The Long Wall - The Worlds Longest Rock Climb
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2023
- Have you ever pondered what the longest climbing route in the world is?
You may have guessed that it was the great Mt. Thor on Baffin Island, Canada (4,101ft), or perhaps even the Azeem ridge on the Trango Towers, Pakistan (7,400ft), both impressively large in size, but even these are dwarfed in comparison to the unlikely record holder.
Nestled amongst the lush hillsides of upstate New York sits a bluff of quartzite rock known as the Gunks. Regarded as the birthplace of American climbing, its short yet mighty wall stretches more than 9000ft... horizontally.
Established by Dan Rosanstein and Ken Nichols in 1987, the Great Wall of China route is a masterpiece of esoterica which traverses the entire wall, its greatest crux may be jug rash, bugs, and dog walkers.
One Dream. Two Dirtbags. 9000ft of Climbing.
Production: @WellGoodMedia
Writer, Producer, + Director: Gareth "Gaz" Leah @gazleah
Talent: Drew Herder @shreddh + Ben Wilbur @benjamin7386
Photography: Will Saunders @willsaundersphoto
Camera: Tyler Rizzuto @tylersdays
Additional Camera: Drew Herder @Shreddh, Gareth “Gaz” Leah @gazLeah
Aerial Cam: Gareth "Gaz" Leah @gazleah
Post Production: @WellGoodMedia @Poptopcinema
Editor: Drew Herder @Shreddh
Animation: Charlie Humpal @Charliehumpal
Color: John Towner @heytowner
Graphic Design: Gareth "Gaz" Leah @gazleah
Additional Footage: Will Mckay, Liam Moore, Jack Plantz, Will Plantz, John Ebers
Supported by: @sterlingropesSpecial
Thanks: Mohonk Preserve, Rock & Snow @rockandsnow, Matt Way, Erik Ratkowski, Green masked homie, The Rizzuto’s, Scott Herrick, Sheperd, @Pabstblueribbon - Спорт
You know you’ve made it as a cultural phenomenon when you compile a spinal tap like satire. Well done. Rock climbing badly needs this as it frequently takes itself way way too seriously.
I feel the same way!
Ken Nichols first ascent says it all
Couldn't have said it better.
Rad as hell. completely encompasses how ridiculous but awesome rock climbing is
Sense makes much not
@@WellGoodMedia _You only live to get radical!_
I'm over 17 but had to wear a helmet to watch these daredevils and _still_ got post-traumatic vertigo.
@@dancarter482 We're frothing so hard right now.
Finally some non serious stuff... So much better than any pro climber media. Great job guys, great filming, give these guys a contract.
Progresso soup sign us up!
gunks local here, UNREAL WORK guys 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
This was absolutely incredible. Killer job to the people filming too! It looked incredible!
The boys were sending unknown crust to fix lines.
I found these guys in Jamaica filming a rock-climbing documentary. Very cool people and amazing video!
I met Gareth on the plane there!
@@jessallaround13 guilty of being an extravert! 😅
This was so amazing! Best climbing film of the year!
That means a lot! Hope this brings some send sauce
Jesus Christ, 2014 feels so good. I don’t know if anyone else just got the feeling that they jumped back to the mid 2010s but wow does it feel great.
Awesome job guys I also just can’t believe how much of this you were able to film, and do a good job at that.
One of the most phenomenal climbing vids I’ve seen in years. Makes me want to go do something stupid in the mountains
Get out there and make it happen!
Oh, man...this was fantastic! I've been climbing since 1975, and this epic adventure totally reminded me of why I got into climbing in the first place. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride!
We feel you!
I think Drew and Ben's grandfathers weren't even born in 1975.
@@cre8tvedge 🙂Quite possibly not!
And in true Gunks fashion: every pitch is run out. Make the locals proud!
"I've heard that, that Alex... Hotdog guy, he was pretty fast" ---> pure gold
Where’s he at?!?
The cam 1 foot below the bolt on a downclimb and climbing with approach shoes had me in stitches. Thank you for making this!
Certainly one of the top 5...neh 3...of the most important accents in the history of climbing. Unbelievable guys. Well done.
This was the most unexpected and honestly just best climbing doc I have ever watched
🥷🏽🫶
Incredible work boys, easily the most chaotic big wall video I've ever seen.
