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Samuel Buchmann
Приєднався 4 кві 2011
I am an average rock climber from Switzerland with an above average enthusiasm for making videos.
CLIMBING DIARY #12 | Trying, Failing, Moving on
It took me two years to finally edit this video, so it's a bit of a blast from the past. Meanwhile, I am back in Switzerland in a regular job wich I really enjoy. Obviously, this also means that making climbing films is currently taking a back seat. But who knows what the future holds.
Anyway... about this video: After I left El Chorro in February 2022, I ended up in Chulilla again. The goal was to break through to the next personal grade, which for me was 8b. I got tantalizingly close but ultimately failed. In order to keep my sanity, I moved on to Coll de Nargo which turned out to be a real gem.
▼ ROUTES IN THE VIDEO ▼
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Raiers, 8a (3:30)
Rata Mullada,, 8a+ (6:35)
▼ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▼
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Trying El Representante, 8b
2:33 Moving on to Coll de Nargo
3:30 Raiers, 8a
6:16 Rata Mullada, 8a+
▼ TAGS ▼
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#rockclimbing #arrampicare #escalade #klettern #climbing #klatring #escalar #vanlife #spain #colldenargo #catalunya #8a #8a+
Anyway... about this video: After I left El Chorro in February 2022, I ended up in Chulilla again. The goal was to break through to the next personal grade, which for me was 8b. I got tantalizingly close but ultimately failed. In order to keep my sanity, I moved on to Coll de Nargo which turned out to be a real gem.
▼ ROUTES IN THE VIDEO ▼
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Raiers, 8a (3:30)
Rata Mullada,, 8a+ (6:35)
▼ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▼
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Trying El Representante, 8b
2:33 Moving on to Coll de Nargo
3:30 Raiers, 8a
6:16 Rata Mullada, 8a+
▼ TAGS ▼
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#rockclimbing #arrampicare #escalade #klettern #climbing #klatring #escalar #vanlife #spain #colldenargo #catalunya #8a #8a+
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Відео
CLIMBING DIARY #11 | Why Do We Climb? Soul-Searching in El Chorro
Переглядів 7 тис.2 роки тому
During my time on the road, climbing full time, I sometimes ask myself the question every climber probably faces sooner or later: Why do I do this? Why invest so much time and energy into this seemingly useless task? Join me in a bit of soul searching against the beautiful backdrop of Desplomilandia near El Chorro in the very south of Spain. ▼ LINKS ▼ Vanlife video: ua-cam.com/video/mVNlLd4amno...
CLIMBING DIARY #10 | The King Line of Marbella
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On our way to El Chorro, we stop in the luxury town of Marbella to enjoy the high life on the seaside for a bit. The real reason to come here lies just outside of town though: a climbing area called Puerto Rico. With its maze of red holes in grey limestone, it makes for some juggy climbing in the 6th grade. My main attraction is a route called Chilambalina though, which goes up the lip of a hug...
CLIMBING DIARY #9 | Living in a Van to Climb Full Time
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We spend over two months in the winter climbing paradise of Chulilla in Spain. I love settling down in one place for a while and really get to know the area. In this video you will get an idea of what our typical vanlife routine looks like and also get a good overview of the Climbing in this place. I have included my three favorite routes that I have climbed over the past months. If you are loo...
CLIMBING DIARY #8 | Tafoni Granite in Corsica
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We take a ferry from Italy to Corsica to sample the local rock for a couple of weeks. Around the city of Corte, the tafoni granite in the Restonica Valley produces some unique formations and beautiful walls. This is the place if you want to climb steep routes with good holds even in grades as low as 6a. Our visit gets cut a bit short, unfortunately, because the late autumn winds bring some unco...
CLIMBING DIARY #7 | Frustration and Redemption in Oltrefinale
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We are finally back on the road and we restart our journey in the higher Parts of Val Pennavaire in Italy. Here, the route setters have been busy and I find myself the most frustrated I have been in a long time: «Acchiappamara», a striking 7c in the new CPR crag near Alto, eludes me for several days and I am seriously doubting if I'm able to do it in a sensible timeframe. (Also: Sorry for the s...
CLIMBING DIARY #6 | The Paradise of Ishoel
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In the next stop on our tour of Norway, we visit Ishoel, a small but incredibly scenic climbing destination near Oppdal. Almost all the sectors are right above a beautiful river - too hot from the sun? Take a dip in the water. There are only a few hard routes here, but the quality of the easier ones and the view easily make up for that. ▼ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▼ 0:00 Intro / Ishoel 0:44 Desperaten Dir...
