Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ben Rueck climb 'Place Of Happiness'

Watch Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ben Rueck climbing the route 'Place of Happiness' (5.12d, 18 pitches) on Brazil's highest Monolith called Pedra Riscada, first opend by Stefan Glowacz, Holger Heuber, Edemilson Padiha and Horacio Gratton in 2009. Aiming to climb the rock dome in a one-day push on their first attempt is impossible because of high temperatures and the risk of dehydration. The two athletes experience adventure climbing at its best: "dirt crack" climbing through cactuses, crimping on sharp granite crystals, burning fingertips on red-hot rock, finishing the last drops of water in the blazing sun. But in the end they also find happiness...