The Climbing Majority
The Climbing Majority
Kyle Broxterman
102 | Surviving the Goliath Traverse w/ Michael Vaill & Tanner Wanish
2 hour 29 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2025 at 8:00 am.
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Accident on the Dru
The Goliath
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Today we once again have the honor of sitting down with The Quad Fathers—Michael Vaill and Tanner Wanish. The last time I spoke with them, they had just wrapped up their legendary Yosemite Quad. But little did we know, on the descent from Half Dome they were already scheming their next big objective: The Goliath Traverse. To give you a sense of scale, let’s break this thing down. The Goliath Traverse is a south-to-north, ridge link-up of two of the biggest traverses in the Sierra Nevada...