The frothiest and chossiest!
This deserves way more recognition. Amazing mental and physical skills nedeed to achieve this from both of you (and the camera crew!). And the fact that despite the dangerous moments you were still having fun makes it even better! Had a great time watching it. Hope to see more of you in the future. Thank you for making and sharing this to everyone who was a part of it
This was so great. I loved seeing all the classics I’ve been on in a different light. Hope you guys enjoyed your stay out here and actually got some time after your historic send actually going up them too!
We had a blast, the gunks in fall has got to be one of the most spectacular climbing spots in the country.
This video is gonna blow up!. Awesome filmography and editing. Hilarious and epic
🤯🤯🤯
An instant classic. This generation's Downward Bound. Warren Harding, Robbins, Chouinard, Ed Abbey, Sheridan Anderson should all be proud, as am I of you youngsters. I'll raise a PBR toast to your names. Cheers, old climber dude
*shotguns PBR 🍺
Beyond enjoyable and an epic adventure for the ages. I’ve climbed many of those routes and will forever look at the wall in all directions now. What a fun video!!!
"Those boys are gonna get hurt." haha
This is the kind of quality climbing video I've been waiting for my while life
Not the heroes we deserve, but the heroes we need.
Perfectly articulated!
This is fantastic. Looking forward to another project like this.
More to come!
Definitely one of the big walls of all time. Loved it.
Speed attempt?
this was entertaining as hell, great production quality too. hope this blows up
If you like the stonks, share that puppy!
how are you guys not more popular, this is insane. i love you both
WE LOVE THEM TOO!
Really fun storytelling! Great work everyone!
💎💎💎
Well Done, Gaz!!!! Finally got around to watching. Total gem.
We gotta get out and send some rigs!
Best climbing film I've seen in a long time ! So much fun
Thank you! Share the stoke!
Had soo much fun watch it! Great video
🥳
that's just pure brilliant lads, thanks for all the effort.
Glad you enjoyed it
This was great! Keep it up yall.
one of the best climbing videos i've ever seen, well done boys
Yeeeeejaaaaaa!
Excellent video from start to finish
Thank you very much!
One of the best climbing videos I've seen.
Glad you enjoyed it!
First time the UA-cam algorithm works. Really enjoyed this film, great to see some humour in climbing!
We need more films like this. So entertaining!
❤
This was class... great work all round!
Appreciate it!
This may be the first time I've ever "liked" "commented" and "subscribed" because of one video from people I've never heard of. Jimmy Chin, these boys are coming for you bro.
🥷🏽🥷🏽🥷🏽
Very entertaining. And also a very difficult little rock climb I guess... Well done
Hope you upload more videos and get more notice, also the story of trout had me engaged felt like I was fishing 🙌
I'll for sure upload some more films the next few weeks. - Stay tooooneedddd
When you placed the monkey fist and the UFO all Czech sandstone climbers rejoiced.
Keeping it spicy!
This was a refreshing good ole sketchy climbing adventure film, well done!
🎉🎉
That was very enjoyable 4K side-climbing awesomesauce!
Sauce spreading!
An instant classic climbing film, loved it
Thank you! - Share that stoke with the friends!
you´re killing it!!
We heard they’re eyeing the real Great Wall next…
Keep going guys, this was sick
VENNGGAAAAAAAAAA !
The frozen egg 😂 cutting the haul bag 😂 and the really sketchy climbing was incredible!!
Glad you liked it!!
Legends! You guys have great style, balls of steel and so does the film!
Huevos gigante!
Better than anything from the last Reel Rock and probably the best climbing film I've seen since the Brad Gobright (RIP) vs Honnold Nose Speed Record film
Hands down the best climbing video I've seen in the last decade.
Preach!
This is just the best film ever. Congrats boys
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This film was awesome ! Needs more views ! cool to see a lighthearted climbing flick !
Sharing is caring! 🫶
Great work boys! Especially the beers 😂 xx
Loved that vid, the shots, the satire and foremost the copious amounts of lichen. Cheers from a place where you actually use UFO slings and knots. I always get frowned upon when using them somewhere else, but they work on all types of rock, just as you showcased.
