Full circle on this one! A couple years back while hiking around for boulders I ran across one of the sickest cliffs I’d ever seen. At the time I wasn’t focused on routes so I texted @carlodenali to go check it out. He immediately went to work and bolted one of the best routes not only in Tahoe, but in the entire US. 4 days ago Carlo put the beast down for the First Ascent and yesterday afternoon I followed suite with the second ascent of ‘Empath’ 9a+/5.15a. This marks the first of the grade for me and I’m super stoked to see the progression👌 Huge shout out to the homies for the motivation and of course to Carlo for having the vision and establishing one of the best pieces of stone I’ll ever climb. 🖤 📸 by @keenantakahashi #tahoe @hippytree @tenayaclimbing @organicclimbing @metoliusclimbing