Matt De Santis
Matt De Santis
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RASPERS ONLY: A New Zealand Bouldering Film
NOTE ON BOULDERING IN THE CASTLE HILL BASIN:
The rock in these areas is very prone to becoming polished. The locals go to great efforts to prevent this from happening. If you choose to climb in these areas, come prepared with a spray bottle and soft bristle brush to clean each boulder after you climb on it. Also, for certain boulders that already have become polished, it is recommended to not climb on this rock to give it time to return to its natural state. Check out the castle hill basin website (castlehillbasin.co.nz/polished) for an up to date list of which climbs should be avoided and more information.
FEATURED BOULDERS:
Flock Hill:
Ego [v11] - 1:43
Superman [v10] - 2:18
Weapon Omega [v11/12] - 2:46
Mortality Sequence [v11] - 3:27
Psychosis [v11-13] - 4:05
Foops [v2] - 4:33
Alberto Balsalm [v8] - 5:17
Porky [v8] - 5:37
King Line [v13] - 6:16
The Big Show [v11] - 7:17
The Little Book of Calm [v12] - 8:28
Seduce and Destroy [v11] - 8:58
Fatal Flaw [v13] - 9:58
Castle Hill:
Raw Horse (part 1) [v6?] - 12:00
Big Balls [v5] - 14:38
Wax on Wax off [v7] - 14:56
Bliss [v3] - 15:51
Snake Eyes [v8] - 16:27
A Love Supreme [v13] - 16:56
Midnight Milk [v6] - 18:13
The Cauldron [v4] - 18:43
The Fickle Finger of Fate [v2] - 19:11
Full Monk [v12] - 19:42
Oren Ishi'i [v11] - 20:51
Leviathan [v9] - 21:42
Bangaranga [v3] - 22:55
Mental Mantle [v6-10] - 23:27
Raw Horse (part 2) [v6 is I guess what we're going with] - 25:28
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Відео

