The Second Chance of Isamer Bilog to ride A New Wave
The short film Second chance, which documents Isamer Bilog's disastrous attempt to climb a highball boulder problem, his accident, rescue and miraculous recovery. The boulder has been called A New Wave.
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Isamer Bilog attempting A New Wave, just a few seconds before his fall
Dan Krauss
Not everyone is offered a second chance. Isamer Bilog is one of the lucky ones. In 2016, the 25-year-old attempted an utterly exposed highball up in the San Jacinto Mountains above Palm Springs in California when something went terribly wrong. His fall was disastrous, the injuries he sustained were life-threatening, but somehow Bilog miraculously survived. After years of recovery he managed to get back in the game, and even return to Tramway to attempt that gravity-defying boulder he subsequently dubbed A New Wave…
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