This episode is EPIC(TV) I could watch this for one hour straight. Its great to see how easy is to get really strong people out of their comfort zone :D
Firstly, there was a shed load of gear on that route (slingy things may have helped). Secondly, does Neil drink the blood of fallen newbie trad climbers or something lol? He doesn't age!
@@MrLyckegard coarse dosent help when you have sweaty hands. and when your life depends on knots and slings you definitly climb way under your sport climbing grad. greatings from a german sandstone climber.
@@TheValinov Sandstein ist porös, der saugt dein Schweiß weg. Und für den Rest gibts ja Baumwollklamotten. Seit dem ich ufos neme hab ich kein schiss mehr.
I love Neil, I remember him when he came to rock antics in newton aycliffe to promote these curved la sportiva boots , I didn't like the boots but he was a true gentleman.
Kind of wild to think that Stefano was able to become one of the best climbers in the world without ever climbing on gear. Not saying that trad climbing is better than sport, just surprising that after years and years of climbing you don’t start to run out of bolted climbs.
I guess u could also argue that’s why he became one of the worlds best sport climbers, because he focused in on that, and that alone… (it is still surprising though 🤣)
I'm so bloody confused. How does a man who runs a climbing channel who has a video about building a trad rack not actually know how to trad climb? (or atleast that's the impression the video gives)
@@colerut7912 Haha. You build an anchor, your belayer climbs the same climb and removes the gear, you both walk off together with all of your stuff. 95% of climbing in the UK is walk off trad routes. Only quarried rock is bolted and barely any trad has lower offs. Forever grateful i learnt to climb in the UK, I don't need any power tools to climb the routes i want to climb, just my rack and a willing belayer.
You need a decent multidirectional piece near the bottom to protect against the risk of unzippering from the bottom up. When the rope goes tight during a fall it places outward force on the bottom piece nearest the belayer. If it pops out, it places outward force on the next piece up (which was presumably placed to protect against a downwards fall rather than an outwards pull). And so on. In some rare and extreme scenarios this can have serious consequences, so placing a good multidirectional piece at the first opportunity is generally advised. But this is just second hand info I learned from some youtube video, so don't take my word for it.
This episode is EPIC(TV) I could watch this for one hour straight. Its great to see how easy is to get really strong people out of their comfort zone :D
"I wouldn't hang my coat on there" - British Humour for the win
Lol Neil hasn’t aged a day since the 1990s Masterclass videos
you were the most experience trad climber there after Neil! of course you had to!
Remembering that there was also trad climbing before cams, i remember being Scared… on a different level
Firstly, there was a shed load of gear on that route (slingy things may have helped). Secondly, does Neil drink the blood of fallen newbie trad climbers or something lol? He doesn't age!
thats KETO for you!
Do it on Czech sandstone next time.
yeah no friends or chalk....
@@TheValinov It's quite coarse so really don't need chalk, and friends would just fall out anyways..
It was interesting to see how difficult it was for Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker. It's just completely different kind of climbing
@@MrLyckegard coarse dosent help when you have sweaty hands. and when your life depends on knots and slings you definitly climb way under your sport climbing grad. greatings from a german sandstone climber.
@@TheValinov Sandstein ist porös, der saugt dein Schweiß weg. Und für den Rest gibts ja Baumwollklamotten. Seit dem ich ufos neme hab ich kein schiss mehr.
Ahahaha
"Neil, you look worried!"
"Yeah.."
Great editing, loved the video! 😆
I love Neil, I remember him when he came to rock antics in newton aycliffe to promote these curved la sportiva boots , I didn't like the boots but he was a true gentleman.
Kind of wild to think that Stefano was able to become one of the best climbers in the world without ever climbing on gear. Not saying that trad climbing is better than sport, just surprising that after years and years of climbing you don’t start to run out of bolted climbs.
I guess u could also argue that’s why he became one of the worlds best sport climbers, because he focused in on that, and that alone… (it is still surprising though 🤣)
How did we get 6b+ with no adjective?
Anyone know what climber/outdoor pant Matt is wearing? Seen them before but never knew the company/model. Thanks.
Hey here they are - bit.ly/3dP39PH
@@dailyclimbing Gracias. Appreciate you all.
Spotted the shitty belayer at 1:42
Fr man is like 15ft from the wall.
This will be my favourite Climbing Daily video :)))
At least give them double racks 😂
Trad is always frightening 😱😨
Trad is so much fun! I wonder, why those world-class climbers never tried it before?🤔
Funny to see them sweating 🤣
I'm so bloody confused. How does a man who runs a climbing channel who has a video about building a trad rack not actually know how to trad climb? (or atleast that's the impression the video gives)
Missing Adam Ondra,the master i big wall climbing
I cant Belive they havent trad climbed before 👀. Next time send em over to saxony, we trad climb without metal gear, only knots and slings.
Take them on old school run out slab with little to no hand holds.
Well done, Matt!
Caneticut has a lot of grate trad climbing
Trad routes with bolts at the top, this is disgusting!
they’re rappel stations
@@colerut7912 I know they are. In England we would build our own belay with gear without any need to deface the rock with bolts.
@@Logibox0494 i would think leaving gear is just as bad as rap bolts
@@colerut7912 Haha. You build an anchor, your belayer climbs the same climb and removes the gear, you both walk off together with all of your stuff. 95% of climbing in the UK is walk off trad routes. Only quarried rock is bolted and barely any trad has lower offs. Forever grateful i learnt to climb in the UK, I don't need any power tools to climb the routes i want to climb, just my rack and a willing belayer.
So they were effectively solo'ing some 6B'ish routes :P
Luckily they're world class athletes so they can manage
Not Even close to a solo but ok.
Love a bit of trad 🇬🇧
Trad climbing.... is it free soloing? Who knows?
nice stopper not! lol
Happie
Why would you teach people to place a piece so close to the ground where there is still potential for decking?
Was th at the practice piece he mentioned ?
You need a decent multidirectional piece near the bottom to protect against the risk of unzippering from the bottom up. When the rope goes tight during a fall it places outward force on the bottom piece nearest the belayer. If it pops out, it places outward force on the next piece up (which was presumably placed to protect against a downwards fall rather than an outwards pull). And so on. In some rare and extreme scenarios this can have serious consequences, so placing a good multidirectional piece at the first opportunity is generally advised. But this is just second hand info I learned from some youtube video, so don't take my word for it.
@@vanmanivan this is a brilliant reply..my climbing coach literally told me this last week!
Hey guys (ppl from this video) no native English speakers. Where are You from? Guessing your accents i craking my head ;).
Can you really call yourself a climber if you’ve never placed gear?
Would've been fun to watch pro sport climbers climbing trad, instead we mostly had to watch Matt Groom make it all about himself.
Wow it shows how wimpy sport climbers are in general,
Not wimpy, just inexperienced. You were the same when you started.