Thank you very much for your comment. You can watch my other videos such as Eiger (ua-cam.com/video/oTAD14AwKjE/v-deo.html) or winter climb of Bristen (ua-cam.com/video/sl1QM_VIzV8/v-deo.html). Do not hesitate to subscribe 😉
Excelent! I had a wonderfull memory of that peak! Just some important suggestions for your safety: 1) When you rappel down, don't leave rope over your head. It can move stones (felling on your head) or get stuck into rocks. So, push ALL the rope down you before moving. Also, it seems you rappel down without a autostopping like a prussik or marchand. Especially alone, is Mandatory!! ALso, i didn't see any knot at the end of ropes. 2) Never wear short pants on ice/snow/rocky ridge. Even a little cut can really complicate our hike. Also, techincal pants are done in order to help you stop in case of falling on step icy snow. 3) When you climb, use toe thumb in order to "point the step" instead of little toe (external foot) (mins 17:55) . 4) You climb with a lot of pending ropes (10:39 - 11:5313:56). Bad. Assure them properly to your harness. They can "grab" rocks exactly at the moment you climb up, blocking your movement and making you loosing balance. You can image by yourself the result (fall). 5) you don't need paint. Follow crampons scratches on the rocks in order to follow the way. 6) NEVER pull ropes on old anchor. They can seem in good status but be damage and broke under traction (RIP Emilio Comici 19.10.1940). At the end,...CHapeau!! Bravo!!
Also, you frequently move on glacier with sticks. But you MUST keep ice axe in your hand, even alone. Modern ice axe are not for progression (of course, also) but in order to stop in case of falling on slipery step. Without ice axe, you have 0% chanches to stop. This kind of accident is most frequent on easiest alpine ascent on our Swiss Alps. Check on youtube some video in order to self-arrest and practice. It can really safe your life 1) not practiced enough (too late to stop) ua-cam.com/video/ElEgv8ZAs-8/v-deo.html 2) (immediately even on bad snow) ua-cam.com/video/vtLDRyUfelk/v-deo.html
Hi Bob! I like how you document your tours and how you found the mountains to be a place where the soul recharges and finds it's true potential. Please consider following things to reduce safety issues (you may already noted): - Tie knots in the end of your rope, so you won't rappel out of your ropes by accident - Maybe use a backup safety (prusik) when rappelling. - Use your Petzl Reverso correctly please. The hole that you use to connect it to your harness is intended to be used only to belay up a second partner. In the way you use it, it's decreasing the safety of the device by quite alot. Petzl has really good explanation of the device on their website. - Tie the Gear, Leashes, and Runners neatly to your harness. Tangling things around knee level can be fatal in case of stepping over. - Don't spray paint the rocks! (the tape as in later videos is much better.) We al learn from each other and should also be open for critics from the public if we publish things on youtube. Thanks and best regards from Suisse.
Yes I will continue to make videos but at my own pace, I don't make them for the number of views, otherwise I would have stopped a long time ago. I think UA-cam's algorithm increased the ratings of my videos a few days ago because I got more than 20,000 at once. Thank you for your very encouraging and motivating feedback.
Great video. I have a little place at the foot of the Wetterhorn and love the mountain. A lot of Chalets have terraces that face the Eiger, but the true beauty is the Wetterhorn as it gets the afternoon sunset glow. Thanks for giving me even more respect for this majestic mountain 🏔
You are right, the Wetterhorn is a beautiful mountain. I had the chance to admire it from different places (Rosenlaui glacier) , the silhouette changes and from the side of Grindelwald it is quite imposing. It was my last summit of the Wetterhorn trilogie. I also climbed Mittelhorn and Rosenhorn, you can see the videos: ua-cam.com/video/UCLGGgYnLa0/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/22-NGTYLFpA/v-deo.html Thank you very much for your feedback.
Awesome videos. My favorite memories in my youth were working for Petra and Walter in the youth hostel in Gimmelwald. I only hiked 2 white-blue-white routes. Good times. Took my wife back there 2 years ago.
