@Bercilak de hautdesert when you rock climb, most of the fear goes away. For some people, it completely goes away. For ice climbers, the fear is ALWAYS there.
The great thing about snow and ice is you can manipulate it, you can make it do what you need in a pinch with tools. Rock makes you accept it as it is, and either succeed or fail.
Matt, the 90s are over - didnt see your trousers but your helmet looked like you would loose it any second. like we did it with the trousers. Thing is, it was the 90s.
That ice climb in the craignorms is the most brutal thing I have ever seen that top out was absolutely blood curling, we was literally free soloing, on bad ice, in scottish winter conditions, and with massive rope drag, but come to think of it he may be used to that with the massive baws he must have.
It wasn't Denali, but the Moose's Tooth. You could see Denali in one of the summit views. But he's right, Denali is 63 deg N, so nearly above the Arctic Circle, so stays light overnight. Easy to see by even if the sun officially goes down.
my guess because of snow rock isn't usually super good up there, kind of like bolting near the sea. meaning it might be safer to use your own gear than to trust bolts up there.
Because bolts lower the risk, and hense the grade/severity. Once you put in one bolt you can watch some areas become bolt ladders so best to declare an area 'bolt free'. It's also disrespectful to the original climbers of the area.
The general UK view is bolting ruins the purity of the route; it not only permanently damages the rock, it ruins the look of a natural area. Climbers and mountaineers are supposed to be stewards of the outdoors and not deface the rock to make a climb easier. If you aren't good enough to climb the route with removable protection, then you aren't good enough to attempt the climb and should come back when you are better. Its the same as you shouldn't climb when turf isn't frozen or when there isn't enough snow/ice on the route as you will tear up the turf; potentially killing the plants that live there, many of which are endangered and scar the rocks, damaging them and making them look terrible.
Yea but it's kinda controversial. One way of looking at it is making it "easier" with bolts, another one is making it "safer". Imho bolting belays where there is a risk of your gear ripping out is ok as it can save lives. But that's just my opinion.
In Chamonix, how does their roping work if one falls? looks like if someone slips it might pull the whole team off the ridge ? Doesn't seem like they are looping anchors anywhere.... I would do that at the very least, but also not sure how to properly do this route.
@@sebastian31337 That's terrifying. I'd be so scared of the rope getting cut on a flake. Or the other climber reacting too fast and jumping to the wrong side out of panic. Seems like easy climbing at least, just crazy exposure.
Scottish Winter climbing seems to be rock / grass climbing with tools in absolutely atrocious conditions! Not fun at all! That ridge climb in the Italian Alps looks incredibly familiar, I'm sure that I've been there. The position relative to Dent du Géant certainly looks the same as the ridge that I've done.
@@dailyclimbing Scottish Winter climbing seems to be as much about having a high pain tolerance and a somewhat masochistic personality combined with survival ability in terrible weather.....I'm WAY too old for that sort of thing LOL. Ah, if that ridge is the one that's really close to the skyway, then it IS the same one that I thought! Thanks for the info! :)
4:54 why we will run into buildings .Thank you for trusting ice ITS TIME YOI GUYS GET IT TOGETHER,ENOUGH KEEPING YOUR SMALL CIRCLE BRING IT OUT ADVOCACY GROUP? LETS SHOW THE SKILL & FORTITUDE #WINTER OLYMPIC DO YOU KNOW AMAZING EXTREME OR SPEED CLIMBIN FOR VIEWIN PLEASURE ONLY SPORT,HOME VIEWERS SQUIRM &.TWITCH like a man Non CLIMBER But surely love Banff ice of God #winterolympic
Is there really any need to amp up what is already outstanding visuals with bang average dance music? For me it detracts from the climbing, not adds to it.
2nd clip was beautiful ridge, something i would do for sure.... but 1st and 3rd were absolutely terrifying and blood freezing
damn, that third clip is gnarly. kinda makes you realize how crazy some of the old climbs in the himalayan's must've been
too right geezer!
.....meaning today's climbs are for sissys?
@@larryslemp9698 Nah, but you can't deny that modern climbing has some better equipment and other conveniences that they didn't have in the old days.
