Traffic, V15/8C (3rd Ascent) - Coal Creek, CO

Paul Robinson heads to Coal Creek, Colorado to take on “Traffic,” Griffin Whiteside’s V15/8C testpiece, capturing the urgency of a late-season window as heat creeps into the Front Range. In just over a minute, the film drops you into the quiet intensity of a high-end bouldering session where every attempt carries weight—and the third ascent is anything but a formality. Worth watching for its pure, no-filler punch, this short highlights the razor-thin margins that separate tries from sends: precise body tension, committed movement, and the calm focus required when the holds feel smaller than they look. It’s a quick hit of Colorado granite and big-grade ambition, with a hint at the next mission deeper in the alpine.

Paul Robinson · 1:37

With the heat making its way to Colorado, I am very happy to have snagged the 3rd ascent of, Griffin Whiteside's, "Traffic," V15/8C. Further into the alpine we go!