Alex Megos Climbs 'Van De Panique' (8c/5.14b) In The Pouring Rain | Epic Climber, Ep. 4
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Described by Adam Ondra as 'one of the best sport crags in the world' the 'Camping' sector of Van d'en Haut is characteristic of many Swiss sport climbing venues. Tall, imposing and very steep, the limestone buttress commands impressive views of Lac de Salanfe and its surrounding hills. The climbing is practically unparalleled in the whole of Switzerland and even better for our climbers it stays (mostly) dry in the rain. While Hazel and Emily set their sights on one of the crag's classic 8a routes, Tommy and Alex turn their attention to the long, sustained 8c 'Van de Panique.' Tommy drops the onsight, but Alex, with his flair for fast ascents, steps up eagerly to try the line.
Director: Alan Sim
Producer: Donna Saarentola
Alex Megos Climbs 'Van De Panique' (8c/5.14b) In The Pouring Rain | Epic Climber, Ep. 4
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They also could've called this:"Alex Megos showing off to trad-climbing legends"...
Tommy's got a clot of class, I'm sure it would be hard to seem weak to a younger, better climber, but Tommy gave Alex mega props.
There are things tommy can do that other climbers only dream of even Alex but I love the way they all respect each other's different skills, it's one the things that make climbing such an amazing sport.
Tommy just sint the jealous type of person. a real role model.
+hey If youlove what you do, and someone can do something you cannot it;s only normal if for one to be impressed, it gives a challenge, jealousy also is there but in form of motivation not resignation..
megos props*
Alex has stronger fingers, but doubtful he will climb the Dawn Wall.
Alex Megos is so awesome. I love watching him climb, he's so inspiring.
+Joseph Gauthier i agree
Imagine shaking their hands
Ive shaken megos hand! The doctor says with three more years of physio full function may return. JK hes a nice dude as well :).
I just love that Alex isn't too arrogant about his skills. He'd rather just show you
And I'm over here struggling to climb the stairs.
0:38 this jump is pretty cool
Alex is really good but I feel like this tv show is making him look way more superior compared to the other climbers...
+Angela Leung When you weigh like a 130 lbs it is really easy when you are a guy and 20 years old. I was 6 foot and weighed 145 lbs when I was around 22 and could do all sorts of crazy stuff. I was super active back then. The rest of them are normal weights and older.
That is probably because he is by far the best out of the 4
Thomas Duncan Yeah, he is the only pro full time climber.
do you know who tommy caldwell is?
Of course not. The trend in climbing nowadays to think single-pitch hardgrade is serious climbing is fucking ridiculous.
Dam give him 10 years hea gonna be a legend i see the determination in his eyes somethin feirce
Nice! What language was the voice-over?
He should try out for Ninja Warrior.
Alex should definitely
they don't let people like alex on ninja warrior because it wouldn't be fair
They would absolutely let him on. Typically they have a handful of serious competitors and then a whole slew of "filler" contestants. He would likely be in the serious contestants' bracket.
Sean McColl
Did you see how worlds best climbers train? most of the stuff on ninja factor would be just a breeze for them,that would just point out how bad others are and lower the qulity of the show,why do that?
I feel like this a infomercial with the commentary and the 'pumpy' music
I love how some of them give off that "I'm a bit embarrassed or ashamed" attitude when there's really nothing to really be embarrassed of, considering their skill. There are a lot of people who can't do the things they do. xD
Caterina Hunts a lot?
this life of luxury.
"Four of some of the best climbers in the world: Alex and some three other assholes." Lol! they play the most hardcore music ever when alex climbs, yet when they show any of the others they like fade out the music, and then they go back to alex and cue back up the epic guitar riff, lmao
Tommy Caldwell is actually a badass. He once escaped capture from some Kyrgyzstan rebels by pushing one of them off a cliff (rebel survived). He along with several other climbers were held hostage for 6 days before they escaped. Pretty crazy story. He also lost his left index finger from a table saw in 2001. He's overcome some very difficult situations in his life.
Viktor Birkeland yeah no shit dumb fuck
Viktor Birkeland Tommy is probably the best and most accomplished big wall climber in the world. When come to adventure climb, big and hard wall expedition, and bold climbs Alex is no way close to Tommy and hazel. It blows my mind people on the internet sitting behind a computer calls Tommy fucking Caldwell a rando. It’s Tommy fucking Caldwell.
@@fanzhang5568 you're right about Tommy. But still, if Tommy himself says that Alex is a better technical climber than him, don't you wonder how Alex would do on the Dawn Wall ?
@@donaldvanvliet9039 did Tommy call Alex more technical? Alex is ridiculously strong but he is not really known as a technical climber. Dawn wall is “only” 9a, if Alex megos has the mental fortitude, someone place all the hard gears for him, and can figure out the thin traverse pitch, I am sure a 9c climber can eventually take down a 9a big wall.
how would that harness stop them fall
I just can say woooow
I know nothing about climbing but i am curious about something. The attach in wich they put their line and then trow themselves from with no fear at all, who tells them they are secure ?
science. science does.
science. science does.
