Flatanger - Daniel Woods and Dave Graham’s Return to sport climbing in Norway

Deep in Norway’s Flatanger, the Hanshelleren cave rises like a dark cathedral of limestone—steep, sculpted, and packed with some of the hardest sport routes on the planet. In this short film from Petzl Sport, American bouldering powerhouses Daniel Woods and Dave Graham swap crash pads for ropes and GRIGRIs, chasing the kind of sustained intensity that only a cave full of knee-bars, razor holds, and unrelenting overhangs can deliver. It’s worth watching for the contrast: two of the strongest in a pure power discipline stepping into the endurance-heavy world of elite sport climbing, and the raw, visceral feel of learning a new rhythm on a world-class stage. Expect close-up movement, honest effort, and that particular Flatanger atmosphere—humid stone, bruising sequences, and the quiet stubbornness it takes to keep pulling when your forearms are blown.

Petzl Sport · 8:55

Norway’s Hanshelleren cave contains one of the densest concentration of hard sport climbs in the world. It’s not where you would expect to find two of America’s strongest boulderers. In 2015 Daniel Woods and David Graham traded their pads for GRIGRIs, packed their ropes, and crossed the Atlantic in search of forearm pumps, kneebars, and Thor’s own hammer. Video by Bearcam Media: http://www.bearcammedia.com/ More info on http://www.petzl.com