For me the Irish guy makes the vlog. Its he who has all the charm, charisma and talent that makes this just about the best climbing vlog on UA-cam. 👌🏼🦾 perhaps he should split and start his own channel 😳😬🤔🤣
From now on when anyone asks me any question, my answer is gonna be: “its 6c I think....” Content has been fantastic - my fav channel at the moment - keep em coming!
Thanks dude :) Yep, we love our trad! We also love bouldeering, and sport, and DWS, and Winter.... 🥶 So expect some scary scottish winter climbing if it comes into condition.
Refreshing to see someone who climbs at Robbie’s level discussing the mental battle with a climb and the physiological effects of that. Puts my own struggles at a much lower level in to perspective!
We all have to deal with mental battles. Whether you're a E1 climber battling with fear on a runout or an E9 climber doing the same thing, it's all relative :)
Man I really love watching you guys on your adventures, I'm just starting to get into trad myself and how chill you guys are with height and falling on placed gear... bah, I have so far to go! Inspirational stuff lads keep it up x
haha not that chill... I was really nervous that first lead, but after I took the fall it felt much better! Just takes time and getting used to your gear placements :) If you do plenty of trad climbing, over time you'll learn whats good and whats not.
Dude. This is my fav so far. You guys are such a good team. Tons of laughs and hard climbing as well. That run out was pretty laaaaarge. Psyched to see you send it. Great vlog guys 🦾👌🏼✅
@@RobbiePhillips you must have eyes on Rhapsody. I cannot wait to see you get on that. My next episode is also going to be about overcoming fear as I’ve just started some decent lead falls myself. Only on sport but it’s still a big step for me. Watching others taking lobs and then thinking about doing the same myself used to give me sweaty palms, still does actually but my desire to send this latest project (Avenged 7c+) has overcome my fear of falling. It feels like this ability to overcome fear is valuable and useful in all aspects of life and just another reason why climbing is just sooooo bloody good for us. ✌🏼
@@ficklemedia8733 definitely on the cards but saving "Requeim" for an onsight go. I think its less about "overcoming" the fear, and more about managing it better. Fear never really leaves you, you just get more comfortable with the situation, the gear, the exposure, etc...
25:34 That was some ninja-like tactical rope management with your left foot there to keep it from getting behind your leg. I've seen a few nasty upside-down falls from climbers who weren't paying attention to that, so good job!
cheers! Yeah I was very conscious of that throughout the top crux - was tricky to manage actually... I did wonder about trying to use some velcro to keep the rope attached to my left leg to prevent it from going under my leg... could be an idea to experiment with in future
@@RobbiePhillips also don't worry i also take everythinge harder than 6c, and sandbags it to a 6c nowdays, but often times the boulders are not harder than a soft 7a, but yea a bad habit xD
@@KelvinClimber hahaha! Do u think thats a tshirt in the making? with the quote "It's obviously 6c..." or maybe "Meaning to Life, the Universe and Everything = 6c"
@@RobbiePhillips hehehe, maybe actually i was talking about sandbagging yesterday in my local gym and a fellow climber of me agreed with it that when you get stronger 6c just gets harder xD, so it might be a good idea
First off, Great Vid Boys!!! Secondly, you both look like the red puffy wonder twins LOL. Really though, I love all of the excitement and energy you both have and show for us. Robbie, thanks for sharing your inner thoughts about the climb and what was going on in that little head of yours. Sharing those thoughts and feelings really helps us mere mortals of climbing break through the psychological barriers climbing presents.
Hey Phil! Thanks man, appreciate the kind words :) Yeah that climb started to play games with me... it's been a while since I felt that, but some little niggling negative thoughts had creeped in the night before. I thought I could drown them out on the first lead, but realised just before I jumped off that they weren't going away, so chose that moment to push off in the hope it would chill me out for another attempt. It worked! Felt way more at ease on the 2nd attempt and was able to give 100%! Still psyched now thinking about it haha
Good question! In Scotland there is pretty strong ethics against placing bolts in certain areas or on certain climbs. We don't really do mixed routes with bolts + trad, it's one or the other. So if it's got gear but then a big runout, thats just the way it goes. It makes more more exciting climbs thats for sure ;P
@@RobbiePhillips Thanks for the explanation! I was thinking that this makes the sport less accessible for risk-averse people. Do you know what the ration between male and female is on these crags?
Till West for sure it does make it less appealing for risk averse climbers, but then there’s always safe trad routes they can do right next to the bold ones. And there’s plenty of sport and bouldering around too.