Big NRG Energy- Some of the Best Boulders in the New River Gorge
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I was really blown away with the quality of boulders at the New. We managed to get up some really good ones during our short trip, but there's a lot to go back for! Boulders in order of appearance: Lord of Chaos (v10)- 00:19 F5 (v10)- 00:53 Loaded Biscuit (v11)- 01:35 Deep Fried (v9)- 02:27 Master of Manipulation (v10)- 03:27 Shoulders of Giants (v9/10)- 04:42 (Second Ascent) Last Man Standing ...
Red Feather (V11)- Big Cottonwood Canyon
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A nice rock. Music is Pirate Radio by Jean Dawson
The Ice Caves Compendium: Comp Style Training in Independence Pass
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I've been wanting to climb in the ice caves ever since I saw LT11s video of Chris S when I started climbing. It did not disappoint. The ice caves just might be my favorite bouldering zone ever. Every climb would be right at home in a world cup round. Some of the most unique features and movement I've ever seen made for incredibly fun climbing in a surreal setting. Climbs in order of appearance:...
Rhythm of the Saints (v12) Post Break FA
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A nice line in Redcliff CO on the aircraft carrier boulder. Came to check it out only to find the starting jug had come off. The space left where the hold used to be ended up allowing for a pretty good toe cam that completely changed the sequence. Great movement and nice grips, can't ask for much more. Pretty sure this was the FA post break (did it about a week or two after the hold broke from ...
I Have Sand in my Pants: Another Joe's Valley Experience
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Sometimes a bunch of sand comes together to form big sand. When this happens you must climb the big sand. This is science. Climbs: Simple Twist of Fate (v10)- 0:17 Playmate of the Year (v9)- 0:49 (potentially terrible kneebar beta) Lonesome Animals (v12)- 1:35 (tall guy beta) The Flu (v8)- 2:23 ft. Christina G2-07 (v7)- 3:09 ft. Christina Death Scream (v10 flash)- 3:46 Black Jesus (v11)- 4:23 H...
A Little One From Big and a Big One From Little
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One little boulder from big cottonwood canyon and one big boulder from little cottonwood canyon. Both excellent problems- size isn't everything ;) Nightman (v12)- 0:22 Dead on Arrival (v11)- 1:22
Playing the Game in the Adirondacks
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It's a funny game we like to play.... 2 Outstanding boulders from the Adirondack Park: Tsunami (v8)- Flash Dr. Robotnik (v11)
Show Your Scars (V14)- A Story of Perseverance and/or Stupidity
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My longest project and the hardest boulder I have climbed. I'll remember this one for the rest of my life. Huge thanks to Anthony Txertudi (possibly with help from Pete Lowe?) for building the amazing landing that makes this spectacular boulder climbable.
The Magnificent Ibex (Boulders)
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Some excellent Ibex boulders and a couple plain old ibex: Plain old Ibex- 0:01 The Bone Collector (v11)- 0:26 Topus Arete (v5)- 1:17 One Eyed Man (v8)- 2:03 Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster (v10)- 2:40 Music: Zebra by Bjorn Berge
GREAT GRANITE: Some of the Best Boulders in Little Cottonwood Canyon
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Some of the Best of LCC! Enjoy! Part 1: Tall Wrist Rocket (v9)- 0:15 Tequila Sunset (v4)- 1:27 The Crippler (v8)- 1:58 Blue Steel (v8)- 3:15 High Horse (v8, Chris Watts)- 4:32 Part 2: Hard Bully (v11)- 5:55 Eclipse (v12)- 6:52 Beer Can Cave (v10)- 7:47 Hour of Power (v13)- 9:11 Part 3: Hard and Tall The Good Listener (v9/10)- 10:45 Holy Moly (v11, Eric Jerome)- 11:58 Red Letter Day (v10)- 13:33...
Rock Shop Romp- Some Wyoming Boulders
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A handful of excellent boulders from the Rock Shop, Wyoming. Includes: Lander Calrissian - v8 [0:20] Spidey Sense - v11 [1:21] The Giving Tree - v10 [2:01] Mary Jane - v10 [2:57] Bandito - v10 [3:38] Lost in Space - v11 [4:28] Philanderer - v9/10 [5:40]
Hidden Gems In Ferron
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After being discovered a couple years ago, this amazing little bouldering sector has somehow received relatively little attention. This small sector near Ferron, Utah, sits about 30 minutes outside Joe's Valley and has a few amazing problems. In video: Thunder (v9- Flash) 0:10 Rainstorm (v9-FA) 1:15 (This is the low start to an established problem "Lighting"- also v9- that starts on the large r...
Ogden After Work
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Showcasing some mighty fine quartzite boulders up at Ogden. Big thanks to the crew who developed these boulders so the rest of us can have some hard blocks to test ourselves on! Boulders in order of appearance: Pins and Feathers v11 [0:06] Cinderella is Dead (new school beta) v12 [1:06] Blood and Fire v10 (flash) [1:54] Red Man's Dust v10/11 [2:37] Slick 50 v9/10 [3:24] Dream Racer v10 [4:27] C...
Not That Soft: A Joe's Valley Experience
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Some nice hunks of sandstone. Trent's Mom v10 [0:23] Counter Clockwork v11 [1:08] Worm Turns v11 [1:56] The Walls Have Eyes v9 [2:31] Bring the Heatwole v7 [3:29] Eden v9/10 [4:21] Worst Case Scenario v9 [4:55] Lactation Station v10 [5:42] Ghost King v11 [7:24]
"You Came to Indian Creek to Boulder? That's Hilarious."- A Day at the Crik
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"You Came to Indian Creek to Boulder? That's Hilarious."- A Day at the Crik
A Boy and a Stick: Some Colorado Boulders
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A Boy and a Stick: Some Colorado Boulders
Some OK Boulders
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Some OK Boulders
Arkansas Bouldering Part 2: Chasing Grades
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Arkansas Bouldering Part 2: Chasing Grades
Some Nice Rocks Near Roy, NM
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Some Nice Rocks Near Roy, NM
Arkansas Bouldering: Chasing Stars
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Arkansas Bouldering: Chasing Stars

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @cotoplasto3998
    @cotoplasto3998 2 місяці тому

    This is such a great bouldering film man, the way it gives you the feeling of having such a great time with nature and your friends, is just priceless. Keep it up!!

