"It just so happened, I guessed the right way!" Oh the proudest smile of a man who thinks his intuition took him the correct way, while being completely wrong...
@@WideBoyz Question: How do you bail if going off route and you can't finish it because the climbing gets to hard? How can you go down? Do you have to leave gear in each pitch? Downclimb and remove gear on the way? I don't understand how to bail on multipitches without bolted anchors xD
Tried multipitching for the first time this summer, a bunch of 5s. Got lost on the wall. Ended up derailling 10m horizontal on what seemed to be another line. Doubled the number of pitches we were supposed to do. Got rained on. 10/10 don't want to return to the gym now !
I'm done for the day climbing a couple 10-15 m long routes. I can't imagine what it's gotta be like to tread up something like this. Absolutely mindblowing.
suprisingly not, the "troll wall" is also about 1000 meters, but with not grass. However very few climb it because of the huge risk of rockfall, but that does of course not stop everyone
Haha it would have been very dull footage walking down. I think we had about 5-10m of visibility due to mist. or on the other hand, maybe that would have made good footage, hmmmm who knows!
@@WideBoyz I find hearing/seeing the whole "classic" journey just as enthralling... it looked pitch black, and you guys continued on, in your usual super chill voice.... awesome!
I‘m always glad, that I‘m not the only one to misread Topos ending up at a completely different Route 😅 I love your vids from Norway, my own climbing experience on Lofoten together with my (pregnant) wife was so cool we always remember it with joy.🤤
nah, they are like tigers, at each other when they can get their dose of climbing in! 🤣🤣🤣 ye it possible, his diet has greeting improved since meeting Mari, Nuts! sharing food it may be a give away....nuts for each other!
This is just filmed on a compact canon G1X mark II. no external mic, just the mic off the camera. can't really be taking much equipment like external mics when climbing these walls relatively quickly, its a lot of getting the camera out and putting it away quickly. I generally just adjust audio in post to make it sounds a little better
Leave what you can and clean only if it's necessary. I've no idea if that's the general etiquette, but that's generally my thoughts on it. It also really depends on your location and the type of vegetation. In places like this where the climbing is relatively easy and there is so much of it, it's physically impossible (and very pointless) to clean anyway. In The States you don't clean anything right?
@@WideBoyz I'm in Australia 😉 Very strict rules of course, particularly around vegetation but I've noticed a slight difference maybe because of that so am interested. Thanks, really enjoy the channel
@@WideBoyz Yes. Also there's an odd thing here in the Blue Mountains (National Park, also) several small plants & grasses almost identical to the norm are massively endangered. I've seen massive cages on innocuous clumps of grass, can't imagine what tourists think 😁
I am wondering how you ascertained where you really climbed in the end? Can you just look up from the bottom and see you went left based on memory or rock features?
Is that Mari or Magnus, haha? I might try and do something again with Magnus this coming winter at some of the new gyms in Norway. Or maybe we can actually get outside and do some climbing
yes there are ice climbs on this wall in winter. and also winter climbs. we've been talking about doing it in winter for a couple of years but never been around or on time with conditions. Winter would certianly be an adventure
This might be a dumb question, but do you ever fall during these big wall climbs? I've seen you climb loads but never seen you take a fall unless on sport routes (ofc you've fallen before but I guess my question is whether it's a normal occurrence that you fall on trad or not haha)
I've never fallen climbing on Kjerag and I've climbed it many times now. however i have only climbed up to around E6 6b (5.12c) on this cliff so it's all been well within my comfort zone. on other big walls in Yosemite for example where i have climbed harder pitches on big walls, i have taken falls. But in answer to falling on trad, yes I defintely do, but only when I start to reach my falling level, haha
Oh man…that looks awesome, too bad we don’t have anything like that here. Nice video! What’s it like being 800 metres up on a cliff compared to 20 metres up on a lead wall?
It's ok when you come from the ground, as you climb gradually over the day so get used to the exposure and height throughout the climb. plus when you've done a bunch of these things you don't really think about it as much
I wished so much to watch Pete's solo on a good platform like Netflix or anywhere else, I couldn't watch since Im from Portugal... So sad such a waste of good content not released properly on my opinion.