Hey Robbie & Culann, great video and climbing. One of these videos could you please address how you rack your harness with your gear? I've been thinking about doing some trad climbing and wanted some insight into other climber's systems. Thanks so much. Keep up the great work. :-)
Sure thing! Thats definitely one for a video - it depends a lot on the climb, the area your in, whether you know the gear or not, and personal preference. I generally put small cams in front and in ascending order rack the larger cams going backwards. Wires I place behind the larger cams. Anything bigger than No.1 (red BD) I place on my back gear loops alongside quickdraws behind them.
@@RobbiePhillips Awesome great to know. Also do you double up on cams, wires, or other pieces depending on the climb? Do you pick different a different harness to stack more gear on or use a bandolier at any point? Thanks!!
@@FelishaWild it really depends on the climb. When you get used to an area you tend to know what to bring with you e.g. some areas (Like Glen Nevis) aren't very cam heavy so you might take a single set of cams and loads of wires, whereas if you were climbing in Indian Creek you probably wouldn't take any wires unless it specifically said. I have never used a bandolier, but know people who do, but this is typically on Big Walls for racking even more gear. You can get different harnesses for sure - I like to have one with 5 gear loops (one on the back for screwgates/belay sling/belay device) and 4 on the sides for all my gear.
@@RobbiePhillips Can't wait to see the video when you make it. Also I noticed that Culann has some Totem cams. I've been looking at those to add to the mix. Thanks so much!!
Good crack guys. Have you ever climbed at brimham rocks, in Yorkshire? Trad, highball, bouldering. Tones of new routes to do, classic test pieces to go at, you would love it. I’d love to have a sesh with yaz!??
Yeh been once and did Chenin de Fer. Seemed pretty feisty. Would love to do Achemine but think as a visiting climber I suspect you need some sport grades in hand
Im currently loving the new Patagonia Venga Pants - but they aren't out until next Spring I'm afraid. The old Vengas are nice but they're a bit heavier than the new ones.
Me and Culann are in Patagonia puffies - ethically sourced and traceable down: eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/our-footprint/traceable-down-standard.html That's something at least :)
Also... british cold I think is the coldest cold I've experienced. To be fair, not been to arctic or antarctic, but it's a wet cold that digs deep into your soul... I nice Puffy works wonders at the crag!
Patagonia definitely does their due diligence! I was just teasing about the puffiest puffys ever. Wet cold sucks, do you find it gets too damp for down though?
haha yeah I know, but I thought I'd reply before someone jumped on your comment accusing me and culann of single handedly massacring the global geese population with our puffies :P Too damp... in short yes, but I wouldn't be out rock climbing in those conditions. I find the down is fine for the humidity but would fail if it was raining. I have synthetic for when Im out winter climbing (with axes and crampons)
Just stumbled upon Cutting loose: the original Dumby climbing movie and I feel like it should be as a reference for this. ua-cam.com/video/YVpioikyPKM/v-deo.html Such nice overlap of the climbs in these films!
Ew, no that graffiti is criminal. Don't spray paint natural rock. But nice sending lads! And where's the "50ft fall"? I only saw a 20 footer and a couple 8 footers.
Oh I meant more 50ft fall potential - the runout is about 6m to end of hard climbing then another 6m to the top on easy but mossy green (occasionally wet) terrain. The dyno was at the end of the hard climbing so I reckon it would probably have been around 50ft fall if I’d fallen there
@@RobbiePhillips Ah, I gotcha. Yes that would be a scary fall. Might be kinda fun as long as you didn't flip or hit something...well, fun to reminisce at least.
uncut trad footage.... do you have 4 hours spare? :P re the Patreon: it's a minimum of £3/month for an extra video every week + a LIVE ChatShow me and Culann run every Friday + a say in what videos we produce + supports the channel that currently doesn't make enough money to support 1 person let alone 3 of us :P I love it that you're subscribed to us, but we need to make the channel pay for itself... unless we get an millionaire benefactor to pay for it... any millionaires keen... anyone? :P
Kewl , achemine looks a bit soft .... reckon the route the irish guy done is more impressive
Yeah I agree and he is good looking - Me Robbie (defintely not Culann)
I hope Dave Mac doesn;t see this 😜
For me the Irish guy makes the vlog. Its he who has all the charm, charisma and talent that makes this just about the best climbing vlog on UA-cam. 👌🏼🦾 perhaps he should split and start his own channel 😳😬🤔🤣
@@ficklemedia8733 hi culann 🤣
Gents, please do a colab with Dave McCleod. I need this in my life.
Will work on this one ;)
@@RobbiePhillips do collabs with everyone!! yall are the best channel but id love to see you with magnus and the bobats at some point.
