[AndiT]

Yeah, the guide is wrong with what it says about Thud, it starts with a kick at that grade. Tetris start, pah, where Pete starts from makes no difference whatsoever. I'd be intersted on Ru's take of this. I wonder where he sit started turbo from? From a mat or two perhaps....

[willackers]

Thought I would pop it in the quality thread because it's such a good quality problem!

Lovely and cold this morning, has the grit been called yet?

[Drew]

Nice. I'm gonna get on ZY this Winter. Looks awesome.

And yes, JB called the Grit a few days ago.

[Ru]

Yeah, the guide is wrong with what it says about Thud, it starts with a kick at that grade. Tetris start, pah, where Pete starts from makes no difference whatsoever. I'd be intersted on Ru's take of this. I wonder where he sit started turbo from? From a mat or two perhaps....

I actually started Thud, when I first did it, matched on the undercuts. I thought they'd snap if everyone started like that, so described it from the dish which is where I was told it was originally done from (although I was also told that Paul Higginson had done it from the undercuts aswell).

Turbo, I started matched on the lowest part of the ledge. I probably sat on a mat. My method was completely different. I put my left toe straight on the nubbin that you use on the normal Inertia Reel, shuffled my hands leftwards a bit, rocked up leftwards into the left hand undercut, then did a hard standup/mantel. There's a photo of my original sequence in the last (not latest) Roaches guide. I thought/still think it's a hard move that way.

[Beegsyboy]

[AdamD]

Possibly the best climbing video music for a long time!    Although the interviews are awkward...

[tommytwotone]

Possibly the best climbing video music for a long time!    Although the interviews are awkward...

Blimey - Ondra @ approx 1h 22mins...what a machine. 

[mrjonathanr]

Yeah I just wish he'd take more pleasure in his ascents.

[Ethan]

[Nibile]

to me DG had a little bit disappeared from the main scene, but this video reminded to me that he is one of the few who truly knows his shit.
a beautiful characther and personality emerge from the vid, and also some nice anger.

[mrjonathanr]

I like where DG is coming from - he's much more in tune with the anarchic spirit of climbing years ago. Just passion for the sport, wherever it leads. Interesting guy to listen to, someone with ideas and articulate enough to make them entertaining.

[Doylo]

Good to see him still operating at the top end with that new 8c too

[moose]

There's a really good interview with Dave at udini:

http://udinigallery.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=117&g2_itemId=16849

Well worth a look, if only for the discussion he has half-way through with the interviewer about "7c climbers", who are viewed with some bewilderment: a mixture of compassion and frustration at their inexplicable crapness.  At one point, Dave claims that he's not any stronger than a 7c climber, just better at moving.  I somehow feel a career in coaching does not await!

[chriss]

I love DG & the way he looks at climbing & life in general. I would love to sit in a pub with him & big Fred.

[Nibile]

great interview really.
the man is becoming my hero.

[r-man]

[Nibile]

both very nice.
 

[mikester]

There's a really good interview with Dave at udini:

http://udinigallery.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=117&g2_itemId=16849

Well worth a look, if only for the discussion he has half-way through with the interviewer about "7c climbers", who are viewed with some bewilderment: a mixture of compassion and frustration at their inexplicable crapness.  At one point, Dave claims that he's not any stronger than a 7c climber, just better at moving.  I somehow feel a career in coaching does not await!

Christ, is he on something?! I can hardly keep up with what he's saying. Mind you, not all of it makes a whole lot of sense, but better than some of the anodyne waffle we hear from others.

[Grubes]

There's a really good interview with Dave at udini:

http://udinigallery.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=117&g2_itemId=16849

Well worth a look, if only for the discussion he has half-way through with the interviewer about "7c climbers", who are viewed with some bewilderment: a mixture of compassion and frustration at their inexplicable crapness.  At one point, Dave claims that he's not any stronger than a 7c climber, just better at moving.  I somehow feel a career in coaching does not await!

heres a vimeo link to the vid

[mrjonathanr]

23:42
Interviewer

What is the crux of Realization?

Dave Graham

7b+ pff! It's piss. It's like not hard, it's a 7b+ boulder. I mean come on, it's like 8c+ to a 7b+ boulder to a 7a route. With a rest. That's pathetic.

[Doylo]

I've spent a bit of time hanging out with Davey G abroad over the years and always found it entertaining. Others i was with found it a bit much at times  He does talk a lot of shit though and i can confirm he can't do a one arm pull up!

[neil h]

ok this is only quality because of the route, gerald messed up the render on the footage side of things , so two days ago we hit accelerator at greau, 8 meter arete 7b bad landing, the climbing is amazing but its 7b all the way to the very top, on a rope its fine, ditch the rope and this is what you get

http://vimeo.com/31305437#comment_5979657

[slackline]

Thats a great interview with Dave Graham, interesting insight  (echoes of Dawes' philosophy perhaps?)

Just clocked this for lunchtime viewing

[Wipey Why]

Was wondering when this was going to be finished.

Are there any scenes of them driving to the crag? 

[Wipey Why]