As a rock climber I find ice and snow terrifying
Bercilak de hautdesert Your not a coward your smart 👌🏾
@Bercilak de hautdesert when you rock climb, most of the fear goes away. For some people, it completely goes away. For ice climbers, the fear is ALWAYS there.
I’m the opposite honestly, involves the brain more, I like that
The great thing about snow and ice is you can manipulate it, you can make it do what you need in a pinch with tools. Rock makes you accept it as it is, and either succeed or fail.
@@alexbarcovsky4319 I actually think about falling a lot more on rock than I do ice. You are effectively creating jugs the entire way up the route.
minute 4:20 I suffered with you. truly amazing. utmost respect. as quick as a coffin nail
The first one is just down right classic! Rewatched it at least 20 times!
On five
It all looks like a blast, but that ridge traverse was way too crowded for my tastes.
Typical in the Alps.
Okay, so who was filming and how did they get there? (Climb #1) Did they rappel into position?
That’s an interesting layer system the final climber was using; it looks like two hooded GoreTex shells or perhaps a soft shell?
Looks like a hardshell outer with a softshell inner
I didn’t see ice in the Scottish ice route
It's Scottish winter climbing. It doesn't have much to do with ice :).
Pucker factor was turned to the max on the last one
Matt, the 90s are over - didnt see your trousers but your helmet looked like you would loose it any second. like we did it with the trousers. Thing is, it was the 90s.
If I had a hobby like this, I would find a different hobby.
That ice climb in the craignorms is the most brutal thing I have ever seen that top out was absolutely blood curling, we was literally free soloing, on bad ice, in scottish winter conditions, and with massive rope drag, but come to think of it he may be used to that with the massive baws he must have.
Crampon skittering off the rock, hammering ever so gently into damp snow, jesus
harrowing content. truly riskin' it for the biscuit
1:33 How did he not drop the ice tools???
Hot pockets
The cameraman probably took the stairs...
What Arcteryx jacket are you wearing on the ridge traverse? I need a new outer layer!
Will Gadd is violently Canadian, and I love it.
uuuuh that's not for me. I prefer it a little bit safer
that ice climbing is a whole nother level
That all looked class with unreal views but quite sketchy. But still seems better than the bogs I'm only getting to climb on now
The third one the alarm bells were definitely going off in my head, that was a lot of powdery snow on top that make it sketchy
So they’re on top of Denali at 7 : 30 - now what? How did they get down before it got dark?
Denali gets ~20 hours of sunlight in the summer, so could have as much as 5 hours more sun.
It wasn't Denali, but the Moose's Tooth. You could see Denali in one of the summit views. But he's right, Denali is 63 deg N, so nearly above the Arctic Circle, so stays light overnight. Easy to see by even if the sun officially goes down.
How can you even put Entreves traverse on the same level as the other two...
Not even close. I've climbed Aiguille d'Entreves, and it's low 5th class, mostly 3rd and 4th. The others are hairy.
Hey all! I'm not well versed in alpine "ethics." Would some be kind enough to explain why one would not be allowed to use bolts?
my guess because of snow rock isn't usually super good up there, kind of like bolting near the sea. meaning it might be safer to use your own gear than to trust bolts up there.
Because bolts lower the risk, and hense the grade/severity. Once you put in one bolt you can watch some areas become bolt ladders so best to declare an area 'bolt free'.
It's also disrespectful to the original climbers of the area.
Ahh! Okay, thank you all for the explanations :-)
The general UK view is bolting ruins the purity of the route; it not only permanently damages the rock, it ruins the look of a natural area. Climbers and mountaineers are supposed to be stewards of the outdoors and not deface the rock to make a climb easier. If you aren't good enough to climb the route with removable protection, then you aren't good enough to attempt the climb and should come back when you are better.
Its the same as you shouldn't climb when turf isn't frozen or when there isn't enough snow/ice on the route as you will tear up the turf; potentially killing the plants that live there, many of which are endangered and scar the rocks, damaging them and making them look terrible.
