Quality Bouldering Videos (part I) (Read 2101491 times)

Dr T · December 22, 2012, 02:08:58 pm

http://vimeo.com/52894608#
Some nice "mid-grade" problems
Skip thorough the interviews if you want

Doylo · December 23, 2012, 09:45:47 pm

Ridiculous
http://vimeo.com/m/56197676

masonwoods101 · December 23, 2012, 10:28:27 pm

Beast

ducko · December 24, 2012, 12:57:31 am

The blokes taking the piss

mrjonathanr · December 24, 2012, 09:43:52 am

Technically he's ok but he does need to work on his power more. I'd say the dearth of pads at 1,50 suggests he isn't taking safety seriously enough.

fatneck · December 24, 2012, 11:45:58 am

Great tracks on that Forest Lands vid, particularly liked ...

leeroy · December 24, 2012, 05:47:27 pm

a dense loner · December 25, 2012, 07:48:14 am

I was Mexican what are u talking about? PRobs ascent of lucid dreaming isn't on vid. He woke up at 4am after dreaming that he'd done it n went out to do it on his own. This is from his own account of things btw.
Neither did he do ill trill on vid.
Note to people watching climbing vids, when a camera zooms in to show a close up on a hold there's normally a reason for this. This doesn't mean someone hasn't done something but edits are getting better n better

iwasmexican · December 25, 2012, 01:21:17 pm

Quote from: a dense loner on December 25, 2012, 07:48:14 am

I was Mexican what are u talking about? PRobs ascent of lucid dreaming isn't on vid. He woke up at 4am after dreaming that he'd done it n went out to do it on his own. This is from his own account of things btw.
Neither did he do ill trill on vid.
Note to people watching climbing vids, when a camera zooms in to show a close up on a hold there's normally a reason for this. This doesn't mean someone hasn't done something but edits are getting better n better

ahh right ok now you say that i was thinking the footage from the reel rock tour did show him doing it but it just shows all the moves, but i mean still....

Fiend · December 25, 2012, 05:28:11 pm

Quote from: leeroy on December 24, 2012, 05:47:27 pm

Was looking forward to that but a bit underwhelming in the end - a few too many distant shots of unremarkable looking problems, we know the scenery is epic so don't need so many sweeping panoramas of it. The close ups of harder stuff were good and inspiring though.

Nemo · December 25, 2012, 09:23:22 pm

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"Do people think that's actual Matt Birch? I think he'd be smarter than posting snarky comments on UKC." - Stubbs

It is very definitely NOT the Matt Birch that lives in Yorkshire and climbs 8B+ - I checked with him a while back. Of course it could easily be someone else called Matt Birch, but it's a shame that whoever it is hasn't either chosen a different user name or added a profile. The other Matt Birch is in the States at the moment, but I suspect he'll be fairly unimpressed at being associated with those posts.

Stubbs · December 25, 2012, 10:04:14 pm

Ah Nemo, the font of all knowledge, I knew you'd know!

fatneck · December 27, 2012, 08:11:45 am

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Isle of Skye - Coire Lagan Bouldering on Vimeo

Sort of agree with Fiend, however, it's always a pleasure to watch The Bear climb...

Dolph · December 27, 2012, 10:15:59 am

I actually think your both being too kind. The long shot problems and the constant cuts to the scenery are not the biggest problems with this vid. I would say its the constant camera shaking and the low quality of most of the footage. It really shouldn't be amonst the actual quality videos on here. I made a video that was as much for Dawid and Andy as myself and summed up the trip/s up there, as well as just showing how I interpreted the Si O' problems. Whilst there we all spent loads of time just looking around at the breathtaking scenery. I have been to Scotland a few times now but even i was taken aback by it. I think it is the most beautiful place I have ever bouldered in.

Stubbs · December 27, 2012, 10:23:45 am

Dolph, I noticed you put the guide grades down for SO'C's problems on the video, did you have any personal thoughts on the grades, or are you keeping them to yourself?

Looks like an amazing spot anyway, then the midge net reminded me why it isn't a popular destination!

r-man · December 27, 2012, 02:12:00 pm

Dolph · December 27, 2012, 02:13:26 pm

Quote from: Stubbs on December 27, 2012, 10:23:45 am

Dolph, I noticed you put the guide grades down for SO'C's problems on the video, did you have any personal thoughts on the grades, or are you keeping them to yourself?

Looks like an amazing spot anyway, then the midge net reminded me why it isn't a popular destination!

I put the Si O' grades down more as reference. In the list I just put 8? For Extradition, Darken and It's Over. I really have no idea. They're 8 something. I am not the best at grading and my performances can vary wildly from being on form and doing several 8b's all in a day on a trip, to struggling up 7c's. I hope that I climbed really well and seemed totally at home on that rock. A point reinforced as Polish struggled to make any moves on the harder stuff and he's no slouch by a long shot! It is also hard to be objective as when I think about the grades as I get lead by the grades Si tagged them with and my own ego. On extradition i was psyched out of my mind and made the crux move from the start after only managing to do it once whilst working it. All this above one of the most serious landings I have ever climbed above. Think rolling dome leading to a sear cliff drop, it's dangerous even for the spotter (Thanks again Andy!). How can you grade something like this? There are to many things all playing a part and it seems like a while ago now, so I'd rather just not get drawn in to comment and move on to the next challenge.

As regards the midges you forgot about the ticks as well.