[tomtom]

Hang on - are you saying its a french start from a wagon?

What abbreviation can that be given?

All it needs is a Yorkshire spot for the full gamut!

[monkoffunk]

I think everyone here really knows that this is the only way to start a boulder problem with a pure style:

(T= 4min 3 sec if the link doesn’t work properly)

 

[tomtom]

River crossing footage and long lens shots walking through grass are so last decades driving to crag scenes :D

Nice problem. Couldnt figure out his hair though. One for Yossarian?

[Fiend]

Skullet!

[Yossarian]

 

Nice problem. Couldnt figure out his hair though. One for Yossarian?

I was about to say, whenever I see that bloke I imagine an impressionable American who discovered climbing via Fiend’s blog and assumed that the essential components of a crushing style are a full-body orc tattoo and gabba-party-at-the-back hair styling.

When he grows up I imagine he’ll aim for the ‘doorman at Berghain’ look...

[SA Chris]

Skullet!

He's stuck with that hair for ages. Good to see the nutter is still going.

[Duma]

More excellence from Mr Buckley:

[fatneck]

More NZ goodness...

[jwi]

Now for something else



and



Quality because of difficulty.

[36chambers]

big psyche, as always, from the mellow guys

[teestub]

Dude!

[abarro81]

Watching Mellow vids is like going back 10 years in quality of footage and editing... but without the good bits of going back 10 years...

[teestub]

I think they're great. On 'normal' videos the ascents of 2 8C+ first ascents would be surrounded with fluff and have 10 mins of sponsor logo preamble and drone footage of walking to the crag.

[Wood FT]

+1

[Mugabe251]

Mellow leading the pack as always. Their material is almost comparable to - dare I say it - that of West Coast Gimps.

[Doylo]

what the fuck is the score with Jonny G’s stuff?  Il Pirata looks like as small if not smaller holds and significantly steeper than these 8c+s? And Shadowplay doesn’t have holds.

[user deactivated]

I definitely came away wanting a can of Der Llub. The headMasteR and his deputies reach is far. Dare I say it WestCoasTGumps

[teestub]

what the fuck is the score with Jonny G’s stuff?  Il Pirata looks like as small if not smaller holds and significantly steeper than these 8c+s? And Shadowplay doesn’t have holds.

Johnny G was obviously just brave and humble! 💒

[Bradders]

what the fuck is the score with Jonny G’s stuff?  Il Pirata looks like as small if not smaller holds and significantly steeper than these 8c+s? And Shadowplay doesn’t have holds.

Just needs people to get keen and come try them, but I doubt you'd convince Cameroni, Webb, Nalle, Woods, Raboutou or any of the other people capable to come and grovel in the dirt underneath the shelter stone when you've things like these to go at in Swiss!

Watching Mellow vids is like going back 10 years in quality of footage and editing... but without the good bits of going back 10 years...

I think that's sort of the point, it's not meant to be hyper polished and slick; which I like. That said I agree some of the vids have definitely been a bit toss although that might be because they've a few different people doing the edits.

[andy_e]

You've changed doylo. O always thought you were the most pious of G disciples.

[Doylo]

You've changed doylo. O always thought you were the most pious of G disciples.

I just go along with it for a giggle. Danny C is the ultimate G fan.

[abarro81]

I think they're great. On 'normal' videos the ascents of 2 8C+ first ascents would be surrounded with fluff and have 10 mins of sponsor logo preamble and drone footage of walking to the crag.

I think I prefer drone footage to 10mins of eating bread and chatting low quality bollocks, I get enough of those in my day-to-day life.. I watched a couple of old vids the other day (e.g. the old Petzl Rock Trip China vid) - I miss this kind of shit. Maybe I'm getting old.

[andy_e]

I just watched the mellow film. I liked it. Comparing to West Coast Gimps, however, is way off the mark. Nobody got arrested, nobody's car broke down, nobody climbed anything in a mask. Back around.

[Yossarian]

I think I prefer drone footage to 10mins of eating bread and chatting low quality bollocks, I get enough of those in my day-to-day life..

The greatest bouldering film ever made featured an argument about the correct number of apples to transport to the crag. It also covered bread eating and theories for and against the retrospective spreading of butter on jam. I would argue that it is such humble mundanities that provide a far more appealing foil to the action than the presence of drone shots of yoga poses...

[Doylo]

I just watched the mellow film. I liked it. Comparing to West Coast Gimps, however, is way off the mark. Nobody got arrested, nobody's car broke down, nobody climbed anything in a mask. Back around.

They’re just 10 minute vids of nails problems, can’t expect much else. Some of them are a bit shit but in general good on them. Least they’re not trying to fleece money out of people.