Joshua Chhakchhuak What’s that have to do with science? It’s an attachment on the rope controlled by the belayer which holds the rope.
good boy
What belay technique is Tommy using at 6:17? He's just casually pulling rope out of the top of his belay device with no brake hand or anything. Is there a certain device that let's you do this nonchalantly like that?
Grigri+ for example, when on lead mode and fed a fitting rope for it.
If you look closely you can see he is actually holding the break rope.
"No bad conditions"
How do they get down ?
Did they just censor Pooping?
Amazes me to see them holding on with just there finger tips and still able to spring up a foot to the next hold ..
I would like to know the effects that has on the fingers how much energy and spring can a climber generate using just arms and fingers .... and what are the difference in muscle groups do climbers have or are best to have for climbing and is there a perfect size and build
Kidnap a climber and dissect him in your basement. Then we can compare notes.
Dante Constantine
You have notes.....I am not a climber do not contact me ..:D
I've been to the top of that mountain, I took the easy way uo though
they got the looks, you've got the brain :)
I kinda new to climbing so I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, just trying to understand the lingo.. but would you call it an onsight if Megos had sent that route? I mean since Tommy went first and all, wouldn't that be called a flash..? I know this stuff doesn't really matter, but it's fun to learn the "rules"
nordtrees yes, that would be a flash, not an on sight, you are right :)
He did it second go so it's already not a on site and your right it would be a flash if tommy went first and he watched him on the route. But the fact that it was his second go turns it into a red point....regardless it is still absolutely amazing.
A flash isn't bouldering specific, the same applies for sport climbing if you already have beta on the climb it becomes a flash and if you climb a boulder with no beta and don't touch the holds its still a on site.
Stay tuned for the next episode where we star Alex and some wankers...
" vent de panique "
Not the pouring rain, but definitely impressive.
anyone know the name of the song from 5:00 to 6:40 ?
+Fernando Gomez Vega Darude - Sandstorm
+Chris Van Niekerk thank you but I know what song that is, and is not it.
Hazel is so pretty
3:30 wtf kind of knot is that? It looks like a sloppy bowline
megos looks like Pinocchio
did they really censor the word piss
Alex's stopper knot is a bit loose :B
Peter parker
How did that one guy lose his fingers
Caldwell had to saw it off couldn't put it back together .
tommy said all the routes they did that day was tough for them except for alex... it was tough for alex he just didnt give up so quickly !
Real life Spider-Man
day helmet hair doe
Why did the bleep out pouring at 2:37 xD
+Bruh... pissing*
+josh green and why do they bleep out pissing? lol
6:21 family guy
dat helmet hair doe
Even I'll pass
I guess if your name is Alex, you're just a bad ass climber😜😁 it's in the name. Shout out to Alex Honnold, climb on 👍🏼
His secretly is chuck norrises son
6:24 7:10 lol
mdrrr ce genre d'accent français des familles
Hemily Arrington? Wtf 😂😂
Sponsored by Patagonia.
Alex Honnold eats these monutains for breakfast. No ropes.
Milan Kotevski Obvious troll is obvious
+Milan Kotevski The day Honnold solos 5.14b will be the day he dies.
Potter maybe (if he hadn't died).
Only huber soloed this grade inthink n not that many meters
Tommy still has a finger, that's why he could not set an 8c
I see tendonitis here.
To me it looks like Alex is wayyyyy much better than the rest of the three climbers. But I’m a little confused because Emily Harrington did go to IFSC competitions, and however I’ve never seen alex compete. He would’ve destroyed all the boulder problems ahahhhaa
nope nope nope
The guy in the green is so salty at alex
let's pick the commentator who cant speak English.
"that's a great idea" - no one ever.
Who is this narrator jesus christ
That dude in the oranges voice annoys me
this people are not of this planet..are super power aliens from the "allpowerfullworld" in the Andromeda galaxy and come here just to brag...jajajajjaja
That first climber sucks grabs the the quick draw
Jesus man. learn something about the sport you apparently enjoy.
I hate this impression in climbing that single-pitch hardgrade climbing is somehow "the best"; that stuff is really just training for a real climber, imo.
Props to the kid for being a strong climber and everything, but the idea that he's a better climber than Tommy fucking Caldwell is just laughable.
Robz S "I know routes he's done in a day or really quickly and they're routes I could never dream of doing." - Tommy Fucking Caldwell. If Tommy Caldwell is a "real" climber then surely he would be able to do these incredibly hard climbs as his training, but clearly he cant, so your point is mute.
Climbing is not a game of top trumps, you can't compare apples and oranges.
'real climbing' is just what people say when they want to dismiss other people's accomplishments.
Besides, Megos would wreck Caldwell on any big wall, similar to how Ondra only needed 8 days to send the dawn wall