Stone Direct – First Ascent

Stone Climbing’s first ascent has been ascended.

“The climb was grueling and there were some close calls, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

J.T. Thousand

Why do we climb? — There are two famous answers to this question. The first, by Sir Edmund Hillary, the first ascensionist of Chomolungma (Everest), was “because it’s there”, and the second, by Yosemite pioneer Warren Harding, “because we’re insane.”