Surprisingly this wall is actually very accessible for a big wall. You can walk to the top via a popular tourist path and get the base jumpers boat to the bottom of the cliff 😀 However gym climbing is alot more relaxing that's for sure 😅
Im obvioulsy kidding, im way into sketchy trad climbing! This one looks like a great piece of wall! Good job guys! Looking forward for more trad climbing content!! Cheers take care!
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"It just so happened, I guessed the right way!" Oh the proudest smile of a man who thinks his intuition took him the correct way, while being completely wrong...
😂😂😂
@@WideBoyz Question: How do you bail if going off route and you can't finish it because the climbing gets to hard?
How can you go down? Do you have to leave gear in each pitch? Downclimb and remove gear on the way? I don't understand how to bail on multipitches without bolted anchors xD
@@SonnyKnutson You have to leave you gear in the lower off.
@@SonnyKnutson yes leave gear, or abseil of trees if there are any
@@WideBoyz or big clumps of grass!?! 😂
Tried multipitching for the first time this summer, a bunch of 5s. Got lost on the wall. Ended up derailling 10m horizontal on what seemed to be another line. Doubled the number of pitches we were supposed to do. Got rained on. 10/10 don't want to return to the gym now !
haha sounds like a good adventure :) solid work
Where were you climbing?
@@WideBoyz Briançon, lots of easy but nice mutlipitches 🥰
Sure some might call it 'going off route'. Doesn't 'ground up on sight first ascent' have a much nicer ring to it?
Off width and off route, classic 😂
Extreme gardening never got tougher than this 😂
Fantastic, love your climbing vlogs, such a meaty send 💪🧗♂️💪🧗♀️
Thanks for always tuning in. Much appreciated 😀
I want to give Dave four stars for this comment! Perfect summary for a great vid!
@@susanjane4784 Thanks 🙂
@@dave_h_8742 🌟🌟🌟🌟 there's your 4 stars dave 💪
"it hurts my feelings when it starts raining"
I know how ya feel Mari.
classic quote
Just had to pop in and say, That’s a BANGER Thumbnail!
Haha cheers!
I'm done for the day climbing a couple 10-15 m long routes. I can't imagine what it's gotta be like to tread up something like this. Absolutely mindblowing.
Looks great!
Id love such a chill partner when going off-route.
Cracking video, must have been a slog walking down.
Yeh we were wandering around in the mist for longer than expected!
Bloody brilliant!! Awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks
You Guys are just awesome! Liked it a LOT!😉👍🏻
Glad too hear. Thanks for watching🙂
This must be the steepest field in Norway!
😂 I'm waiting for the day we get too climb overhanging grass for a whole pitch. All the fields so far have been gently slabby
The original first ascent of the Troll Wall, along the Norwegian Route, was described as "overhanging scree"...
suprisingly not, the "troll wall" is also about 1000 meters, but with not grass. However very few climb it because of the huge risk of rockfall, but that does of course not stop everyone
@@riftborn1058 we climbed the Troll Wall this summer 🙂 video about it coming soon
@@WideBoyz oooh nice, looking forward to the video
Obviously, Pete's game... But Mari is equally up for anything! Double ropes!!
Mari is always up for it!! 😀
I am growing more and more fond of watching multipitches.
Like some of the mountain crags in Wales / Scotland - lovely wet grass and cracks full of mud / grit - Lovely.
Nice production P&M, keeping it real.
wet, grassy cracks, they can't not be enjoyed in a very odd sort of way...
Enjoyed this one, nice mellow chit chat while climbing and feel good. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done you two! Nicely filmed too Pete!
looks like such a wicked route. G reat job, and great video!
Peter is not only a great climber but a fantastic narrator
i cant believe the balls, to climb grass at 1000M on cams and nuts in the dark while lost XD
I really enjoyed watching your amazing video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching 😀
So funny to see, that even proclimbers have difficulties in finding the right way on multipitch-routes :)
Not shown, the joy of scrambling and walking back down!
Haha it would have been very dull footage walking down. I think we had about 5-10m of visibility due to mist. or on the other hand, maybe that would have made good footage, hmmmm who knows!
@@WideBoyz I find hearing/seeing the whole "classic" journey just as enthralling... it looked pitch black, and you guys continued on, in your usual super chill voice.... awesome!
