[Wood FT]

This may have come up before here or on Fairly Long, Moderately Hard and Mostly Free but WOW...this route looks amazing!

Worth a repost, some great fear in that

[Duncan campbell]

"Through the Green Door" is a great little trilogy of short films from Irish legend Ricky Bell.

The first has some awesome footage of climbing on the Isle of Owey, including a route on the Holy Jesus Wall - certainly somewhere I would like to go in the future!



The second has some cool Fair Head footage



Finally, the third has some nice footage of Ricky styling up a Mournes slab.



Sit back and enjoy! 

[Duma]

part 5

[Duma]

part 4

[Duncan campbell]

Part 6 Paralyzed Power looks even better on film than in the photo in the book. Good to see Dan Varian putting that mono beastmakering to good use.



Nice footage of Jolly Roger too, brings back memories of doing it in a freezing gale and not having long enough ropes to do it in a oner so absolutely froze my tits off at the belay.

Nice series Ricky! 

[andy popp]

I enjoyed all of those. Peace Donkey looks exactly like the kind of route I would have loved when I was still young and competent.

[jfdm]

This is smooth.

[cheque]

 :goodidea:Wow, that is good. The Blue Mountains look just like the RRG. Is that really the first ascent of a 9a by an Australian?!

[miso soup]

Is that really the first ascent of a 9a by an Australian?!

I think it is unless you count Wheel of Life.

[Footwork]

Next one

[Duncan campbell]

Next one

So good that one! If anyone needed convincing of how goof Caff is, there it is. Well good watching Ryan on it considering he'd basically been drinking for two months prior to this with broken ribs.

[Wood FT]

Something a bit different

In my New Zealand research I noticed this extended film on Vimeo covering South Island Sport climbing, looks scrappy as you might expect from hearing about NZ quality but check it out from 22.00 in when the Little Babylon sport climbing starts - a massive perma-dry granite cliff in the middle of what looks like Jurassic Park.
Awesome. 

I like the look of other areas too but hey, I like Peak Lime

[cowboyhat]

[petejh]

Something a bit different

In my New Zealand research I noticed this extended film on Vimeo covering South Island Sport climbing, looks scrappy as you might expect from hearing about NZ quality but check it out from 22.00 in when the Little Babylon sport climbing starts - a massive perma-dry granite cliff in the middle of what looks like Jurassic Park.
Awesome. 

I like the look of other areas too but hey, I like Peak Lime

I climbed there and the nearby Waterworks in 2003. It's flipping ace. The Darrans are an utterly amazing mountain range. Not world class routes but a world-class experience climbing there. The bivvy boulder underneath Mt Sabre and Labyrinth is huge and a wonderful spot to spend a few days.

Mt Somers is well worth a visit if you've time - single pitch dolerite column climbing - lots of bridging up wide chimneys. Like Fairhead, or a mini devils tower (I presume). Trad in the cracks, sport on the faces. A lovely tramping hut at the base of the cliff to stay in - it's worth staying a night as it's a fair walk-in.

The cliffs around Mt Cook village (sebastopol bluffs etc.) aren't worth a detour.

Christchurch cliffs (port hills) are ok for a day or two but nothing special. I didn't check out the cliffs a little further south of these.

Wanaka is fun and accessible. Nothing special but some good routes dotted around.


Didn't check out Paynes Ford but it's supposed to be good, I imagine a 'typical' well established sport crag scene with campsite etc.

[Wood FT]

I climbed there and the nearby Waterworks in 2003. It's flipping ace. The Darrans are an utterly amazing mountain range. Not world class routes but a world-class experience climbing there. The bivvy boulder underneath Mt Sabre and Labyrinth is huge and a wonderful spot to spend a few days.

Yes that's been my general impression from reading about it.

 I would love to try Labyrinth (needs writing up in the 'long, hard' thread as it's been mooted as NZ's best multi pitch) and Lucky Strike off the Homer Saddle but I probably won't be able to do so with my girlfriend. I hope to meet someone in the the Homer Hut maybe, can't really stay there at $30pp a night though unfortunately as it looks like a great base.

Mt Somers is well worth a visit if you've time - single pitch dolerite column climbing - lots of bridging up wide chimneys. Like Fairhead, or a mini devils tower (I presume). Trad in the cracks, sport on the faces. A lovely tramping hut at the base of the cliff to stay in - it's worth staying a night as it's a fair walk-in.

on the list mos def.

The cliffs around Mt Cook village (sebastopol bluffs etc.) aren't worth a detour.

Christchurch cliffs (port hills) are ok for a day or two but nothing special. I didn't check out the cliffs a little further south of these.

Wanaka is fun and accessible. Nothing special but some good routes dotted around.

exactly, I think uncle somebody's blog on it said it best that the surroundings make it worth it, i'm not in the country for the climbing but it'll be fun to have the context of climbing to meet people, as ever.

Didn't check out Paynes Ford but it's supposed to be good, I imagine a 'typical' well established sport crag scene with campsite etc.

spot-on, hang-dog campsite is the place, looking forward to cheedale-by-sea in the day and fire poi at night, knarly.

[tomtom]

Holy columnar jointing Batman!

[Luke Owens]

[Fiend]

http://tv.thebmc.co.uk/videos/resurrection-wilton-4/

Well put together and high quality composition there. The intro sequence is brilliant and the general purpose of the film is good - although the quality of the film looks slightly better than some of the subject matter! Still, it would tempt me back.

One criticism is the music is waaay louder than the voices, I had to keep turning it up and down.

Thanks Fiend! Glad you enjoyed it 
Yeah I know about the sound, it bugged me too... I didn't have the knowledge or software to deal with OMF files in time - learning curve!

PS: do it! The quarries miss you

Better late than never, and semi-off-topic, but....



Really nice wee route, steady and the rock was perfect despite it's colour.

[slackline]

[creedence]

[cheque]

I loved that. It's great when you can hear the climbing.

[Ged]

Awesome.  Enjoyed that

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Leo's Mirror Wall film being released tonight.

https://twitter.com/LeoHoulding/status/785778787543838720

It not totally clear but I think you can watch it free tonight only. From 6:30pm

http://www.mirrorwallfilm.com/
Here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/BerghausOfficial

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Leo's Mirror Wall film being released tonight.

https://twitter.com/LeoHoulding/status/785778787543838720

It not totally clear but I think you can watch it free tonight only. From 6:30pm

http://www.mirrorwallfilm.com/
Here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/BerghausOfficial

Live now. Not sure if its one day only for free.

[Ged]

Good that.  Looked like some real slaying of demons going on.