[mark s]

 

The link to cold seeing the first one worked. Worth a watch.

[Fiend]

A bit of a tangent to the mountaineering stuff, but as well as all the usual relentless Americanisms, this has a pretty damn cool line and unusual climbing for a 9a+ (including tickmarked handjams and all)

[Coops_13]

Thought that was a great video but I really don't get the need to tick every single hold. I've found quite a few boulders recently with big donkeys on literally every hand and foot hold. Crazy...

[jwi]

For some reason, no one has posted this yet



St Léger is beautiful in the autumn.

[Ged]

A bit of a tangent to the mountaineering stuff, but as well as all the usual relentless Americanisms, this has a pretty damn cool line and unusual climbing for a 9a+ (including tickmarked handjams and all)

I'm guessing it must be pretty steep as it looks about 6b. Very unique line for something that hard.

[jwi]

I'm guessing it must be pretty steep as it looks about 6b. Very unique line for something that hard.

I was thinking something similar: the rock must be slick as snot or something.

[andy popp]

For some reason, no one has posted this yet



St Léger is beautiful in the autumn.

Beautifully shot - but the film kind of sells this as the send, and it's not, is it?

[jwi]

Beautifully shot - but the film kind of sells this as the send, and it's not, is it?

agreed

[teestub]

The send footage is the mobile phone footage that’s cut in a bit, there was an epictv vid that featured that too. Never sure why film makers feel the need to have the fake celebration bits, the quality footage of long sequences of the climbing is great though.

[andy popp]

Indeed. My "it's not, is it?" was rhetorical.

[IanP]

Thought this was great - chilled vibe, excellent climbing and commentary. 

[cheque]

Beautifully shot - but the film kind of sells this as the send, and it's not, is it?

Just got round to watching this, it’s proper Hollywood eh? Each camera angle is clearly from a different burn on the route. The filmmaker gives himself a writer’s credit!   

St.Leger looks like a cool place to climb though.

[Fiend]

Thought this was great - chilled vibe, excellent climbing and commentary.

Yeah really nice film with good commentary. Fuck me that climb goes on a long way, was getting proper tired just watching it!!

[JJP]

Ye really enjoyed the change video as well. He is on the climb for ages and it shouldn’t really be a good watch but his low key humorous commentary and the amount of variety in the climb make it a great watch.

[Wood FT]

He got me with the bit at the end, good and proper

[JamieG]

Latest edition of Seb Bouin's Vintage Rock Tour trying Fred Rouhling's routes at Les Eaux Claires. Really enjoyed this. Crazy moves on some of the routes. Would have been nice to see some uncut footage but still cool.

[jwi]

enjoyed that a lot

[Wood FT]

Me too, aside from some slightly grim looking pockets they all so fun to climb. No judgement on the chipping either.

[spidermonkey09]

Well good. Looks a lovely area as well. Some of those pockets made me wince.

[Fiend]

Very nice. I never get bored of seeing the Autre Ciel roof section. And the rock is very shapely there, unlike that god awful UK style chossheap that Akira's in.

I would have liked a bit more "modern" disparaging of the chipping, at least to say "well it happened but we don't do that these days", which could have been balanced out by briefly disparaging Fred's doubters and haters in the context of broad grade / quality confirmations....

[mrjonathanr]

Yes but they could have got Rouhling to speak perhaps?

[T_B]

The rock looks just like Guignoterie where I climbed a few summers ago. Just realised it’s 2 hours further south. That type of super fingery polished pocketed limestone is pretty nails to climb on, especially on sight. Lovely climbing in those shady river valleys though.

[Fiend]

Yes but they could have got Rouhling to speak perhaps?

Good point, having him in the film watching Seb do these historic routes would have been real nice.

[jwi]

Yes but they could have got Rouhling to speak perhaps?

Good point, having him in the film watching Seb do these historic routes would have been real nice.

I got the impression that it was not for lack of trying

[SA Chris]

Very nice. I never get bored of seeing the Autre Ciel roof section. And the rock is very shapely there, unlike that god awful UK style chossheap that Akira's in.

I would have liked a bit more "modern" disparaging of the chipping, at least to say "well it happened but we don't do that these days", which could have been balanced out by briefly disparaging Fred's doubters and haters in the context of broad grade / quality confirmations....

FWIW I agree, but the rock architecture is stunning and begging for the wild and crazy routes he created. Could easily have been brought down to punter level by chipping massive buckets.

I realise there is the "something for the future generation" argument, but blank means blank surely?