Thanks mate, trying to push out longer hiking videos. New territory for video creation, lots more production but I find them enjoyable to make! Hope to keep improving with each new video 🤟
hello there. I have done the west ridge about 20 times, first time 1976. I'm a very experienced climber. I have climbed a lot in Scotland and the west ridge is nothing like Scotland. there is nothing that could be called technical climbing on Buller, I know because I have soloed all of the south face.
The west face is where all of the 'Scottish' lines are - the waterfall section. I was not suggesting the west ridge was climbing, it is not (as should be obvious), it is barely a scramble but fun nonetheless - hence why I use the track for training.
in the future I think there be very little ice on Buller there never really has been. ice climbing in Scotland has changed and there is almost no ice in North Wales or the lake district 😢 I to have used the west ridge for fitness and am about to start again. I have a mega trip in January back to kanchjunga exploring and climbing in areas that hardly anyone has been in, cold and wild. there is a lot of bullshit on the web but I think you do a pretty good job.
Yes, it's very saddening for me as someone younger who hasn't had the chance to experience many seasons of winter climbing. Even this year I was thinking of doing some climbing on the Pollux outcrop on Bogong but by early August all the snow in the gullies had vanished! I think we just have to take it as it comes, can't really hope for good conditions in Aus anymore.
What a atmosphere, this looks really challenging bud! Video is brilliant! 👏👏
Thanks mate, trying to push out longer hiking videos. New territory for video creation, lots more production but I find them enjoyable to make! Hope to keep improving with each new video 🤟
hello there. I have done the west ridge about 20 times, first time 1976. I'm a very experienced climber. I have climbed a lot in Scotland and the west ridge is nothing like Scotland. there is nothing that could be called technical climbing on Buller, I know because I have soloed all of the south face.
The west face is where all of the 'Scottish' lines are - the waterfall section. I was not suggesting the west ridge was climbing, it is not (as should be obvious), it is barely a scramble but fun nonetheless - hence why I use the track for training.
in the future I think there be very little ice on Buller there never really has been. ice climbing in Scotland has changed and there is almost no ice in North Wales or the lake district 😢 I to have used the west ridge for fitness and am about to start again. I have a mega trip in January back to kanchjunga exploring and climbing in areas that hardly anyone has been in, cold and wild. there is a lot of bullshit on the web but I think you do a pretty good job.
Yes, it's very saddening for me as someone younger who hasn't had the chance to experience many seasons of winter climbing. Even this year I was thinking of doing some climbing on the Pollux outcrop on Bogong but by early August all the snow in the gullies had vanished! I think we just have to take it as it comes, can't really hope for good conditions in Aus anymore.
looks great. are those the grivel g10s?
They’re Grivel Airtechs, semi automatic & 12 points. Great for classic mountaineering.