@@themindgame14 haha yeah we've been chatting to Bobats... hopefully sometime soon!
@@RobbiePhillips Dave is going to see the videos of you guys being goofballs and be like "wtf did I just agree to?"
@@Thrusthamster haha yeah... might not be his cup of tea... or maybe Dave is a goofball deep down 🤪
From now on when anyone asks me any question, my answer is gonna be: “its 6c I think....”
Content has been fantastic - my fav channel at the moment - keep em coming!
The meaning to life, the universe and everything... 6c I think? 🤪
Loving the trad vlogs! Feels fresh esp when everyone's doing bouldering vlogs
Thanks dude :) Yep, we love our trad! We also love bouldeering, and sport, and DWS, and Winter.... 🥶 So expect some scary scottish winter climbing if it comes into condition.
Refreshing to see someone who climbs at Robbie’s level discussing the mental battle with a climb and the physiological effects of that. Puts my own struggles at a much lower level in to perspective!
We all have to deal with mental battles. Whether you're a E1 climber battling with fear on a runout or an E9 climber doing the same thing, it's all relative :)
E11 was the first climbing movie I ever saw and that's probably why I'm an incurable trad head today
Same! That and the og "First Ascent" with Didier and Sonnie - those old school movies were the best!
Thanks for the nod on E11 got a copy on order now 👍
You guys are gonna blow up if you keep up this quality content.
We hope so 🙂👍
Man I really love watching you guys on your adventures, I'm just starting to get into trad myself and how chill you guys are with height and falling on placed gear... bah, I have so far to go! Inspirational stuff lads keep it up x
haha not that chill... I was really nervous that first lead, but after I took the fall it felt much better! Just takes time and getting used to your gear placements :) If you do plenty of trad climbing, over time you'll learn whats good and whats not.
Dude. This is my fav so far. You guys are such a good team. Tons of laughs and hard climbing as well. That run out was pretty laaaaarge. Psyched to see you send it. Great vlog guys 🦾👌🏼✅
WOOP! Thanks Rob :D Means a lot coming from you lad, think you've seen most of our vids now haha 👊😂
@@RobbiePhillips you must have eyes on Rhapsody. I cannot wait to see you get on that. My next episode is also going to be about overcoming fear as I’ve just started some decent lead falls myself. Only on sport but it’s still a big step for me. Watching others taking lobs and then thinking about doing the same myself used to give me sweaty palms, still does actually but my desire to send this latest project (Avenged 7c+) has overcome my fear of falling.
It feels like this ability to overcome fear is valuable and useful in all aspects of life and just another reason why climbing is just sooooo bloody good for us. ✌🏼
@@ficklemedia8733 definitely on the cards but saving "Requeim" for an onsight go.
I think its less about "overcoming" the fear, and more about managing it better. Fear never really leaves you, you just get more comfortable with the situation, the gear, the exposure, etc...
Woah Dumby looks so sick on drone footage!
haha yeah! wish we'd got more actually :P
Nice one mate! read the article good effort its a class looking route :) nothing better than going full tryhard and it paying off
Thanks man! haha me and Culann had some proper try-hard moments 😂those are the best climbs!!!
Great leads, cool to get to see more of Dumbarton Rock
One of my favourite places! A tough crag to visit
@@RobbiePhillips I'll have to give it a visit sometime, sure it will suck at first 🤣
Such a awesome feeling when you have some hard moves that sticks and the sending the route.
the best!
Wow, Scott trad climbers is just another level, nice one!
Sick video lads! Love the work and fantastic sends throughout! 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Glad you enjoyed ☺️
solid work culann and robbie. absolute effort!
Thanks dude!!!
That was epic... both sends were amazing. What routes! Thanks for the upload.
Glad you enjoyed it man! Yeah those were some beasly climbs :D
25:34 That was some ninja-like tactical rope management with your left foot there to keep it from getting behind your leg. I've seen a few nasty upside-down falls from climbers who weren't paying attention to that, so good job!
cheers! Yeah I was very conscious of that throughout the top crux - was tricky to manage actually... I did wonder about trying to use some velcro to keep the rope attached to my left leg to prevent it from going under my leg... could be an idea to experiment with in future
Such a sick send! Both of you
This was class guys! Epic effort on the lead!
Great effort by you both, that E9 looked damned hard!
freaking brilliant. loved every minute of it
Woop! 🙌
SICK,Robbie!!!! 🏴👏🏼💪🏻🧗🏻♂️
Ha that's a total belter, nice one on the lead. I think I missed the proper action by a couple days and THAT'S why Chemin was super-chalked ready! :-)
HahHa prepping it for ya
Cool to see Dumby on YT. Good luck with the channel boys...Sam✌️
Thanks Sam! Hopefully catch ya at Dumby soon :)
Great sends guys, congrats!
