Sean McColl and Claire Buhrfeind Dominate at the 2014 Psicobloc Masters

The 2014 Psicobloc Masters Presented by Clif Bar

What is Psicobloc?

Psicobloc (aka deep water soloing) is a form of solo climbing over a (deep) body of water. No harnesses. No ropes. Psicobloc is undoubtedly one of the most unique and purest forms of climbing.

The Psicobloc Masters finals took place at the Utah Olympic Park outside Park City on August 8th. The event featured The North Face team climbers Alex Johnson, Emily Harrington, and Daniel Woods, but Sean McColl and Claire Buhrfeind won the event. 

The Psicobloc wall, rated at 5.14, towers 55 feet over a pool and overhangs roughly 25 feet. With no harnesses and no ropes, there’s only one way down from the top — if the climbers made it that far they had to jump from the top with the crowd chanting "jump, jump, jump."

Jonathan Thesenga was the emcee extraordinaire for the event and kept the crowd amped for the entire competition. 

The Psicobloc wall will be open to the public at the Utah Olympic Park until August 24th if you want to try it out. 

There will be two routes available with varying degrees of difficulty. Day passes are available for purchase in the Quinney Welcome Center/Guest Services at the Utah Olympic Park.

Routes currently available include: 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.13.

PC: Jill Charron

PC: Jill Charron

PC: Jill Charron

PC: Jill Charron

PC: Jill Charron