15-Year-Old Bayes Wilder Climbs 5.14d in Colorado

Teenage crusher Bayes Wilder has just climbed Diarrhea Mouth 5.14d (9a) in Rifle, Colorado. It’s a Joe Kinder route from 2018 and has seen several repetitions since, including a second ascent from Jon Cardwell and repeats from Tyler Thompson and Jonathan Siegrist, among others. Both Thompson and Siegrist believe it to be low in the grade. “Fun weekend out at Rifle,” said Wilder on Instagram. “Nice to finally do this one after a couple sessions. Such a cool climb with very hard, powerful moves and being a tough power endurance route. Psyched to do some more Rifle climbing in the...