Amazing content as per usual guys !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Warming up on Slap Happy, truly insane! Epic vid!
haha that was my idea of a cruel prank on Culann 🤪 Although saying that... I do like the starting jug to warm up on ;)
I needed some chalk just watching that hahaha good effort lads amazing climbing.
a banger as always, keep up the hard work
Always!
@@RobbiePhillips also don't worry i also take everythinge harder than 6c, and sandbags it to a 6c nowdays, but often times the boulders are not harder than a soft 7a, but yea a bad habit xD
@@KelvinClimber hahaha! Do u think thats a tshirt in the making? with the quote "It's obviously 6c..." or maybe "Meaning to Life, the Universe and Everything = 6c"
@@RobbiePhillips hehehe, maybe actually i was talking about sandbagging yesterday in my local gym and a fellow climber of me agreed with it that when you get stronger 6c just gets harder xD, so it might be a good idea
First off, Great Vid Boys!!! Secondly, you both look like the red puffy wonder twins LOL. Really though, I love all of the excitement and energy you both have and show for us. Robbie, thanks for sharing your inner thoughts about the climb and what was going on in that little head of yours. Sharing those thoughts and feelings really helps us mere mortals of climbing break through the psychological barriers climbing presents.
Hey Phil! Thanks man, appreciate the kind words :) Yeah that climb started to play games with me... it's been a while since I felt that, but some little niggling negative thoughts had creeped in the night before. I thought I could drown them out on the first lead, but realised just before I jumped off that they weren't going away, so chose that moment to push off in the hope it would chill me out for another attempt. It worked! Felt way more at ease on the 2nd attempt and was able to give 100%! Still psyched now thinking about it haha
robbie solid mate, well done culann as well..
Thanks Jez!
A quality video lads, Unreal!
Grabbing tuffts of grass for the top out 😁 am seriously missing climbing sea cliffs in the U.K. sick send mate.
Canny beat a bit of turf tussling!
Sick Video lads!
Thank you 🙌
Nice video and very cool send! Congrats! Could you explain why you don't put bolts where you can't place protection?
Good question! In Scotland there is pretty strong ethics against placing bolts in certain areas or on certain climbs. We don't really do mixed routes with bolts + trad, it's one or the other. So if it's got gear but then a big runout, thats just the way it goes. It makes more more exciting climbs thats for sure ;P
@@RobbiePhillips Thanks for the explanation! I was thinking that this makes the sport less accessible for risk-averse people. Do you know what the ration between male and female is on these crags?
Till West for sure it does make it less appealing for risk averse climbers, but then there’s always safe trad routes they can do right next to the bold ones. And there’s plenty of sport and bouldering around too.
Till West I would say at Dumby I see less women than men, not sure the ratio
Hey Robbie & Culann, great video and climbing. One of these videos could you please address how you rack your harness with your gear? I've been thinking about doing some trad climbing and wanted some insight into other climber's systems. Thanks so much. Keep up the great work. :-)
Sure thing! Thats definitely one for a video - it depends a lot on the climb, the area your in, whether you know the gear or not, and personal preference. I generally put small cams in front and in ascending order rack the larger cams going backwards. Wires I place behind the larger cams. Anything bigger than No.1 (red BD) I place on my back gear loops alongside quickdraws behind them.
@@RobbiePhillips Awesome great to know. Also do you double up on cams, wires, or other pieces depending on the climb? Do you pick different a different harness to stack more gear on or use a bandolier at any point? Thanks!!
@@FelishaWild it really depends on the climb. When you get used to an area you tend to know what to bring with you e.g. some areas (Like Glen Nevis) aren't very cam heavy so you might take a single set of cams and loads of wires, whereas if you were climbing in Indian Creek you probably wouldn't take any wires unless it specifically said.
I have never used a bandolier, but know people who do, but this is typically on Big Walls for racking even more gear. You can get different harnesses for sure - I like to have one with 5 gear loops (one on the back for screwgates/belay sling/belay device) and 4 on the sides for all my gear.
@@RobbiePhillips Can't wait to see the video when you make it. Also I noticed that Culann has some Totem cams. I've been looking at those to add to the mix. Thanks so much!!
Nice! Another one with Edelrid Nineteen G carabiners :D
Yeah man. I love them. Also use the Edelrid mission biners.
@@RobbiePhillips I also love them :)
Big up Micheal 🏴👏🏼💪🏻🧗🏻♂️
Good crack guys. Have you ever climbed at brimham rocks, in Yorkshire? Trad, highball, bouldering. Tones of new routes to do, classic test pieces to go at, you would love it. I’d love to have a sesh with yaz!??
