Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith attempt Venturi Effect (IV 5.12) on the Incredible Hulk, High Sierras, CA

BD athletes Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith attempt Venturi Effect (IV 5.12) on the Incredible Hulk, High Sierras, CA from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Black Diamond athletes Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith hiked in to the High Sierras' famed Incredible Hulk to have a go at the 1200-foot granite wall’s prime line, Venturi Effect. Stacked with numerous techy pitches of 5.11 and 5.12 stemming and jamming, the pair gave it all they had. Though they came up short of a redpoint, Andrew Burr did come back with some great footage from the adventure that we have since edited into the video below. To read Kate's report and see some sweet photos by Burr, go to: http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/journal/climb/all/bd-athletes-kate-rutherford-and-brittany-griffith-attempt-venturi-effect-iv-512-on-the-incredible-hulk-high-sierras-california

Brittany Griffith climbs at Australia's Taipan Wall and Mount Arapiles

■BD athlete Brittany Griffith climbs at Australia's Taipan Wall and Mount Arapiles

BD athlete Brittany Griffith climbs at Australia's Taipan Wall and Mount Arapiles from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Black Diamond athlete Brittany Griffith is a busy lady, always on the go—climbing, traveling, climbing, traveling—so we weren’t surprised it took her a couple of months to send us a trip report from her travels in July to Australia’s Grampians and Mount Arapiles, two of the best climbing areas in the world. To read her report, go to: