Arc'teryx Presents: MUGA

"Arc'teryx Presents: MUGA" is a rock climbing video (10 minutes) published by Arc'teryx on August 26, 2025 with 76K views. Available to watch free on CouchClimbs.

In MUGA, Arc'teryx follows world-renowned climber Ashima Shiraishi into the ancient granite landscapes of Switzerland's Ticino Valley, where millions of years of geological history are written into every hold and ripple. The film takes its name from a Japanese concept — a state of pure presence, free from attachment, expectation, and desire — and uses Ashima's movement through this timeless terrain as a meditation on what climbing can become when ego falls away. This is not a film about sending grades or chasing achievements. MUGA offers something rarer: a glimpse into the mental and spiritual dimension of climbing, captured through Ashima's effortless connection with the rock. The Ticino Valley's sweeping granite provides a stunning backdrop, but the real landscape being explored is internal. For anyone who has ever felt that fleeting moment on the wall where thought disappears and movement becomes pure, this film is a beautiful reminder of why we climb.

Arc'teryx · 10:25

What if climbing began with letting go? In MUGA, world-renowned climber Ashima Shiraishi steps into the ancient granite of Switzerland’s Ticino Valley, where every hold and ripple in the rock tells a story millions of years in the making. As the boundaries between self and stone dissolve, she enters muga—a liminal state free from attachment, expectation, and desire. Here, Ashima finds the space not just to climb, but simply to be. Featuring: Ashima Shiraishi Location: Ticino Valley, Switzerland Presented by: Arc’teryx 🧗 Discover more stories of climbing, exploration, and connection with nature: [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZsRfWEYrB283vXthF5K953mKWZZ7JBky&si=lm7SHCuF8CKdoPt8] #arcteryx #arcteryxpresents #climbinglife