Never been there actually. Heard it’s bangin!
@@RobbiePhillips when we going then?
Haha someday soon hopefully
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Just re-watched this, and got vsible sweat all over my hands watching those last few moves into the dyno hahahaha
Haha 😂 I get that too… have you been to Dumby before? Should do “Chemin de Fer” and have a look at “Achemine”. Or “Requiem”?
Yeh been once and did Chenin de Fer. Seemed pretty feisty. Would love to do Achemine but think as a visiting climber I suspect you need some sport grades in hand
Hmmmm… yeah I guess… Reckon if you climb 8b pretty solidly then it’s do-able quickly.
Climbers doing climbing. I fuckin love this shit! Sick sends bro🤙🏽
Another good yin! Half an oor.....👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
please, someone tell me how to find the full video if that dude killing it at 1:19. please.
Haha ask Culann!
Love the silence when the climbing gets hard
Way to push for that fucking last jug Robbie!
Eyes on the prize! 🤩
Good jamz!
What songs were you guys playing?
You guys really need to get Dougie on the show more often.
great video
Beautiful
Sick music choice
Can you guys recommend and good climbing trousers please (not jeans). Be greatly appreciated as winter is on its way up north 👍🏻
Im currently loving the new Patagonia Venga Pants - but they aren't out until next Spring I'm afraid. The old Vengas are nice but they're a bit heavier than the new ones.
@@RobbiePhillips oh thanks Robbie I’ll expect a pair of the new ones in the post then yeah? 👍🏻😂
Ben haha 😂 sure...
Sick.
song at the start?
daaamn nice!
Full send
Sometimes falls go tits up. Falling upside down can smash your head,so a helmet is recommended.
ALWAYS ALWAYS spot your partner when bouldering.
Super duper vid again guy you both rock, pardon the pun! Still no horses.The funny Irish guy needs a hair cut
got it... more horses! 🤪
Culann's leg at 11.56
Canny beat a tactical knee!
What are you trying to say: You need a pair of Big Basalt Boulders, to climb Big Basalt Boulders?
I swear British Climbers wear bigger puffys than a polar expedition! Think of the geese! ;)
Me and Culann are in Patagonia puffies - ethically sourced and traceable down:
eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/our-footprint/traceable-down-standard.html
That's something at least :)
Also... british cold I think is the coldest cold I've experienced. To be fair, not been to arctic or antarctic, but it's a wet cold that digs deep into your soul... I nice Puffy works wonders at the crag!
Patagonia definitely does their due diligence! I was just teasing about the puffiest puffys ever. Wet cold sucks, do you find it gets too damp for down though?
Also, you clearly need to make a "scottish winter bouldering" video where you actually climb in them.
haha yeah I know, but I thought I'd reply before someone jumped on your comment accusing me and culann of single handedly massacring the global geese population with our puffies :P
Too damp... in short yes, but I wouldn't be out rock climbing in those conditions. I find the down is fine for the humidity but would fail if it was raining.
I have synthetic for when Im out winter climbing (with axes and crampons)
Just stumbled upon Cutting loose: the original Dumby climbing movie and I feel like it should be as a reference for this. ua-cam.com/video/YVpioikyPKM/v-deo.html Such nice overlap of the climbs in these films!
Insperational
Ew, no that graffiti is criminal. Don't spray paint natural rock. But nice sending lads!
And where's the "50ft fall"? I only saw a 20 footer and a couple 8 footers.
Oh I meant more 50ft fall potential - the runout is about 6m to end of hard climbing then another 6m to the top on easy but mossy green (occasionally wet) terrain. The dyno was at the end of the hard climbing so I reckon it would probably have been around 50ft fall if I’d fallen there
@@RobbiePhillips Ah, I gotcha. Yes that would be a scary fall. Might be kinda fun as long as you didn't flip or hit something...well, fun to reminisce at least.
@@bullionsean456 yep! I was well prepared to take that fall :P As you said, would have been fun unless I got flipped upside down
we shouldnt hafta pay extra for what we are already subscribed for. sad that there was no uncut climbing of the trad
uncut trad footage.... do you have 4 hours spare? :P
re the Patreon: it's a minimum of £3/month for an extra video every week + a LIVE ChatShow me and Culann run every Friday + a say in what videos we produce + supports the channel that currently doesn't make enough money to support 1 person let alone 3 of us :P I love it that you're subscribed to us, but we need to make the channel pay for itself... unless we get an millionaire benefactor to pay for it... any millionaires keen... anyone? :P