This place is one of the most beautiful in Switzerland. You can also watch the reconnaissance video on the same path ua-cam.com/video/BgiSS5ZPAaY/v-deo.html and that of the Eiger ua-cam.com/video/oTAD14AwKjE/v-deo.html.Thank you very much for your feedback.
Thank you very much for your feedback. It's not easy to go solo, but when you are solo and not a professional climber it provides you with lots of emotions, you do not need to climb the mount Everest ;-)
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm really glad you enjoyed the content. If you have any more questions or need further information, feel free to ask. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Wow, so beautiful! Just found your channel - your videos are amazing. And the video quality is outstanding. Feels like being there. Very nice narration. The first narration part was nice and inspiring! I've been on the Lugauer a few weeks ago - really beautiful. Planning to climb it in winter too.
Thank you very much for this very encouraging feedback. Regarding Lugauer in winter be careful, there are some avalanches after the snow fall (on the Radmer side). Good luck and thank you again 😃
@@never-too-late Ok, thanks for the info, will look out for that! Also had my first high alpine tour last week on the "Großer Möseler" in Tyrol at 3.400m. Went solo on the glacier. I know it's dangerous but it was so beautiful. Can't wait to do more high alpine tours.
Wetterhorn is a great challenge and the route to the summit is magnificent with unforgettable views of Grindelwald and the surrounding summits. Yes I will continue to film our adventures, even if it's not always easy to find the time.
Thank you very much for your feedback. Wetterhorn is a very beautiful mountain. Which route you will take? There is another route through the Rosenlaui Glacier. Are you going solo?
Hi yes I am planning to do it solo, I was looking for a mountain I could climb from the base all the way up and technically not to extreme but high enough to feel all the elements of the high mountains , so I came across the Wetterhorn, you are the only one on UA-cam that has filmed the whole journey, inspired seeing you doing that, I love hiking and climbing alone and combined with photography and filmmaking. I will go in September, usually for high altitude a good period
Do you go all at once or you foresee to spend a night at Glecksteinhütte? There is also a nice, small spot for a bivouac, you can see it in my fist try to climb Wetterhorn ua-cam.com/video/BgiSS5ZPAaY/v-deo.html Super your shots with your drone in your videos!
@@never-too-late I was planning to stay in the glucksteinhutte and leave early. I am also considering the Eiger west flank as you did also, which was a more challenging trip, Wetterhorn or Eiger west flank? thanks also for checking my videos from the drone!
Félicitations ! Quel courage... Oui, compliqué de prendre des repères dans ces amas de pierres. Tout se ressemble. Ça m'est arrivé une fois dans les Écrins. J'étais en panique.. Seule ! Bonne continuation et faites attention à vous. Cordialement
La vue que tu as devant toi en montant n'est pas la même qu'en descendant, je pense que c'est là le vrai problème. De plus, le GPS déconne dans un environnement escarpé, il vous téléporte 50 mètres à gauche, 50 mètres à droite :-( il faut gérer et garder son sang-froid. Merci pour le commentaire !
Thank you very much for this comment. Just a small precision, it was my second attempt, I try not to push my limits too far, I know when I have to give up🙂Sometimes the camera gives the impression of vertigo.
Another enjoyable video. It's amazing to think that some of the very experienced guides can practically walk up the majority of these ridges like mountain goats without much use of the arms. It's incredibly impressive just how sure-footed they are.
They have different types of difficulties. On Eiger you have more loose stones and on Wetterhorn you have more climb. Each mountain is different 😄 Thanks for your comment.
This brought back happy memories of a club Alpine training course more than 20 years ago - guide Mick Tighe decided we should do the Eiger from Kleine Scheidegg (following the upper part of your route but covering much less distance in total. Scary, but a wonderful experience, especially for a middle-aged Alpine novice.
