Chasing JStar: Jonathan Siegrist

ARC'TERYX Chasing JStar - Kentucky from ARC'TERYX on Vimeo.

In this series we follow Arc'teryx athlete Jonathan Siegrist around North America as he hits different areas from Western Canada to Kentucky. Along the way JStar sends new routes and repeats area classics.

In our final episode, Jonathan travels to the Red River Gorge of Kentucky to face his greatest challenge to date: The Vader Project. In the journey towards completing this project Jstar learns many lessons about first ascents, success and failure, and the psychological challenges of climbing full-time.

Past Episodes:

See Jonathan climb in Alberta: https://vimeo.com/42308193
See Jonathan climb in Utah: https://vimeo.com/43424340

See more of Jonathan in action at: http://arcteryx.com/Athlete.aspx?EN/JonathanSiegrist

ARC'TERYX Chasing JStar - Utah from ARC'TERYX on Vimeo.

In this series we follow Arc'teryx athlete Jonathan Siegrist around North America as he hits different areas from Western Canada to Kentucky. Along the way JStar sends new routes and repeats area classics, and ultimately faces his greatest challenge to date.

In this episode, Jonathan Siegrist escapes the heat of Utah's lower valleys to find cooler conditions in the Wasatch Mountains. Jstar visits the relatively unknown crag "The Hoop", and repeats "Moose Licks", an epically thin and bouldery 5.14b.

See Jonathan climb in Alberta: https://vimeo.com/42308193

Next Episode coming soon.

See more of Jonathan in action at: http://arcteryx.com/Athlete.aspx?EN/JonathanSiegrist

ARC'TERYX Chasing JStar - Alberta from ARC'TERYX on Vimeo.

In this series we follow Arc'teryx athlete Jonathan Siegrist around North America as he hits different areas from Western Canada to Kentucky. Along the way JStar sends new routes and repeats area classics, and ultimately faces his greatest challenge to date.

In this episode, Jonathan Siegrist travels to the Canadian Rockies to sample the limestone of Acephale and Planet X, then wraps up his Canadian tour with a stop at Lake Louise's quartzite crags.

Next Episode coming soon.

See more of Jonathan in action at: http://arcteryx.com/Athlete.aspx?EN/JonathanSiegrist

ARC'TERYX Chasing JStar Episode 1 from ARC'TERYX on Vimeo.

In this three part series we follow Arc'teryx athlete Jonathan Siegrist around North America as he hits different areas from Western Canada to Kentucky. Along the way JStar sends new routes and repeats area classics, and ultimately faces his greatest challenge to date.

In Episode 1, Jonathan Siegrist visits Equinox crag in Washington State and then heads to Horne Lake on Vancouver Island.

Episode Two and Three Coming Soon.

See more of Jonathan in action at: http://arcteryx.com/Athlete.aspx?EN/JonathanSiegrist