  • @Highstoneclimbing
    @Highstoneclimbing 3 місяці тому

    🔥

  • @willsummers2768
    @willsummers2768 3 місяці тому

    Epic climbing but the steeeeeez on that ball and cup at 1:51

  • @Twohunnidpercent
    @Twohunnidpercent 3 місяці тому

    Sensational

  • @exluvrx
    @exluvrx 4 місяці тому

    hell yeah

  • @ODKGRAFF
    @ODKGRAFF 4 місяці тому

    Wicked 👌🏽

  • @paulmitchell5349
    @paulmitchell5349 4 місяці тому

    Some fine grunting.

  • @lakjladjsflasdjf
    @lakjladjsflasdjf 4 місяці тому

    Couple months out from moving to NZ on a working holiday visa. Very excited!

  • @brunokuntze5818
    @brunokuntze5818 4 місяці тому

    this is soo good

  • @weschrist
    @weschrist 4 місяці тому

    Nice one! I guess I don’t know what Raspers mean cuz most of those looked like typical badass classic probs. Super psyched to try Raw Horse!!

  • @thtmtrvlr5014
    @thtmtrvlr5014 4 місяці тому

    the disclaimer XD

  • @sequenceapp
    @sequenceapp 4 місяці тому

    Bangers left right and centre. Super solid edit. Double like!!!

  • @davidmason85
    @davidmason85 4 місяці тому

    Brilliant! The Basin is soooooo good

  • @spencermenzies9554
    @spencermenzies9554 4 місяці тому

    Amazing video and even more amazing sends!

  • @jasperray6576
    @jasperray6576 4 місяці тому

    Genuinely one of the best bouldering films I've watched - the light and the lines and the colours, what a perfect backdrop to some incredible climbing. Strong effort guys

  • @gavinmactarnaghan
    @gavinmactarnaghan 4 місяці тому

    this is big dude, nice edit. keep it coming! stay healthy my dude.

  • @Psyvane
    @Psyvane 4 місяці тому

    rad

  • @miroz5824
    @miroz5824 4 місяці тому

    This was pure awesomeness! Kura Tawhiti is soooo unique!

  • @michaelrachman7155
    @michaelrachman7155 4 місяці тому

    Dude! Amazing video, very raspy vibes. Im so curious what the fixed ropes you guys set up are anchored to??

  • @loganlockridge7848
    @loganlockridge7848 4 місяці тому

    Bangers only from Mr De Santis

  • @henrygilbert3798
    @henrygilbert3798 4 місяці тому

    Wicked film! First banger from the area in ages. Thank you for keeping our rocks clean as well!

  • @gnell4244
    @gnell4244 4 місяці тому

    Hey man just out of curiosity I was wondering why the grading on many of these is so vast? Like V11-13 grade. Is that because of the official grade and then also how your guys felt doing it? And which grade is which ahahah

    • @hugorichards5764
      @hugorichards5764 4 місяці тому

      First guy who did Psychosis thought it was V10, most people since then have thought it’s V13 It’s because the style of Kura Tawhiti is so weird, it’s sooooo hard to grade

    • @gnell4244
      @gnell4244 4 місяці тому

      @@hugorichards5764 oh that’s interesting, thanks for the context. Gotta love when something is so stylised for you it feels 3 grades easier hahah

    • @mattdesantis6291
      @mattdesantis6291 4 місяці тому

      In general the style of climbing there is so weird it can be very difficult to give something a grade that feels right for everyone. They're mostly just a vague guide to give you some idea of what to expect. I didn't include a grade range on every climb, but almost all of them could easily be given a wide range (in most cases the "given" grade would be the low end of that range IMO). The climbs I did include a range for are cases where the climber took a personal grade that differed from the consensus grade, or where there isn't a clear consensus among the ascensionists so far.

    • @sdixon91
      @sdixon91 4 місяці тому

      Wow this looks awesome!

