Hardest solo?

[Atomizer]

What is the hardest solo climb in the history of Pinnacles climbing?

[Brad Young]

Can we assume that you are referring to free solo?

I have no idea, by the way.

[Atomizer]

Yeah, free solo climbs. Surely someone has done POD at this point. Seems like the obvious target. I do remember seeing a Monolith summit check in from James Lucas and he had soloed some stuff that was a bit serious. I told myself that's crazy. On week later he had his epic fall off North Overhang in J-tree.

[looks easy from here]

I'll start the bidding at 5.0 with me and Brad soloing Smiling Simian Easy Route a few years back on the Tour of Mud.   

[Brad Young]

I'll start the bidding at 5.0 with me and Brad soloing Smiling Simian Easy Route a few years back on the Tour of Mud.   

The joke's on you - Smiling Simian Easy Route got bumped up to 5.2 in the new book. So, the soloing odyssey is two grades higher....

[Atomizer]

I've soloed the Monolith Regular Route. So you guys lost the glory, yet it is deserved for such an ascent.

[looks easy from here]

The joke's on you - Smiling Simian Easy Route got bumped up to 5.2 in the new book. So, the soloing odyssey is two grades higher....

Don't tell my mom! I'll be in more trouble than I already was.

I've soloed the Monolith Regular Route. So you guys lost the glory, yet it is deserved for such an ascent.

How did you descend? Downclimb the same route?

[Atomizer]

How did you descend? Downclimb the same route?

I rapped down Ranger Bolts to work the moves.