Ethan Pringle sends Jumbo Love 5.15b (with original commentary)

On May 17th, 2015, after an 8-year off and on relationship with Jumbo Love, I finally topped out the worlds first 5.15b (9b) for its second ascent after, about 45 days of effort spread out over 8 years. The emotional journey I experienced with this 70 meter mega pitch in the middle of the Mojave desert, 1.5 hours outside Las Vegas, is incomparable to any other I’ve been on in my 30+ years of climbing.

I want to extend a massive thank you to two of my best friends in the world- Spenser Tang-Smith and Vikki Glinskii from The RV Project for believing in my dream to climb this route, following me to Clark Mountain, documenting my every try (except as fate would have it the one day I happened to send), providing snacks and comic relief when needed, and lastly for agreeing to allow Catie and I to post this video to our YouTube Channel. Also, thanks to my long time friends Tom Moulin and Walker Emerson for showing up to film my send on the one day of the season that Spenser and Vikki had to attend a wedding.

Please enjoy this re-release of the uncut footage of the send with commentary from Spenser and I, recorded soon after the send in 2015.

VIDEO CREDIT
The RV Project
Spenser Tang-Smith & Vikki Glinksii