The Classics | Boulder EP#3 Dreamtime

The Classics dives into one of bouldering’s most mythic milestones: Fred Nicole’s Dreamtime in Cresciano, Ticino. In this short episode from MAMMUT, you’re dropped into the story of a line that didn’t just raise the grade to 8C—it helped ignite a global bouldering boom, turning a quiet Swiss forest into a pilgrimage site for climbers chasing the next breakthrough. What makes this worth your five minutes is the sense of scale packed into a single problem: precision on tiny holds, the tension of committing to hard moves, and the ripple effect a bold first ascent can have on an entire sport. Whether you know the history or you’re discovering it for the first time, Dreamtime is a reminder of why “classic” climbs become legends—and why bouldering still feels like pure possibility on stone.

MAMMUT · 5:39

The biggest sensation since Midnight Lightning: as well as introducing the first 8C, Fred Nicole's Dreamtime in Cresciano also sparked the bouldering boom in the Ticino region and all over the world.