Commenting and liking for the algorithm. Seems like a criminally under-viewed channel
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Equal parts hilarious and impressive, well done
absolutely sickening... great work lads and a great film
Frothalicious!
I freakin' love all of this. Look how psyched people all are in the comments! This is a really cool climbing vid. Completely unique. (Whatup Ben. Long time brotha.)
Venga fuertes! (Also, Ben kinda sent the gunks on approach shoes…)
I’ve been watching random climbing videos lately and this just popped up. Halfway through and I was like, that looks like my homie Drew, and then realized it was. What up Drew! Sick vid.
The hero we need!
Thx Brendan, culture tour vid was 🔥
Oh wow never thought I’d see New Paltz highlighted! One of my favorite little towns upstate. Lagusta’s Luscious is amazing and the hike on the Staircliff path at Mohonk is hard and beautiful!
Hands down one of the coolest small towns on the East Coast. Big up New Paltz!
Such a cool film, you really portrayed the fun of climbing, just dicking about on some rocks with your mates and pushing yourself to the brink physical and mental destruction, class!
Fully frothed!
"probably 2 beers..., per person, per pitch" the best line
Where's PBR when you need them?
@@WellGoodMedia
They didn’t offer a sponsorship deal?!
The best climbing video ever! My home crag sent in approach shoes! And no Patagonia-esque virtue signaling best of all. Just pure fun!
That was the most appropriate way to do this route. Sick!! The nuts swaying on the rope after bad placements 😫 amazing movie !
The route was no gimme, spicy from start to finish.
You guys, this was awesome! It just kept getting better. 69 pitches? Nice...
2 pitches of mud and choss to reach the golden ration
Awesome!
Frothing
Hell yes. You guys are f'ng awesome.
🫶🤘🏼
I don't know how I never saw this but it's amazing. drew has my heart
Heart throb ❤
wow, what a great video and production quality
Pew pew pew 📸
Dude who made this and why do you have less than 900 subs this shit looks so professional wtf
We were to busy choss wrangling to start a UA-cam channel.
nice job! good show!
Best climbing movie I have seen in a while!
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼❤️
This is how huge you have to huge to go huge 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hhhhuggggggggeeeeeeee
Absolutely loved this
Stoking the fire!
5.9+/5.11R is no joke! Keep em' coming!!
Yall would feel right at home in saxony! And you already got ufos.. awsome video guys ❤️
Forget the Wide Boyz, we're here to see the Side Boyz
Reality lube!
"Both ends are sharp" hahahah legendary boys
Dibs on first in that wag bag
"Figured it would either be really chill or really fucked up.... it was both of those things" 😂
Oh, this was good🔥
The ending is absolutely hilarious
this was amazing! had me giggling the whole time
😂😂😂😅
Wow! Until 20 minutes and 53 seconds ago, The Eiger Sanction was my favorite climbing film! I think it was the acting that swayed my decision towards The Long Wall. Named after John Long?
Wow, I never thought we be compared to something so legendary. 🎉
Well, I should have qualified that I'm not noted as a movie critic, but I do know that Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing is preferable to any lite beer swill!
@@WellGoodMedia
This is amazing.
👾👾👾
So sick!! Love it
Damn. This was awesome.
🎉🎉🎉
Love the soup can pro
Essential, and duel purpose!
epic production
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Awesome achievement! What’s next? Maybe repeat another Nichols feat and climb Dol Gulder 10,000 times?
We have something brewing!
Best climbing film since the dodos delight!
Love it.
Yes, as people are writing, climbing got way to serious.
Who needs those olympics, its about having fun on great adventures and is a place for dirtbags
Keep on drinking, but not forget to climb ;-)
So good!
Keep the people hyped!
I’ve always wanted to try this. Huge adventure.
Giv’er!
This is exactly what i expect from a good climbing movie !
Give the people what they want!
This was well good my guys!
Righteous!
Now that was entertaining! The NCAR chimney is totally rad.
Dope production and fun like a Warren Miller film.
Well good!
Epic.... climbing down to the sound of violin and drums.... no one has ever attempted that... looking forward to a brave operator that can offer that on a indoor climbing wall.
I'm 33 and I still wore a helmet for the entire duration of the video 🫡
Safety first!