December 3, 2024, Brione Boulder, Ticino, Switzerland
Climber Nathan Phillips has successfully completed the first ascent of Deep Fake, rated 8C+/V16 .

It's the 30-year-old's most difficult boulder to date, and he's spent six years working on the project, making multiple trips to Brione to build and train this replica problem indoors.

Phillips posted the following on his Instagram:

“It’s been a battle since I first attempted this project on my first trip to Brione in 2018. It’s by far the hardest thing I’ve ever climbed. It took me eight try sessions to get all the movements down and about 50 tries to finally achieve it (plus probably another 50 tries on the replica).

It was far from a perfect attempt, and every move was a struggle, but that only made the summit that much more satisfying. It was honestly the best feeling I've ever had climbing, and I don't think that's going to fade anytime soon."

Posted by nathanphillipsclimbing

Items worn: Beige Iggy Pants, Street T-shirt