@@mariadb6799 Yeh maybe I should try and show some of it next time 😎
Couple goals and climbing goals in one vid.
love it - always very funny as well
- Honey I think that you are climbing at the rong way.
- Never mind babe. At least we are on the right big wall, so I keep going....
Exactly plow on 👉
That looks sick 🔥
I‘m always glad, that I‘m not the only one to misread Topos ending up at a completely different Route 😅
I love your vids from Norway, my own climbing experience on Lofoten together with my (pregnant) wife was so cool we always remember it with joy.🤤
Yes Lofoten is so nice as well. Some really great multipitch climbing up there 🤙
I really love living here in Rogaland, but yeah it rains way too much here.
You have to pick the moments that's for sure. But luckily I'm well trained in that coming from the UK 😅
The topo is wrong. No way we wandered off the route.
Happens all the time on clean routes.
always blame the topo haha
In Yosemite the Stonemonkeys might have been famous but in Norway the Vertical Bushwackers are legends
climbing in this beautiful place must've felt so good
Yes climbing here is always great :)
Couple potential! Or did I miss something..? Look at them both feeling uplifted and charmed by each other
nah, they are like tigers, at each other when they can get their dose of climbing in!
🤣🤣🤣
ye it possible, his diet has greeting improved since meeting Mari, Nuts! sharing food it may be a give away....nuts for each other!
Love this style of video! More big walls!
some more coming from Troll Wall soon
6:50 me when I'm not sure if the person holding the phone is taking a picture or a video
I had exactly the same thought....
12 degrees is good weather, I don’t climb under 15 here in Australia haha. I guess you take what you can climbing route like that.
My kind of climbing content!
The climb down by torch light must have been a bit sketchy but the climb looked awesome.
It was only tricky due to the mist. But once we found the path it was ok.
So good! Is this filmed with GoPros? Film and audio quality is incredible
I think they have an external mic for the GoPro. The internal mic is pretty bad, at least on the one I have, which is admittedly fairly old now.
This is just filmed on a compact canon G1X mark II. no external mic, just the mic off the camera. can't really be taking much equipment like external mics when climbing these walls relatively quickly, its a lot of getting the camera out and putting it away quickly.
I generally just adjust audio in post to make it sounds a little better
Thumbs up for steep grass
Really steep grass. :D
Great video 👌
Thanks
Epic 🤘 looks amazing but Could definitely do with a prune 😄
A light pruning! Good job I used to be an arborist 😉
I'm currently one so couldn't help but comment 😆
Living the dream there dudes 🤘
NZ style climbing!
Respectful question for the Boyz, what is the etiquette in Europe regarding vegetation etc. on a route?
Keep bussin' it Wide 👍🏼
Leave what you can and clean only if it's necessary.
I've no idea if that's the general etiquette, but that's generally my thoughts on it. It also really depends on your location and the type of vegetation. In places like this where the climbing is relatively easy and there is so much of it, it's physically impossible (and very pointless) to clean anyway.
In The States you don't clean anything right?
@@WideBoyz I'm in Australia 😉 Very strict rules of course, particularly around vegetation but I've noticed a slight difference maybe because of that so am interested. Thanks, really enjoy the channel
@@5thgearouttahere Australia, sorry 🙂
I presume its very strict rules due to it being much drier in Aus and much less vegetation maybe?
@@WideBoyz Yes. Also there's an odd thing here in the Blue Mountains (National Park, also) several small plants & grasses almost identical to the norm are massively endangered. I've seen massive cages on innocuous clumps of grass, can't imagine what tourists think 😁
The trees with red berries aren't called Mountain Ash for no reason!
Love it!
Thanks!!
Hi Pete! Any reason you never use any communication aid, walkietalkie or such?
What is a 7+ grade climb? What would this be in the vermin scale? Anyone know? Thanks
I am wondering how you ascertained where you really climbed in the end? Can you just look up from the bottom and see you went left based on memory or rock features?