Yea but it's kinda controversial. One way of looking at it is making it "easier" with bolts, another one is making it "safer". Imho bolting belays where there is a risk of your gear ripping out is ok as it can save lives. But that's just my opinion.
In Chamonix, how does their roping work if one falls? looks like if someone slips it might pull the whole team off the ridge ? Doesn't seem like they are looping anchors anywhere.... I would do that at the very least, but also not sure how to properly do this route.
If one drops on one side, try to jump to the other. But as mentioned in between the lines, better don’t slip.
@@sebastian31337 That's terrifying. I'd be so scared of the rope getting cut on a flake. Or the other climber reacting too fast and jumping to the wrong side out of panic. Seems like easy climbing at least, just crazy exposure.
The Shovel Traverse Hummingbird Ridge Mt. Logan always struck me as utterly terrifying...
Mark Smiley tryed it nur until now it hasnt been repeated
1:33 camera guy was like "ooh he falling, me safe up here"
Scottish climbing looks fuckin horrendously awesome and intimidating.
Really enjoyed this one. Tim Emmit is such a legend.
Not as much as that camera 🎥 guy lol
Sweaty palms watching this
As a proud Scotsman I may be biased- but I do feel that The Scottish Highlands are proof that 'altitude does not a mountain make' 🤣🤣🤣
How does the camera person get up there?
my mum was macKenzie, these guys fall off a small mound and call it climbing! lols
big watch
What's the name of the song at 7.39-7.50 ?
I'm not sure I've ever seen matt wearing a helmet that looks like it fits?
1.05 Elementary respect but rare
Scottish Winter climbing seems to be rock / grass climbing with tools in absolutely atrocious conditions! Not fun at all! That ridge climb in the Italian Alps looks incredibly familiar, I'm sure that I've been there. The position relative to Dent du Géant certainly looks the same as the ridge that I've done.
Scottish winter climbing is an acquired taste… the ridge is a popular route for sure, very accessible from the skyway on the courmayeur side
@@dailyclimbing Scottish Winter climbing seems to be as much about having a high pain tolerance and a somewhat masochistic personality combined with survival ability in terrible weather.....I'm WAY too old for that sort of thing LOL. Ah, if that ridge is the one that's really close to the skyway, then it IS the same one that I thought! Thanks for the info! :)
"Getting amongst"
@Pete is never wrong you're never wrong. Actually just quoting Will in the intro.
Isn't everywhere a "NO FALL ZONE" ??
4:54 why we will run into buildings .Thank you for trusting ice
ITS TIME YOI GUYS GET IT TOGETHER,ENOUGH KEEPING YOUR SMALL CIRCLE
BRING IT OUT
ADVOCACY GROUP?
LETS SHOW THE SKILL & FORTITUDE
#WINTER OLYMPIC
DO YOU KNOW AMAZING
EXTREME OR SPEED CLIMBIN
FOR VIEWIN PLEASURE
ONLY SPORT,HOME VIEWERS
SQUIRM &.TWITCH like a man
Non CLIMBER
But surely love Banff ice of God #winterolympic
What?? Are you mad?
give the man some slack
Praise the film crews
Cant remember a zone that was a fall zone.
What is the name of the traverse in chamonix?
Aiguille d'Entrèves Traverse
Thats a nope from me, good to watch though.
I’m unsure about trusting snow with axe vs my life
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People think trad climbers are crazy not realizing what mountaineers/ice-climbers do nowadays. Fuck alllll that icy noise lol.
Technically he wasn't first. The cameraman filming from the top was hah
Funky drummer
Is there really any need to amp up what is already outstanding visuals with bang average dance music? For me it detracts from the climbing, not adds to it.
Surely there is a natural sound to the climb that better suits these vids... rather than that constant Euro-techno music.
who picked the horrible, annoying music for the last video?
Just the climb and talking thanks. The music meh x10
wow, all bad asses. I dont trust my axes on grade 4's and 5's
Ridicolous risk seeking activities.
Sod that. I’m happy in my armchair.
Gotta be honest mate, this video isn't really inspiring me to go out and do climbs. 🤣
Thumbs down for terible music taste!