CLIMBING DIARY #5 | Projecting 8a in Jarberget
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Our second stop in Norway is the stunningly beautiful valley of Etnedalen in Oppland. Here lies the crag of «Jarberget» with loads of long and impressive routes. I jump on an 8a called «Glory Hole» and manage to send the route after three days - It's probably not the hardest route of its grade, but I'll take it. ▼ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▼ 0:00 Intro 0:34 Jarberget 1:24 Mr. Tricky, 7b 2:16 Projecting Gl...
CLIMBING DIARY #4 | Norwegian Granite
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We set off to Norway for the summer, where the climate is cooler, the crowds are smaller and beautiful granite walls are in abundance. The first stop is the «Hammer'n» crag east of Oslo. The routes are mostly short, steep and bouldery with lots of heel hocks, deadpoints and mantles on slopy topouts. I try my luck on a 7c with a huge dyno - and get my ass kicked. ▼ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▼ 0:00 Intro / ...
CLIMBING DIARY #3 | The Most Magnificent Wall of Oltrefinale
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As the pandemic restrictions in Liguria get tighter, we seek refuge high up the valley of Val Pennavaire. Here, just across the border to Piedmont, lies the remote village of Alto and one of the climbing crown jewels of the area: the «Red Up» crag. This early in the year, the wall is still seeping water, drenching some of its many tufas. Despite the less than ideal conditions, this wall is abso...
CLIMBING DIARY #2 | Frozen Fingers in Finale Ligure
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Trying to escape the global pandemic as well as the subzero temperatures in Switzerland, we end up climbing in Italy (again). However, the cold snap reaches even as far south as the coast of the mediterranean sea. Despite the freezing conditions, we try our luck at the «Simon and Elias» sector inside of the «Bric Reseghe» crag in Finale Ligure. ▼ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▼ 0:00 Intro 1:30 Simon and Elias...
CLIMBING DIARY #1 | Climbing 7c on a 45° Overhang in Val Pennavaire
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During a short trip to Liguria, Italy, I climbed «Kandinsky» 7c. The route goes through the middle of the «Guggenheim» crag in Val Pennavaire. It is an absolute classic of the valley containing some very athletic sections with dynamic moves. ▼ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▼ 0:00 Intro 1:00 Kandinsky, 7c 3:25 Outro ▼ TAGS ▼ #rockclimbing #arrampicare #escalade #klettern #climbing #klatring #escalar #vanlife #...
Yoy climb so damn well !
Is impressive how can you film yourself like that. Please do a video about it!! Amazing content!!!
Amazing video! My wifi and I are moving to València this november. We hope to spend mucho tiempo at Chulilla climbing. Where did you park your van when you were staking there? Look forward to more of your video’s! Cheers Maarten
Excellent thanks, looks like a beautiful place.
zero biceps, all fingers
Haha, not even that. I'm probably the weakest person to ever climb 8a :D I think I make up for the lack of strength with a dynamic and efficient style.
Looks great! One question about what I assume is the lower-off on 'Nadelos som Cola' at about 3:23mins: how do you lower from those two hangers once you've removed the quickdraws?
Good question, I actually don't remember :D The draws are not ours so they might have been «fixed» (though they could be easily removed). You could also just clean them from above as the anchor is basically just below the edge of the cliff which you can just walk up to.
@@samuelbuchmann Cheers, I'd wondered if you'd just walked off the top!
So good, got me psyched. I was there a few days ago, amazing place indeed!
Nice to finally see a new video here :)
great editing! really enjoyed watching it and to follow your process. Good luck with future endeavours!
High quality content here! I do have a question for you though: how do you manage to film from multiple angles? multiple cameras? repeating the route filming it from different angles? I hope to see more frequent content in your channel, keep it up mate!
Thank you! Both. I use multiple cameras simultaniously (a drone and a big one), but also have to film climbs in more than one section. For the closeups from above, I put my iPhone in a quickdraw, start recording, rapell down a couple of draws and pull the rope. So usually, I will redpoint a route first off camera and then repeat it a few times just to film. This method obviously takes quite a lot of effort but yields better results than butt-shots from below :)
Wow that's a huge work @@samuelbuchmann
Hi, mich würde es interessieren, in wie weit sich deine Schwierigkeitsgrade positiv verändert haben, seit du Vollzeit kletterst. Ansonsten... Bleib dran
Must be fun to clean it 😂
Yea, you HAVE to clean it in second and even then it‘s an absolute pain 😂
The annotations on the cruxes was really cool.
Top notch vlog! Great cinematography man 😁
I'd like to take a moment to appreciate this pretty good zome in 8:55 ! Thanks for the 4K, for the many point of views.
Hey. Great video, thank you for sharing! Actually your whole series is very nice. Would love to go to oltre finale after seeing your video on it! …we are heading to chulilla in 2 days with our van. I know it’s a tricky question but do you have any recommendations for nice calm and remote parking spots?
