Acting

Andy Raether

Born 1984-12-05 · Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, USA

Andy Raether is an American rock climber. A very active route setter, climbing since 1998, Andy has completed nearly a thousand first ascents of boulders and routes up to V13 and 5.15 and 5.13 multi-terrain in Zion. In 2017 Andy Raether does his second FA 9a, Manphibian at Mt Charleston which is an extension of the unrehearsed Spyfiction 8c+ from 2012. This route took around 7 months working on that alone and now he has added four months for the 9a extension . In total, Andy, without sponsors, set up some 300 routes and 600 blocks. Interestingly, the most difficult grades he has repeated are 8c and the last was five years ago. "Honestly, I climb a lot harder on my own routes. For me, I really like all the hard work of bolting, cleaning and sequencing a new line. I'm usually less intrigued by other people's work. Also , I don't have any grants for rock climbing trips. Recently I started bolting on some completely new rocks that previously had no route." The rest of the time, Andy Raether is dedicated to his resin climbing holds company Menagerie Climbing.

Acting credits

10.0

It's not a website. It's not an internet forum. It's not spray, beta, or slander. It's not a text message or a tick mark or a tick list or a film. It's all those things. This year, Red Bull and Chuck Fryberger Films have teamed up to bring you a glimpse inside an elite network of athletes who live their lives to train, compete, explore, and inspire by pushing their limits on the hardest climbing in the world. The best climbers in the world are all connected in a constant cycle of training, preparation, competition, and outdoor challenges. The Network connects both past and present - bouldering, sport, and competition climbing - and this cutting-edge film tangles the viewer inside the spider web of connections that makes up the world of the professional rock climber. Join 6-time world cup champion Killian Fischhuber as he and the best in the game explore areas old and new for adventures, lifestyle, and some of the hardest moves in the world.

The Network

2013

5.2

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Specimen

2006

Rocky Mountain Highball is a documentary about bouldering that takes place in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was directed by Scott Neel in 2010 and produced by Yama Studio. It features Pat Ament, Tommy Caldwell, Daniel Woods, John Gill, Lynn Hill, Kevin Jorgeson and others.

Rocky Mountain Highball

2010