Josh Wharton Climbing Spider Web Wall in Wyoming | Field Report | Patagonia
"Josh Wharton Climbing Spider Web Wall in Wyoming | Field Report | Patagonia" is a rock climbing video (11 minutes) published by Patagonia on April 15, 2026 with 260K views. Available to watch free on CouchClimbs.
Patagonia Ambassador Josh Wharton teams up with climbing partner Michael Larson and rigger Zack Smith for a remote adventure into Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains, where they set their sights on Spider Web Wall — an obscure and unforgiving backcountry objective. Their goal: free climb Mixed Signals, a 1,000-foot route rated 5.13c, complete with grass-choked cracks, unpredictable weather windows, and the full weight of an alpine approach. This film captures the gritty, unglamorous reality of big-mountain free climbing — the kind where conditions are rarely perfect and commitment is everything. From working the crux pitch under uncertain skies to celebrating high on the wall after a hard-won send, Wharton and crew deliver a refreshingly honest field report that celebrates process over polish and wild places over crowded crags.
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Patagonia Ambassador Josh Wharton, climbing partner Michael Larson and rigger Zack Smith tromped out to the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, to find an obscure challenge in the backcountry. They managed to get a full alpine experience on Mixed Signals, a 1,000-foot, 5.13c-ish route, complete with short weather windows and grass-filled cracks. Check out the Free Wall Kit: https://pat.ag/YT/FreeWallKit Chapters: 0:00 Climbing in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains 0:16 Hiking to Spider Web Wall 0:49 Josh Wharton and the Climbing Team 1:12 Working the Route 2:13 The Crux Pitch 3:29 Rest Day in Camp 4:28 Back on the Wall 8:55 Sending the Pitch 9:30 Higher on Spider Web Wall 11:21 Summit Celebration About Patagonia: Patagonia is in business to save our home planet. On that purpose we work hard to make moving pictures that inspire people to get outside, push themselves in the sports we do (climbing, surfing, skiing, trail running, mountain biking, fly fishing), connect more deeply with nature and to take action in support of issues we’ve hopefully helped them care about. Filmmaking is in our DNA (see Mountain of Storms on this channel - our first film, shot in 1968) but we’re not great at following trends, pleasing the algo or taking ourselves too seriously. So please enter with an open mind and if you enjoy, spread the word. Subscribe, like, and share for more. Learn more about Patagonia: https://pat.ag/Patagonia Discover more tales of the wild: https://pat.ag/PatagoniaStories Connect with Patagonia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patagonia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PATAGONIA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/patagonia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@patagonia?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/patagonia_2/ #Patagonia #JoshWharton #SpiderWebWall #FreeWallKit #BigWallClimbing #WyomingClimbing #MultiPitchClimbing #4KClimbing #ClimbingIn4K #BighornMountains #OutdoorFilm #FieldReport
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