Southern Madness | Taylor McNeill | Part 1

Taylor McNeill returns to his home turf in Southern Madness | Part 1, a tight, high-intensity bouldering film from Mad Rock. With the South-East’s gritty stone as the backdrop, Taylor sets his sights on a coveted second ascent of one of the region’s hardest problems—where every move is earned, every fall is a lesson, and familiarity with the terrain only raises the stakes. What makes this worth watching is the raw, stripped-down battle: powerful attempts, precise footwork, and the mental reset that bouldering demands when the margin for error is razor thin. In under nine minutes, it captures the push-and-pull between confidence and doubt, the obsession that builds with each try, and the satisfaction of chasing something that doesn’t come easy—even when it’s right at home.

Mad Rock · 8:45

Taylor McNeill returns to his home turf to battle for the second ascent of one of the hardest boulder problems in the south-east