Midnight Lightning is a problem on the Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park. It has been described as the world's most famous bouldering problem.The route had been easily identified by a chalk lightning bolt drawn by John Bachar in 1978 while attempting the problem with John Yablonski and Ron Kauk. In May 2013, the iconic chalk lightning bolt was scrubbed off the face of the boulder. The bolt was re-drawn in the same location a few days later.
1978 | First free ascent: Ron Kauk |
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V8 | Assigned grade |
★★★Hard Landin' Brandon | |
V7 [V6 - V8] -- | grAId |
V8 | ★★★Thomas Blackford |
Overall quality 100 from 8 ratings.
Author(s): Shannon Joslin, James Lucas and Kimbrough Moore
Date: 2020
ISBN: 9781735608006
Detailing more than 1,300 boulder problems and packed with personal essays and breathtaking photos, Yosemite Bouldering is a must-have guidebook for anyone climbing in Yosemite.
Author(s): Kimbrough Moore, Shannon Joslin, Leo Popovic
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9798218007959
Author(s): Toby Evans
Date: 2021
ISBN: 9781493045464
Michael Rael Armas on ★★★ Midnight Lightning V8
Simon Eschbach on ★★★ Midnight Lightning V8 - 9C480CA7-8BD4-4F93-99A4-2DD4CC46A433.jpeg
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