Show a bit more respect mate. Ben Moon was the greatest climber of his generation and raised the bar twice with Agincourt and then Hubble. I've tried both those routes and they're effing desperate.
Great memory trip,good to see Ben still able to put on a good show,I got up to e3 nowadays at 57 a severe feels harder.our drive and motivation has changed,as it should.sometimes its only drive keeping you on the rock not the holds.the best thing about climbing is that you can still get great satisfaction out of easier routes and most importantly great memories. Well done Ben. Do more.
The amazing thing is that he can still even go up there and hang off the holds and put the moves together, and still redpoint The Rose and The Vampire. Who else from that era can still do that in 2019 - NO ONE
@@lolau8209 "from that era". McClure wasn't part of the 80's european sport climbing era, he only started sport climbing in 1994 according to Wikipedia
funny thing, last month agincourt extension (takes the route to the top of the wall) was freed by a french climber and proposed 8c+. And probably in a light hearted "fuck you" to ben , was named "Brexit exit" . Love the english/french rivalry!
'When 6c isn't that hard any longer and 6b is approaching a rest'. I remember being totally inspired by the picture of Ben on the cut loose move on Agincourt (must have been in 1989 or 90 in 'On The Edge' magazine I think). So inspiring and still is.
That Agincourt photo is still on the web and is one of the best climbing photos of all time. My other two favourites are of Ron Fawcett on the Gallows at Malham and Doug Scott descending the Ogre in a white out after having broken both his legs. That last photo is in a Chris Bonnington book somewhere.
ich hab dich damals in Boux am Vampire beobachtet du warst da mit Moffat unterwegs. Nun bin ich total platt das du immer noch so sau schwer klettern kannst!
Fair play on ya Ben . its all about pushing your self . And Being surprised what you can achieve, oh yea and climbing just the feel of the rock when you put your hands the to rock .Strange but a great sensation.
The famous battle took place near a small french village named AZincourt, so...well...i suppose it doesn't really matter.Anyway,big shout out to Ben,U R still pretty young,mate!
Great stuff Ben, and Steve. Can't believe there's that little pocket out right for the first move....... Only had one day on it and linked it all apart from the rock over (it was Easter and the crimps were greasy as hell, but I also wasn't strong enough on them). If only I'd spotted the pocket, lol. What a route. Utterly brutal but totally what I loved. Watched MLM and Didier on it as well. Great times.
Ben and Jerry. You are both absolute legends. I remember I had these pics hung on my wall for inspiration. I would also almost always play The Real Thing before each climbing session. Even had the bleached hair to match Ben. I was a young teenager with sponsors and trying hard to live in the shadows of these timeless legends. Ben and Jerry, thank you for the inspiring lives you’ve lived.
Awesome! like the raw and pure style, exciting to watch! was there a mic on Ben when climbing, the sound of him directly was great, added a lot to the intensity of watching this. Wasn't subscribed yet, am now ;)
Yep. Me too. Did a road trip down south inspired by pictures of Ben and Jerry. Of course we only aspired to F7a, but it was about BEING THERE! I visit Vaucluse a lot now. Heading down on Sunday.
@@TesterAnimal1 That's only because the 'x' in Aix is followed by a vowel. Buoux must have a regional pronunciation because according to these links, one French person doesn't know how to pronounce it at all, and the other one pronounces the 'x' like 's'. theearfultower.com/2017/12/02/heres-exactly-how-to-pronounce-the-ten-hardest-french-words/ www.french-word-a-day.com/2017/02/pronunciation-fears-most-difficult-french-words-to-pronounce-pronounced-aloud-by-jean-marc.html
Agincourt = Azincourt! How could an english man name the first 8c in Buoux in memory of a battle between Britain and France ? Poor guy! Climb in Britain!