I love this type of comments that my video brought back personal memories. There are a few... Do you mean that Mick Tighe?ua-cam.com/video/yi6kVtGP3C8/v-deo.html Eiger as a training site for novices, an interesting approach!? For sure, it must have been impressive and unforgettable for you.
Wonderful videos! I hike a lot near where I live in Vancouver with friends but your videos have inspired me to try some easier hikes solo and build up my confidence.
Thank you very much for your comment. Hiking alone in the mountains is a special state of mind, when I say alone it means nobody around you, only then you could experience strong emotions, be one with nature. Let me know how it goes.
bravo, c'est sublime ! aussi votre vidéo sur l'arête ( ouest ?) de l'Eiger est magnifique et m'a fait réaliser qu'avec un peu d'entrainement encore ca sera jouable 😁 merci et gaffe à vous !
@@never-too-late c'est exactement ce que je me dis .j'ai 40 ans, il est temps 😅 Je m'entraîne près de chez moi dans le Dévoluy et les Ecrins , et une fois prêt, direction l'Oberland bernois ! 👍
Really great video! Just curious: Why do you go solo? Better and safer with some friends :). I used to always go solo exclusively. It drove my parents crazy, and now I try to find others to take with me.
Why I climb alone? I give some explanations at 2:45 of this video. You ca also watch the following video: ua-cam.com/video/sl1QM_VIzV8/v-deo.html where I also provide more explanations. In short, the experience is completely different when you are alone.
No worries at all! I understand that not every climb is for everyone. Thanks for checking it out anyway. I hope you find other videos on my channel that you'll enjoy more. Take care!
The path is usually marked with the paint (this was the case till the glacier on this route, it's done by CAS), I was thinking to do that to avoid being lost, but finally I found another method: some red tape, so you can remove it on my way back :-)
Hello Achim Schneider, your comment has just disappeared (did you deleted it?)😞 I found your comment very interesting and relevant, it's a pity that we can't discuss it on this forum 😞
Liked and subscribed BUT... please don't take such risks again! I am more interested in less dangerous mountain climbs so I hope that you from now on can settle for less danger and enjoy what you have acheived and relive those memories by climbing less steep mountains. Or else I unsub! ;D
Thank you for your comment, even if some images look impressive actually in reality the passages are not as steep as they look from the camera's perspective. I always try to avoid to take foolish risks, in fact many times I have abandoned the ascent due to dangerous conditions.
@@never-too-late Aha, okay yes it looks very steep as if you would continue to fall if you take one mistep. Thank you for your reply. I feel better watching your videos now :)
Mad respect wow!!! Inspirational!!!
Thank you very much for your comment. You can watch my other videos such as Eiger (ua-cam.com/video/oTAD14AwKjE/v-deo.html) or winter climb of Bristen (ua-cam.com/video/sl1QM_VIzV8/v-deo.html). Do not hesitate to subscribe 😉
Excelent! I had a wonderfull memory of that peak! Just some important suggestions for your safety: 1) When you rappel down, don't leave rope over your head. It can move stones (felling on your head) or get stuck into rocks. So, push ALL the rope down you before moving. Also, it seems you rappel down without a autostopping like a prussik or marchand. Especially alone, is Mandatory!! ALso, i didn't see any knot at the end of ropes. 2) Never wear short pants on ice/snow/rocky ridge. Even a little cut can really complicate our hike. Also, techincal pants are done in order to help you stop in case of falling on step icy snow. 3) When you climb, use toe thumb in order to "point the step" instead of little toe (external foot) (mins 17:55) . 4) You climb with a lot of pending ropes (10:39 - 11:53 13:56). Bad. Assure them properly to your harness. They can "grab" rocks exactly at the moment you climb up, blocking your movement and making you loosing balance. You can image by yourself the result (fall). 5) you don't need paint. Follow crampons scratches on the rocks in order to follow the way. 6) NEVER pull ropes on old anchor. They can seem in good status but be damage and broke under traction (RIP Emilio Comici 19.10.1940). At the end,...CHapeau!! Bravo!!
