolved around sticking a wild dyno that most taller climbers don't have to use. After the dyno comes the typical "crux" of the route, a v10 boulder problem. This short film documents Michaela's impressive send and the journey it took to pull it off.
Produced by: Andy Wickstrom & Brandon and Gabi Fox
This is a personal project by Andy and Jess Wickstrom and Brandon and Gabi Fox, with support from First Ascent Climbing and Fitness, Skratch Labs, Five Ten, and Petzl. Made possible by the amazing cooperation and talents of Michaela Kiersch.
Aerial Footage:
Wilkinson Visual: www.wilkinsonvisual.com/
Music Credits:
"MOUNTAINS" David Szesztay
Mountains by David Szesztay is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. freemusicarchive.org/music/Dav...
"INTERSTELLAR EXPORT" The Insider
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"WIND" David Szesztay
Wind by David Szesztay is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. freemusicarchive.org/music/Dav...
"FLICKER" Origamibiro
Flicker by Origamibiro is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. freemusicarchive.org/music/Ori...
"UH HMMM" Sahy Uhns
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"TIM PREBBLE REMIX" Tim Prebble
Tim Prebble Remix by Tim Prebble is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. freemusicarchive.org/music/Tim...
"SPRING THAW" The Green Kingdom
Spring Thaw by The Green Kingdom is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. freemusicarchive.org/music/The...
"ROLANDS VEGNERS" Ergo Phizmiz & Magita Zalite
Rolands Vegners by Ergo Phizmiz & Margita Zalite is licensed under a Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England License. freemusicarchive.org/music/erg...
I watched this video years ago, and it blew my mind... I didn't realize that you guys were behind the lens of this film! Amazing work!
That’s awesome to hear, thanks dude!
What a great video. I love her energy, and the Golden Ticket is an absolutely gorgeous route.
5:10 I see so many people struggle with this mindset. You're not supposed to do your maximum difficulty in 1-3 attempts, its the process that gets you there in 20+ that gives you that valueable lesson that you can take to the next project.
Just standing under this route made my hands sweat - 2d unfortunately can't do justice to how overhung it is with meager little pockets. Mindblowing to even attempt, let alone work all this stuff out and send.
Great insight on the difficulty of low probability climbs
Am I crazy or is this a reupload? I swear I've seen this before. Maybe I'm having deja vu.
You're not crazy haha, we just removed it from the old account it was on and uploaded it here to consolidate our work. It's also uploaded on FiveTen's channel and Dailymotion/EpicTV...so it can be watched quite a few places online.
Congratulations 🎉 amazing
What a great film. Michaela kicks a..
I would like to see an uncut version
MK sending hard? Check Another amazing edit by the Fox's? Check. SUPERB!
Top tier comment? ✅ haha thanks!
The title and the description disagree over the grade
Oops good catch! Fixed.