Michaela Kiersch Dreamcatcher 5.14d // Squamish, BC

Michaela Kiersch climbs Dreamcatcher 5.14d in Squamish, BC.

[whelmking]

1. Easily the most chill send of this beastly climb ever recorded.
2. Easily the best video of a Dreamcatcher send, by a long shot. The various angles and quality of the shots is unparalleled, and the music choice is spot on.

14D sent. 15D video.

[robpage]

I've been to the base of Dreamcatcher. Looking up at the sloping rail, it's hard to understand how climbing it is even possible. Camera angles can't really capture how steep the wall is and how sloping the rail is. There were several points in this video that my jaw dropped at Michaela's precision and power. One watch and this is among my favourite climbing videos ever. Kudos to everyone involved, especially Michaela Kiersch!

[thibautlouvel]

I'm speechless about everything here. As a climber I dreamt (that's the point of the route i guess) over Chris Sharma's video in my teens. Now 10 years later comes the greatest climbing video ever. No talking, perfect music, filming at its best, and Michaela's climbing is just... surreal. Conjunction of smoothness and power, backed by a out of this world foot and leg work, everything summed up into a perfect flow.
I think I'll never get tired of watching this... Hopefully my dreams are caught for the next decade all over again !

[ryanyoung]

This was mind blowing! I’m just completely blown away with how calm and fluid her movement and problem solving was throughout this level of insane difficulty. This is the most high level climbing movement with the most high level filming to capture it all. Legendary all around for everyone involved.

[JesseCooke]

I've never seen a route that hard climbed so casually. Great send and fantastic filming!

[drglobulea]

You can't watch this and not think about the FA video... Sharma made it look so hard, Michaela makes it look so easy! What an amazing send, and great filming too.

[PortlandDog]

One of the most beautiful, badass climbs I’ve ever watched. I’m in awe!

[ewanevans]

OUTRAGEOUS! Ultimate flow, power and chill... a masterclass in climbing one of the most iconic route ever. Hats off Michaela!

[Medic]

Can only echo what others have already written. This was one of the best climbing videos I've seen in a long time. The rock formation itself is already beautiful but the camera angles and soundtrack really accentuate it. And there was no lengthy intro with musings about life and climbing in general. Straight to the point. Amazing!

[spervelo]

The lighting, editing, and climbing was so good! Such a legendary climb. Way to go Michaela!

[dp]

I remember climbing with Michaela at Hidden Peak in Chicago about 15 years ago. She would do endless circuits on the steep woodies, linking all the hardest boulder problems with ease. She has trained a long time for this send and she did it so gracefully. Awesome work!

[hellboundtruck]

She even skipped a clip, amazing! Love the calmness.

[paulheimweh]

i remember when the video of sharma was released and it inspired me so much to climb. unbelievable how this video shows the progress that the climbing sport in general has made in the meantime.

[kjthelife]

the way she just flowed through the climb with such grace yet power is one of the many reasons she's one of my favorite climbers to watch.

[ryanmcdermott]

So good that I have to comment again. Went back and watched the old Sharma video, and realized that this one is subtly building off that original video. This video's double-takes on big moves and percussion-led score are echoing the original (but more successfully, I would say). Also: what a labor of love! There are no sponsors for this video, at least not advertised. It's not on the Petzl channel or whatever. No logos, besides Kiersch's Five Ten / Adidas gear. Again, thanks for doing this, Gabi and Brandon Fox!

[puntonone]

what can I say? amazing climbing. beautifully shot video w great soundtrack. but the climbing! I'm so old I remember nailing climbs up the front of the Chief, big racks of crack-destroying pins rattling and clinking, so this video absolutely floored me. what a climber this woman is. fantastic.

[climbingsnufkin]

Such strong and flowy climbing, congrats to Michaela :) and awesome video! thank you for that

[twpayne]

Incredible ascent combined with beautiful film-making. Thank you.

[aranna_]

The most aesthetically pleasing line in the world + effortless climbing + amazing editing. Bravo 👍

[groghnash]

Climbing is awesome, the edit is exceptional! Im not a fan of multiple angles, because they usually ruin the flow of whats happening, but whoever edited this just did it perfectly! You have enough time to recognise whats going on after a cut, but there is not a millisecond of boring set-up for a move after a cut! Please, more!