To get you psyched on making your summer sending dreams a reality, watch The Constant Gardener —a climbing film that captures Cheyne Lempe and Ethan Pringle’s exploration of the lesser climbed crack systems spanning the North Face of Higher Cathedral Rock in Yosemite Valley. With challenging approaches, constant gardening, and difficult climbing, this is one incredible adventure.
I started seeing the lines in between the lines. I’ve been craving this absolute mystery of being up on the rock and not knowing if we’re going to get to the top.
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