Oh, man. On Episode 6 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a remote secret bunker deep in the Rockies with the man of the hour and my friend: Hayden Kennedy. HK comes clean about his season in Patagonia with Jason Kruk and their now infamous decision to remove the headwall bolt ladders on Cesare Maestri’s 1970 Compressor Route. Quite a ride its been. This is Part 1.

More fun reading on the Compressor Controversy:

Kelly Cordes’ Cleanest Line Blog

Rolo Garibotti’s site

Italian Stefano Lovison’s view

Arnaud Petit’s view

Everyone else’s view: Supertopo

Everyone else’s view: Mountain Project