Thank you! As to the van spots, there are a few places that are more quiet. Just drive around in the planes of calderones and there are some smaller side roads and parking spots. Depends on the crowds though, sometimes there are just a lot of vans ;)
Ciao Samuel, hope there will be some new videos this year. really enjoy them. Best
70m rope go alright or bring an 80?
Bring an 80! 😀
love the editing on these vids! how do you get the drone to follow you?
Thanks! The DJI Drones have some auto follow options. Sometimes they work quite well, but often they don't if you move vertically (like in climbing). I kinda stopped using those auto tracking modes lately. It's usually better to just place the drone statically and then do multiple laps of the climb.
Very cool Video! 👍🤟I'm heading to Chulilla onMay Any Recommendations for 6 th to 7th Grade Routes .. Thank You. Very Nice Lines !💪🧗
Thanks! There's a few recommended routes in the video description. In May, I guess you'll mostly be climbing in the canyon. There, I kinda liked the Masters sector all the way to the right. Those routes are still fresh whereas in sectors like Oasis, the 6s and lower 7s are already pretty polished.
Man the production of this is great!
Love these videos :)
Man I miss your videos. Hope your doing fine and are in a good place. Hopefully editing a video to upload soon. You are very talented
Thank you! I'm currently back at work, producing other content as a tech editor. No doubt I'll get back to making climbing videos sooner or later as well :)
Amazing Video, Samuel. Story, edit and message. Your videos look very professional. I am a filmmaker myself. Do you have any background in this field? Keep up 😁👏🏼
Thanks! I have a background in journalism/storytelling but not in filmmaking as such :)
Coś niesamowitego. Kawał skały i powietrza pod nogami...
I love the quality of your videos, really good information, great camera work and great climbing as well. I'm really hoping your channel grows, you deserve it!
Beautifully filmed and edited, Samuel! What drone did you use for climbing shots? The quality looks great and I am currently looking for some drone recommendations 😍
Thanks! As I‘m currently working as a tech editor, I have been testing a lot of drones lately 😄 At the moment, I would recommend the DJI Mini 3 Pro. It‘s super small, yet the image quality is pretty good and it has 10bit color in the D-Cinelike profile in case you grade your videos in postproduction. Or if you want to really go all the way, get the Mavic 3 Classic and film in DLog. It’s also easier to fly because it has obstacle sensors in all directions. But on the flipside, the mavic is a lot more expensive, bigger and heavier.
Awsome. I tried one 8a in Rabenstein Austria and it is really hard. I climbed just one 7c so I ihink 8a is a bit over the limit for me 😁
Cool Video! Nice climbs and various shots! Thumbs up
what an incredible video!! Congrats, and keep the good work ! new sub btw :)
Insane line, need more videos like this !
Where are new videos!!!
anything easy to climb as well? anything next to the sea ?
For sure, theres a lot of areas with easier stuff. Some crags by the sea, too. Can‘t remember the names right now, I recommend buying the guide „Falaises du Corse“ which is really good.
Really nice and well made video! One thing tho is that there actually are some hard routes, but they are not included in the Climb Norway guide (Which i assume you used). There is another sector called nerhoel, that has really nice steep climbing with big moves on big holds. In my opinion this is the best sector. Nerhoel has an 8a+, 8a, 7c+ and a couple 7b+. A couple other routes are left out of the Climb Norway guide as well. Full coverage of Ishoel is in the local guide, but it is unfortunately out of sale, which is a shame really.
Oh, that sounds great actually, yea I didn‘t know about that sector, shame it‘s not in the Climb Norway guide - the thing is, most non-locals will probably buy that book and not a local guide anyway, because there are just too many areas 😅
Got it :-)
Really nice climbes can u tell me the soundtrack during yeti
Wow, die Qualität Deiner Videos ist wirklich spitze!
Danke!
I saw all your videos today hahahaha , you are doing a wonderfull job , i have a UA-cam channel to and i am taking notes of yours vid's hahaha
Thanks, glad to hear it :)
Amazing video! What drone do you film with?
Thank you! I use a DJI Mavic Air 2.
I guess for me, its the one thing in life where things are perfect if you put enough time in. Everything else is never perfect and demands a lot of time - have a great career but not enjoying it/enjoying your work but not having enough money, or relationships - you have good communication, slow sex life, great understanding, too much stereotype. In climbing, its not like that. The send is always perfection. It always feels (to me) like Im close to god, divinity, you know... And Im not even religious. Its just sometthing about perfecetly executing all of those extremely specific movements, pushing your body beyond the point you literally programmed yourself to tthink is possible. Trough repetetive failiure on a project, you emboss into your mind that its impossible, yet, on that send go, you just do it. You reach the anchors - you scream, you laugh, you cry, but inside of you - there is silence. For that one moment - you have reached trough perfection. I have done many sports before, many activities, but never have I encountered such perfection as in climbing. Throw in the other stuff you mentioned and yea, hard to contest.
