# Noah Wheeler Climbs Burden of Dreams V17

> Noah Wheeler completes Burden of Dreams V17 after seven sessions across two trips.
- Title: Noah Wheeler Climbs Burden of Dreams V17 · Gripped Magazine
- Summary: Noah Wheeler completes Burden of Dreams V17 after seven sessions across two trips. Noah Wheeler successfully climbed Burden of Dreams V17, the world's…
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- Source: Gripped Magazine — https://gripped.com/news/noah-wheeler-climbs-burden-of-dreams-v17
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- Published: 2026-10-20T16:56:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: noah wheeler, burden of dreams, v17, bouldering, climbing, seahawks
## Noah Wheeler's V17 Challenge
Noah Wheeler climbed Burden of Dreams V17 after seven sessions across two trips.

> Burden demanded something different than optimization for me to unlock it, it demanded reorientation
## Mental Preparation for Send
Wheeler spent time navigating his mental game before attempting the final move.

> I had a lot of difficulty sleeping the night before I sent, and I spent most of this time navigating my mental game, attempting to find a mental space in which I would be comfortable doing the last move.
## Burden of Dreams Timeline
Burden of Dreams was first climbed in 2016, with five more ascents by 2025.

> Burden of Dreams sat for over six years without a repeat.
## Key takeaway

Noah Wheeler successfully climbed Burden of Dreams V17, the world's hardest boulder, after seven sessions across two trips.