[uptown]

Well done Will. Sounds truly impressive and an obvious LGP. Go repeat for a vid please.
Have you moved Peakward now as you seem to be climbing there more than in the shire?

 

[TomP]

It was awesome to watch! The landing is terrible and the swing was huge. Nice one.....
NEWSFLASH. Dave Gater has been recovering from major surgery to his shoulder (totally re-stitched his tendons to a hook screwed into his shoulder) and is due more in February. He hasn't been able to weight his arm for months.
However, he was so inspired (having done Big Air about 10 years ago) about this that he went to Stange today. I just spoke to him and he did this direct start SECOND GO and apparently "fluffed the flash"! Didn't say anything about grade. He has footage which I'll try and get from him. This is an unbelievable achievement as he has had serious doubts about whether he could climb in the next year/ever. This is the first climbing he has done since May! Blimey

Nice one Will for the FA and Dave for the quick repeat! Quality piece of rock.

[Bonjoy]

Crikey, effort!!
Not the first thing I'd think to try if my arm was hanging off a hook! 

[willackers]

That's mental!

Good effort Dave, I reckon you should get to Wimberry.

[Jaspersharpe]

  That's barking.

[SA Chris]

jawdropping.

[rootask]

two very impressive ascents. i managed to get some footage of dave so im sure he'll post it up when he gets his camera charged up.

[willackers]

Apparently he did it above two flimsy pads which is completely insane, I was really going for it above loads of mats and I thought it was completely nails, so to rock up with two pads and get this second go is a great effort. What a hero, nice one Dave 

[nic mullin]

Great effort. Rupert's footage from Dave's camera is on my Flickr (see signature), but I can't get it to embed here for some reason.

He used 4 "real" pads and a little one.

Good effort on the terrace Ru!

[Nick B]

Great footage

[saltbeef]

wowsers!

[willackers]

Awesome! 

[andy_e]

Apparently he did it above two flimsy pads

He used 4 "real" pads and a little one.

I heard he did it above some used tea bags covered in a beach towel. Hero!

[willackers]

1 tea bag, and it was a tea towel

[Jaspersharpe]

Makes it look like it's a tiny hop when it's obviously miles. Having seen his previous on massive dynos that's unsurprising but doing it with the injury is just, well, er....

[dave]

shit me.

[slackline]

Good skills to both of you. 

[Dicker]

Good effort Dave - that is ridiculous! Wish I could have got out of work to watch that one. Bet you are glad you decided at the last minute to pop up to Stanage now.

[T_B]

Wowsers - notice how he kicks off with his right foot half way thru the dyno. Massiiiiive.

[willackers]

Wowsers - notice how he kicks off with his right foot half way thru the dyno. Massiiiiive.

You should be all over that Tom!

[Stubbs]

That's so ridiculous, every time I watch it I think 'he's not going to jump from there, he needs to get higher' then he just flies!

Chapeau to you both.

[grumpycrumpy]

Apparently he did it above two flimsy pads

He used 4 "real" pads and a little one.

I heard he did it above some used tea bags covered in a beach towel. Hero!

Gobsmacking move  ........ And with a dodgy shoulder too

Made me also  think about Martin Veale's FA of Big Air in the pre-mat days and how big his balls must have been  .......

[rodma]

Wowsers

He can really really jump. That's one hell of a lot of power through those pins  well impressed

[TomP]

Puts into perspective the dynos which he finds hard and his fas/repeats on the continent

[grimer]

Made me also  think about Martin Veale's FA of Big Air in the pre-mat days and how big his balls must have been  .......

I remember some things about that from the mags at the time. He first graded it E8 6c. Basher Atkinson later came along and saw the chalk on the pocket. He didn't realise it was a huge jump, so dropped across the gap, feet on one side, habds on the boulder, and was stuck like that. The famous photo of martin on the FA was actually when they went back later for pics. That time he missed the pocket and tooh the tumble. Ouch! Is all that true?