Remember that "Human error" is 90% reasons of accidents...
Thank you very much for your feedback. Your list is impressive :-) I'll try to remember it next time. Thanks.
@@never-too-late Yerah. A lot of safety rules!! :). But as Bonatti said, greater alpinists are whom come back home, not ones get the top.
Also, you frequently move on glacier with sticks. But you MUST keep ice axe in your hand, even alone. Modern ice axe are not for progression (of course, also) but in order to stop in case of falling on slipery step. Without ice axe, you have 0% chanches to stop. This kind of accident is most frequent on easiest alpine ascent on our Swiss Alps. Check on youtube some video in order to self-arrest and practice. It can really safe your life
1) not practiced enough (too late to stop)
ua-cam.com/video/ElEgv8ZAs-8/v-deo.html
2) (immediately even on bad snow) ua-cam.com/video/vtLDRyUfelk/v-deo.html
Hi Bob!
I like how you document your tours and how you found the mountains to be a place where the soul recharges and finds it's true potential.
Please consider following things to reduce safety issues (you may already noted):
- Tie knots in the end of your rope, so you won't rappel out of your ropes by accident
- Maybe use a backup safety (prusik) when rappelling.
- Use your Petzl Reverso correctly please. The hole that you use to connect it to your harness is intended to be used only to belay up a second
partner. In the way you use it, it's decreasing the safety of the device by quite alot. Petzl has really good explanation of the device on their website.
- Tie the Gear, Leashes, and Runners neatly to your harness. Tangling things around knee level can be fatal in case of stepping over.
- Don't spray paint the rocks! (the tape as in later videos is much better.)
We al learn from each other and should also be open for critics from the public if we publish things on youtube.
Thanks and best regards from Suisse.
Thank you very much for your feedback.
Thanks for your safety tips! Others have made the same remarks :-) it is well noted. I learn on UA-cam.
Thanks for taking us on your trips to the summits of the mountains. You deserve a lot more views. Hopefully you’ll continue making videos like this.
Yes I will continue to make videos but at my own pace, I don't make them for the number of views, otherwise I would have stopped a long time ago. I think UA-cam's algorithm increased the ratings of my videos a few days ago because I got more than 20,000 at once. Thank you for your very encouraging and motivating feedback.
Great video. I have a little place at the foot of the Wetterhorn and love the mountain. A lot of Chalets have terraces that face the Eiger, but the true beauty is the Wetterhorn as it gets the afternoon sunset glow. Thanks for giving me even more respect for this majestic mountain 🏔
You are right, the Wetterhorn is a beautiful mountain. I had the chance to admire it from different places (Rosenlaui glacier) , the silhouette changes and from the side of Grindelwald it is quite imposing. It was my last summit of the Wetterhorn trilogie. I also climbed Mittelhorn and Rosenhorn, you can see the videos: ua-cam.com/video/UCLGGgYnLa0/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/22-NGTYLFpA/v-deo.html Thank you very much for your feedback.
Awesome videos. My favorite memories in my youth were working for Petra and Walter in the youth hostel in Gimmelwald. I only hiked 2 white-blue-white routes. Good times. Took my wife back there 2 years ago.
This place is one of the most beautiful in Switzerland. You can also watch the reconnaissance video on the same path ua-cam.com/video/BgiSS5ZPAaY/v-deo.html and that of the Eiger ua-cam.com/video/oTAD14AwKjE/v-deo.html.Thank you very much for your feedback.
Great and very informative video, sir! To go solo with such a trekking is truly big psychological deal.
Thank you very much for your feedback. It's not easy to go solo, but when you are solo and not a professional climber it provides you with lots of emotions, you do not need to climb the mount Everest ;-)
Wonderful!!! Thanks. ❤🧡💛💚💙🤎🖤🤍
Thank you for your feedback!
You,re great ....Thanks for the beautiful Peacs
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm really glad you enjoyed the content. If you have any more questions or need further information, feel free to ask. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Great video. Please don't spray paint the rocks, leave everything as you found it.