Wow, that's such a nice perspective! The way you describe the fleeting moment of feeling perfection when sending a route really resonates with me.
8a has been my dream forever. I am currently at 7c and Im wondering what should I train more, endurance or strength. What was your bouldering level at the time of sending this beast? On rock and moonboard or some other system board? Im really trying to prepare myself for projecting trips this season because I dont get to climb on rock that much. Also great content, I believe you will get much bigger if you keep at it.
The answer on this question depends on the route(s) you intend to climb and on your current strengths. There are short, bouldery 8as and long, sustained ones. Personally, I'm pretty bad at the former ones and better at the latter ones. I have never done any systematic training with a moonboard or anything else - I just climbed a ton on different rock. The result is that I have gotten good at onsighting routes in all kinds of styles and that I have a really good endurance. However, my bouldering strength is rubbish. This is becoming a problem for any further progress because I find that I just can't do the crux moves in 8bs and can therefore not even begin to project them ;-) All that being said, I believe that a lot of climbers have the physical strength and endurance to climb 8a and even harder. What holds them back more often is the fear of falling, even if it's very subconscious (ask yourself: do you actually try the hardest you can when climbing above bolts even if you are not sure if you will reach the next hold? Or if a hold is super painful on your skin?). The second thing which can hold you back a lot is speed. Trying to climb statically and securely saps so much power compared to climbing dynamically and fast. Just by working on that, a lot of climbers could jump up a grade or two. Also, it helps a lot if you can spend multiple days over a few weeks working on a single route. I find it completely baffling sometimes, how big the difference is between trying a route the first time and after 5+ tries. Also: Thanks :)
Hi! your videos are amazing man! really good job. I'm trying to get into editing these days, have any tips? did you teach yourself? would love to see your setup for your filming. keep up the good work, Thanks
Thank you! Yes, I taught myself. I edit in Davinci and film with a combination of mirrorless, iPhone and drone… Maybe I‘ll make some behind the scenes one day 🙃
Great looking stone! That swirl stone with roofs looks very similar to the climbing here in North Carolina.
The start of this video was great!! And that looked like a pretty big fall... Scary.. did you do it on purpose (for the video), or was it an unintended whipper?
unintended first and then reproduced for the video ;) it's steep wall and there is nothing in the way so... not a problem.
Glad I found your channel. I have a similar channel idea, but your quality is 10x better and you climb 10x better than me 🤣 but I'll get there. Cheers from Australia 🍻
Thanks! Your videos seem to have more of a documentary approach 🙂 I think that‘s also a question of priorities - it‘s a lot of work to make this type of highly produced video and it takes away from focusing on climbing 🤷🏻♂️ I usually decide to really focus on filming and accept that I won‘t reach any climbing goals on those days. That works for me because I have enough time to do both and it balances nicely but I‘m well aware that this is a luxury 😅 Cheers back to you on the other side of the globe! 🍻
@@samuelbuchmann that's true. I based my opinion on only one video I watched from your channel. But now I've watched a few others and I can tell you that, if you keep doing what you're doing, you'll soon have a million followers!! All the best!!
really nice video, and definitely nailed ALL the reasons why I have been so obsessed for over 30 years. but now comes the down sides...lost income/pension funds due to having so much fun instead of working, lost drive for developing career due to having "gone climbing" across the globe, lost ability to work due to arthritic fingers and toes. except for the arthritis, since it slows being able to do powerful, crimpy or low angle climbing, there are no regrets. i never liked work anyway and I can still do easy steep juggy routes, hooray!
Thank you. And also thanks for this perspective on things! I guess one has to be careful to maintain some kind of balance between climbing and „regular“ life in order to not burn out physically, mentally, financially or career wise. I for one don‘t plan to climb full time long term 🤷🏻♂️
he just missed you in el chorro, better next time
Dam, this definitely makes me want to quit my job and move into my van even more!
😀 never regretted it so far… though it‘s obviously not all fun and games.
Real inspiration Samuel. Are some shots in your video from Displomilandia? Greetings from Datca, Turkey! Piotr and Dana
Oh hey there, thanks man! 😊 Yes, all shots are from Desplomilandia, actually. All the best, Samuel
Great video Samuel!! Really amazing work!! I regularly ask myself the same question, especially with sore fingers / elbows / shoulders / whole body. For me, the moving meditation, problem-solving, flow states and the grading system to track continual improvement and growth are all things that keep me coming back.
Thank you! True, seeing progression is a big motivator for me, too.