Ben Cossey on Wolfgang Güllich and What it Takes to Climb Action Directe

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One of Australia’s best and most colorful climbers, Ben Cossey is, in his words, a Wolfgang Güllich froth dog. Action Directe is a life goal that he’s come close on, and plans to return to.

In this episode, Kris and Ben discuss the legacy of Action Directe, speculate on what might have been if Wolfgang had lived, and get very deep and nerdy on the sequences used by various ascentionists of the most famous sport climb on the planet.

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