Thanks, I will try to not use it at all, or "Biodegradable and self-removable natural temporary paint"
Wow, so beautiful! Just found your channel - your videos are amazing. And the video quality is outstanding. Feels like being there. Very nice narration.
The first narration part was nice and inspiring! I've been on the Lugauer a few weeks ago - really beautiful. Planning to climb it in winter too.
Thank you very much for this very encouraging feedback. Regarding Lugauer in winter be careful, there are some avalanches after the snow fall (on the Radmer side). Good luck and thank you again 😃
@@never-too-late Ok, thanks for the info, will look out for that!
Also had my first high alpine tour last week on the "Großer Möseler" in Tyrol at 3.400m. Went solo on the glacier. I know it's dangerous but it was so beautiful. Can't wait to do more high alpine tours.
Another great adventure filmed superbly,well done,enjoying these mountains,keep on keeping on.
Wetterhorn is a great challenge and the route to the summit is magnificent with unforgettable views of Grindelwald and the surrounding summits. Yes I will continue to film our adventures, even if it's not always easy to find the time.
Tres bien fait, monsieur! Je veux le faire aussi.
Merci beaucoup ! Je vous souhaite bonne chance, faites quand même attention.
great content, great achievement. in september i am planning to go up the wetterhorn😅
Thank you very much for your feedback. Wetterhorn is a very beautiful mountain. Which route you will take? There is another route through the Rosenlaui Glacier. Are you going solo?
Hi yes I am planning to do it solo, I was looking for a mountain I could climb from the base all the way up and technically not to extreme but high enough to feel all the elements of the high mountains , so I came across the Wetterhorn, you are the only one on UA-cam that has filmed the whole journey, inspired seeing you doing that, I love hiking and climbing alone and combined with photography and filmmaking. I will go in September, usually for high altitude a good period
Do you go all at once or you foresee to spend a night at Glecksteinhütte? There is also a nice, small spot for a bivouac, you can see it in my fist try to climb Wetterhorn ua-cam.com/video/BgiSS5ZPAaY/v-deo.html
Super your shots with your drone in your videos!
@@never-too-late I was planning to stay in the glucksteinhutte and leave early. I am also considering the Eiger west flank as you did also, which was a more challenging trip, Wetterhorn or Eiger west flank? thanks also for checking my videos from the drone!
So inspiring me this...Keep well...
Thank you!
Félicitations ! Quel courage... Oui, compliqué de prendre des repères dans ces amas de pierres. Tout se ressemble. Ça m'est arrivé une fois dans les Écrins. J'étais en panique.. Seule ! Bonne continuation et faites attention à vous. Cordialement
La vue que tu as devant toi en montant n'est pas la même qu'en descendant, je pense que c'est là le vrai problème. De plus, le GPS déconne dans un environnement escarpé, il vous téléporte 50 mètres à gauche, 50 mètres à droite :-( il faut gérer et garder son sang-froid. Merci pour le commentaire !
Fantastic to watch let's see some more talking about living life to the edge you have a good head for heights well done 👏 mate 👍
Thank you very much for this comment. Just a small precision, it was my second attempt, I try not to push my limits too far, I know when I have to give up🙂Sometimes the camera gives the impression of vertigo.
Wow.. abousoletly fantastic.
Thank you very much fro your feedback.
Trop cool cette réalisation, bravo
Merci, j'essaie de m'améliorer à chaque réalisation :-)
Another enjoyable video. It's amazing to think that some of the very experienced guides can practically walk up the majority of these ridges like mountain goats without much use of the arms. It's incredibly impressive just how sure-footed they are.
You are right, this is the difference between an amateur and a professional :-)
Merci 💪
Avec plaisir 👍
WELL DONE, THAT LOOKED HARDER THAN THE eIGER ROUTE YOU TOOK LATER
They have different types of difficulties. On Eiger you have more loose stones and on Wetterhorn you have more climb. Each mountain is different 😄 Thanks for your comment.
