[jwi]

Wondered if it was a staged re-climb with rests? She seems to feign a celebration when she clips the chains?

If that contained any actual send footage I'd be much surprised

[spidermonkey09]

Yeah, I hate that; give me a fixed camera raw edit complete with the actual moment of celebration anyday.

[remus]

[edshakey]

Clipping into the sling for the rope shenanigans was a bit scary! Far more slack than I'd ever like as a genuine backup. Not sure it'd be much better than nothing, since it could well break on the shock when you fall on it.

Quite the route though. Wonder what the longest route ever climbed in a single no-rest push is (discounting soloed multipitches). 130m has got to be a fair contender.

[jwi]

I would not be too worried about shock loading a slack dynema sling with a soft body.



You only need to watch 11.35 to 11.55, the rest is just bla bla bla

[csl]

I enjoyed this, film about some chossy trad climbing in the Blue Mountains

People who go climbing don't always want that experience that you get on the dogface, I think you need to have some need for a deep form of therapy to go there, but when you do you have a rich experience of terror

[spidermonkey09]

Thats really good, thanks for the link. Good to see Macca (the bearded guy belaying) is still going, he was recovering from a broken leg from memory when I came across him there in 2017!

Some of the most aesthetically pleasing choss I've ever climbed on in the Blueys; this was a highlight...
https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/australia/blue-mountains/the-lost-pillar/route/15455941

[csl]

this was a highlight...
https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/australia/blue-mountains/the-lost-pillar/route/15455941

  that looks ridiculous

Have an escape plan if it all goes wrong and the tower falls down.

 

[duncan]

That's great.

I looked at dogface exactly 30 years ago on a non-climbing trip. Flippin' impressive, the bright yellow a total contrast to the surrounding cliffs. It looked like the sandstone had barely started to consolidate since the 1931 rockfall. The Bluies are so beautiful, I'd love to go back though I'm not sure I ever will.

[SA Chris]

Agree, stunning spot. A Sheffield mate and (Andy Higginson, who I believe is no longer with us)  hired a banger and blasted out there with the intention of  doing The Eternity at Mount Piddington, mainly because we had a copied page from a guidebook to that crag and it looked like a great route 
https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/australia/blue-mountains/mount-piddington/route/15381793

Drive took way longer than we estimated, got very lost, eventually found it and amazed it was midweek and there was someone on it. Having an epic. They fucked around on it for an eternity resting on gear, lowering, aiding, the works. Eventually it was getting late, so I think we did Joslab to the left, and the still weren't off, so we pissed off back to Sydney. Doubt I'll ever go back either

[Duma]

Thought this was great

[slab_happy]

 Nice film of Mari's new route:

[jwi]

Thought this was great

I liked this a lot too. Johnny Dawes is incredibly good at that style.

[SA Chris]

Enjoyed that too, Pedriza looks so good, but i think in reality I would have no skin by the end of day 1, and bleed out by lunchtime on day 2.

[IanP]

I liked this a lot too. Johnny Dawes is incredibly good at that style.

Agreed, really good.  And Dawes is very impressive , looks like a like a typical late middle aged non climber and then floats up these routes that some pretty good climbers don't make look easy at all.

[Duncan campbell]

And in what have to be one of if not the oldest pair of shoes still available! Incredible him climbing 8b+ 2nd go!

[mrjonathanr]

Talo Martín’s Vimeo channel
https://vimeo.com/clownclimbing

[Steve R]

Don't think anyone's linked this on a different thread yet?  Nice vibe as usual and a really great looking bit of climbing in great light. 




Anyone know if Jim proffered a font grade on this?  Guessing somewhere between 7B+ and 8A?

[cheque]

“It weighs in at about E8 7a or highball 7C+/8A”

Shame no one asked him to move the ab rope out of the way.

[slab_happy]

Mary Eden climbs Belly Full Of Bad Berries not inverted:

[Fiend]

Don't think anyone's linked this on a different thread yet?  Nice vibe as usual and a really great looking bit of climbing in great light. 




Anyone know if Jim proffered a font grade on this?  Guessing somewhere between 7B+ and 8A?

That's great, nice calm vibes, good footage, a wild climb, and I genuinely laughed at Ned appearing to coax him over the top.

So....why hasn't the arete gone yet??

[Ged]

Thought this was great

Great film.

Dawes still climbing 8b+ slabs. That's really good going isn't it.

Pearson really is a very good rock climber isn't he.

[duncan]

Touching film about different generations of the Herbert family climbing the Muir Wall. TM Herbert had a reputation as court jester in 60s Yosemite but, as this film outlines, he had the climbing chops too.

[remus]

Quality may be abit of a stretch but interesting to see Nico Pelorson and Lucine Martinez on the moves on Le Bombe Bleu project

I wonder whether Megos has put any time in to it. Looks just his bag.

Darth grader reckons 9b/+ kinda range.

[mrjonathanr]

Looking at that, it’s only a matter of time. Can’t help but wonder if Antoine could have done it if he hadn’t given up.