  • @danandrei9087
    @danandrei9087 4 місяці тому

    big show in the Larry 🤯wow, nuts

  • @paulphonthornbulbon9502
    @paulphonthornbulbon9502 4 місяці тому

    The Raw Horse footage was everything. Good to know I wasn't going crazy and there was a foot missing.

  • @theunaphotobomber
    @theunaphotobomber 4 місяці тому

    The cow at 20:48 😄

  • @ericagatland6000
    @ericagatland6000 4 місяці тому

    Was a pleasure climbing with you guys! Looking forward to next time 💪 Raw Horse!

  • @ddemyanek
    @ddemyanek 5 місяців тому

    Love that TOAD TIME gets its own time stamp in the description. This video is dope. Y'all are animals.

  • @jhunty
    @jhunty 6 місяців тому

    We could not find best of friends. Do you remember where this is at? Thanks!

  • @Mindwave416
    @Mindwave416 7 місяців тому

    Cottonwood is misspelled in the opening graphics.

  • @jarfrobinksss
    @jarfrobinksss 9 місяців тому

    good ole' Brian Nugent. He prob flashed most of these before this guy got his send footy ;)

  • @theunaphotobomber
    @theunaphotobomber 11 місяців тому

    WOW that starting feature at 7:41 is absolutely sick!

  • @mongoose1804
    @mongoose1804 Рік тому

    baaaaaaaa moooooooo

  • @christophergaus5886
    @christophergaus5886 Рік тому

    Really enjoyed the psyche. Please post more.

  • @CalebKnappaveragem8y
    @CalebKnappaveragem8y Рік тому

    Absolutely bonkers, fire sends

  • @Schlooder
    @Schlooder Рік тому

    Looking forward to a return trip

  • @jsclimbing69
    @jsclimbing69 Рік тому

    Anybody know what the horrible sounding creature is at 15:24?

  • @eric.jerome
    @eric.jerome Рік тому

    This guy eats V10 for breakfast

  • @tristanmayfield4851
    @tristanmayfield4851 Рік тому

    Oh man I miss the New so bad

  • @MonkeyBarsEveryday
    @MonkeyBarsEveryday Рік тому

    Megamite has awesome movement. I sessioned with a friend while he worked on it. Sick climb

  • @MonkeyBarsEveryday
    @MonkeyBarsEveryday Рік тому

    did anyone hassle you about being there at night?? I thought parks were closed

    • @MatthewDeSantis-s3o
      @MatthewDeSantis-s3o Рік тому

      If there are rules about not being there at night we were unaware- didn't see any signs or hear from anyone (though most of the boulders we climbed at night were outside the actual park boundaries). Next trip I would read into it more and respect any rules the park has in place

  • @danandrei9087
    @danandrei9087 Рік тому

    wonderful edit Matt, my only qualm is that you ended toad time. Should've continued for the rest of the video in a little corner of the screen

  • @gavinmactarnaghan
    @gavinmactarnaghan Рік тому

    so sick dude, thanks for sharing.

  • @eric.jerome
    @eric.jerome Рік тому

    Yum

  • @TheJustinConnor
    @TheJustinConnor Рік тому

    Damn, that place is sketch

  • @bryanebert8925
    @bryanebert8925 Рік тому

    This video is rad, nice work.

  • @SurPhili
    @SurPhili Рік тому

    What time of year was this?

  • @danbo004
    @danbo004 Рік тому

    Sick video! Would you be willing to send me more info on some of these problems? Timeout corner looks so cool but I can’t find any info online

    • @MatthewDeSantis-s3o
      @MatthewDeSantis-s3o Рік тому

      If you can find your way to the caves, all the problems are within 100 yards of eachother within the cave system. Timeout corner is all the way at the end of the cave

  • @joelbrady7257
    @joelbrady7257 Рік тому

    rad

  • @justinjakimiak1998
    @justinjakimiak1998 2 роки тому

    Damn how long were you there for? You absolutely cleaned house

  • @paytonkeough
    @paytonkeough 2 роки тому

    Sick video man well done!