We found photos from a friend who had climbed the route slightly to the left
Shame there weren't mountain goats up there eating the grass for all of our entertainment haha
You can hear the sheep on the other side of the valley, sketching about on the slippery slopes 😅
What would this work out at roughly as a British trad grade? It looks epic, grass definitely adds some adventure
Crux is probably around E4 (few pitches at this grade)
And the grass pitches were around HVG (Hard Very Grassy)
@@WideBoyz why you guys gotta make it look so easy 😂 maybe in a season or 2. What's the hill they roll the cheese down? Reckon that's HG?
Awesome
Ohhh were you guys visiting our favourite Norwegian climber?
Is that Mari or Magnus, haha?
I might try and do something again with Magnus this coming winter at some of the new gyms in Norway. Or maybe we can actually get outside and do some climbing
@@WideBoyz Magnus my friend:D. Yes! Get magnus out his damn man cave!
@@Unholyspirit 😂 when I'm back in Norway I'll send him a message. Be great too get him doing some of these walls again
Interesting that they're using DMM Dragons.
We use half Wild Country Friends and half DMM dragons when we climb together. I'm a WC athlete and Mari is DMM
@@WideBoyz I thought that might have been the case but I didn't see Mari on their athlete page.
@@thatswrestling2749 through XC sports,the Norwegian distribution for DMM
So 3 failed attempts at the same route then? :D Maybe one day you get to climb the route you wanted. Nice adventure!
one day i'll get there, haha
Nice looking adventure :) So when are you going to actually climb Bryllupgaven? ;)
4th time lucky, next year 😅
Is using plants aide? /s
So you've made a Connection :D
Yes we made a hybrid routes of two existing routes 😅
Great vid. Is it also an ice climb?
yes there are ice climbs on this wall in winter. and also winter climbs. we've been talking about doing it in winter for a couple of years but never been around or on time with conditions. Winter would certianly be an adventure
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How do you get down?
Walk off
Walk down 😎
I was wondering this too - 15 second clip at the end explaining how you got down would have been helpful to the uninitiated...
The holds at 8:50
Have you had any better quality big wall climbing? Magnificent.
This is some of the finest in its own way. If feel like every big wall I've climbed each has its own unique character
Think the topo is wrong! How often have people said that?
I have a question, what's the width on your ropes? They look like 9.4's but it's hard to tell.
8.6 i think. Not 100% sure tho
@@WideBoyz Thanks! good to know!
@@WideBoyz Those look a lot thicker than 8.6! I thought you were climbing on two singles.
Gloves and cheese and carbs n stuff
This might be a dumb question, but do you ever fall during these big wall climbs? I've seen you climb loads but never seen you take a fall unless on sport routes (ofc you've fallen before but I guess my question is whether it's a normal occurrence that you fall on trad or not haha)
I've never fallen climbing on Kjerag and I've climbed it many times now. however i have only climbed up to around E6 6b (5.12c) on this cliff so it's all been well within my comfort zone.
on other big walls in Yosemite for example where i have climbed harder pitches on big walls, i have taken falls.
But in answer to falling on trad, yes I defintely do, but only when I start to reach my falling level, haha
I love the subtitles....in ENGLISH? Lol
Oh man…that looks awesome, too bad we don’t have anything like that here. Nice video! What’s it like being 800 metres up on a cliff compared to 20 metres up on a lead wall?
It's ok when you come from the ground, as you climb gradually over the day so get used to the exposure and height throughout the climb. plus when you've done a bunch of these things you don't really think about it as much
I wished so much to watch Pete's solo on a good platform like Netflix or anywhere else, I couldn't watch since Im from Portugal... So sad such a waste of good content not released properly on my opinion.
It will be released for download/streaming after the tour has finished in the UK
@@WideBoyz lovely
i can walk 1000m in far less time than that.
Clag climbing
It feels like that sometimes 😅
Kind of non event after seeing Alex smashing free rider in under 4 without ropes… but still I wouldn’t do it so congrats lads.
A little over rated, its in the middle of nowhere, not accessible at all. I prefer gym climbing! All those metal stuff are too sketchy anyway
Surprisingly this wall is actually very accessible for a big wall. You can walk to the top via a popular tourist path and get the base jumpers boat to the bottom of the cliff 😀 However gym climbing is alot more relaxing that's for sure 😅
Im obvioulsy kidding, im way into sketchy trad climbing! This one looks like a great piece of wall! Good job guys! Looking forward for more trad climbing content!! Cheers take care!