This brought back happy memories of a club Alpine training course more than 20 years ago - guide Mick Tighe decided we should do the Eiger from Kleine Scheidegg (following the upper part of your route but covering much less distance in total. Scary, but a wonderful experience, especially for a middle-aged Alpine novice.
I love this type of comments that my video brought back personal memories. There are a few... Do you mean that Mick Tighe?ua-cam.com/video/yi6kVtGP3C8/v-deo.html Eiger as a training site for novices, an interesting approach!? For sure, it must have been impressive and unforgettable for you.
Maaan, you're living my dream. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you very much for your comment. I hope that you will living your dreams soon :-)
Wonderful videos! I hike a lot near where I live in Vancouver with friends but your videos have inspired me to try some easier hikes solo and build up my confidence.
Thank you very much for your comment. Hiking alone in the mountains is a special state of mind, when I say alone it means nobody around you, only then you could experience strong emotions, be one with nature. Let me know how it goes.
Well done Bob, amazing achievement and brilliant video 💖
Thank you very much
bravo, c'est sublime ! aussi votre vidéo sur l'arête ( ouest ?) de l'Eiger est magnifique et m'a fait réaliser qu'avec un peu d'entrainement encore ca sera jouable 😁 merci et gaffe à vous !
Un grand merci ! Never too late pour réaliser ses rêves 😊😊😊
@@never-too-late c'est exactement ce que je me dis .j'ai 40 ans, il est temps 😅 Je m'entraîne près de chez moi dans le Dévoluy et les Ecrins , et une fois prêt, direction l'Oberland bernois ! 👍
Nice one !
Really great video! Just curious: Why do you go solo? Better and safer with some friends :). I used to always go solo exclusively. It drove my parents crazy, and now I try to find others to take with me.
Why I climb alone? I give some explanations at 2:45 of this video. You ca also watch the following video: ua-cam.com/video/sl1QM_VIzV8/v-deo.html where I also provide more explanations. In short, the experience is completely different when you are alone.
I have a question about the rappel from the iron bars, will a 50 m cord be enough for 25 m descent? What length did you use?
Yes 50m is enough, I had 60m Petzl Raid line with me.
@@never-too-late great that's also the length I own. and I guess the are enough metal bars in the rock to rappel down
Too vertical for me . Sorry ! 🖖🏻😄👏🏻😉
No worries at all! I understand that not every climb is for everyone. Thanks for checking it out anyway. I hope you find other videos on my channel that you'll enjoy more. Take care!
Its the Willisgrätli, right?
Yes, it is.
[16:22] spray paint ????? 🤣🤐🤨☹
The path is usually marked with the paint (this was the case till the glacier on this route, it's done by CAS), I was thinking to do that to avoid being lost, but finally I found another method: some red tape, so you can remove it on my way back :-)
@@never-too-late nice one sir
This video is quite amazing. The narration is excellent. Is there any way I can contact you directly, via email perhaps? Thanks.
Thank you very much for your comment. Yes you can: bielecki88640@gmail.com
Hello Achim Schneider, your comment has just disappeared (did you deleted it?)😞 I found your comment very interesting and relevant, it's a pity that we can't discuss it on this forum 😞
Hi Boy...
Hello! How are you ?
...merci....I'm fine...Proud with you
Liked and subscribed BUT... please don't take such risks again! I am more interested in less dangerous mountain climbs so I hope that you from now on can settle for less danger and enjoy what you have acheived and relive those memories by climbing less steep mountains. Or else I unsub! ;D
Thank you for your comment, even if some images look impressive actually in reality the passages are not as steep as they look from the camera's perspective. I always try to avoid to take foolish risks, in fact many times I have abandoned the ascent due to dangerous conditions.
@@never-too-late Aha, okay yes it looks very steep as if you would continue to fall if you take one mistep. Thank you for your reply. I feel better watching your videos now :)