【塩原】バベル ５段＋(Babel 8C)

At Shiobara in Tochigi Prefecture, Ryuichi Murai’s “Babel 5段＋ (8C)” drops you into the sharp end of elite Japanese bouldering: a short, focused film built around one problem and the climber’s fight to make its hardest moments feel inevitable. With “Babel 8C” as the only goal, every second is about body position, timing, and the kind of tension that turns a few moves into a full-on testpiece. What makes this worth your three minutes is how clearly it captures the difference between “knowing the moves” and actually sticking them when it counts. Even with prior attempts on related sequences, the last deadpoint to a tiny crimp still feels brutally wrong—one of those attempts where precision, commitment, and fatigue collide in a single try-or-fall moment. If you love high-grade bouldering, this is a crisp hit of atmosphere and catharsis: minimal talk, maximum focus, and a finish that earns its reputation.

Ryuichi Murai · 3:10

Babel 8C crag: Shiobara, Tochigi Pref カタルシスとユーマは以前に登っているためムーブではあまり苦労しませんでしたが、カタルシスのパートをこなした後に最後のデッドのカチを取る１手は非常に悪く感じました。