This was such a surreal experience. I'm so glad I got to share it with you ❤. Next year, we'll aim even higher and go even further. With love, Your favourite face-planter 😅
There's something almost hypnotic about watching the routesetters climb it in almost perfect synchronisation at times with the calm music in the background.
This is so cool and love Rotimi's whole attitude and vibe about exploring!! I was working the Saturday of the festival in Canary Wharf but my office window faced the back of the wall and I was gutted I couldn't watch - thanks for posting this Hannah, I feel like I got to come along in a way!
Oh my god Hannah this editing what the hell this is insanely good. Like not just flashy editing, it has personality! I had some instant reminders of the Wes Anderson short you made, the hours you put in are so evident!
Terrific video Hannah and all those involved. Pushing our limits and boundaries are part of the sport. Great job on getting outside of your comfort zone and doing this, not just being a journalist and telling the story, but actually doing the climb itself. Look forward to next years to see how much further you get up that wall.
Thanks so much Chris, I’m actually so psyched to see if I can work on my endurance for another go at a DWS comp in the future - it would be such a fun goal. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Brilliant story-telling as always! You did such a great job of building tension - my heart was racing and my hands were sweating for you! Well done on leaning into the new experience 🎉
I really loved the editing right before you began climbing. The shots of the public transport with loud whirring and quick cuts quickly followed by the whistle and silence depicted how I feel before events that give me anxiety or adrenaline perfectly. Really put me in the moment!
Ive been having some focus or motivation problems watching climbing stuff rn but i can almost always still finish your videos, love your energy andnglad you're around while i wait for my brain to chill
Hi Hannah, I've been following your videos for a long time, and due to lack of time, I haven't been on youtube much lately. Now that I'm back, I see the tremendous evolution of your channel and of you as a climber and in other aspects. I used to leave comments on your videos because honestly, I find them brilliant. You do such a great job with camera work and editing (these words are for Nathan too!), not to mention the varied and interesting themes. In this video, the comment I want to leave you with is: Keep making your videos and pushing your limits. You really inspire us all.
I really appreciate your kind words - it’s so nice to know that you enjoy the content on the channel. It’s super important to us that it shows climbing for the great sport that it is and hope many cool experiences it can bring! Thank so much for watching ☺️
Always enjoyed your channel, but your recent videos have been top notch and this one is continuing that trend. The stellar editing makes for a lovely and immersive viewing experience, but the stories you're choosing to tell have been so interesting and engaging. Great films, great storytelling
Well done. Climbing is such a huge mental game; if you ask me, you play it very well. You are fighting against your fears and conquering the next "field" step by step. Also, I spotted Elaine Anklam (Lainy On the Rocks) at the beginning. For people who don't know her, make sure to check her out. She is a fantastic routesetter.
I keep watching this on repeat! What an awesome event. Hope they repeat it next year 🩵 You are so freaking brave Hannah! I felt sweaty and slightly nauseous just watching 😂 🦋🫣
I loved attending this event - the friendly atmosphere and buzz of the crowd helped to make the day a fun one. Good to see you get on the wall Hannah, hopefully see you next year! 😊💕
Video quality is insane! Intro reminded me of Mellow for some reason haha. So cool you got to climb there and definitely seems scarier than it looks just seeing it on instagram. Really captured the feelings/emotions of the event.
Well done, Hannah. What a great video. It really showed how hyped you were for having a go. You were jigging about with nervous energy all the time. Looked scary but fun 👍
Its not dirty although it is cold. Canary Wharf water is aquifer fed - not from the Thames. I do open water swimming there and you can see the bottom 8m below
Great video Hannah! I was standing just to the side on the barge and just couldn’t fathom climbing to that height. I’m nervous enough three and a half metres up a comp wall!
If you ever end up around Charlotte, NC back in the USA, the Whitewater Center has a permanent DWS complex that’s open late Spring - early Fall. I would definitely recommend checking it out!
You probably know it and the issue been solved perhaps, but just FYI youtube had some major problems with the words free solo in any from, Magnus had some real problems after doing videos with Alex because how blacklisted it was.
I think he may have had problems with his recent DWS video too. It had no adverts for a few days, so possibly demonetised. He hasn't said anything though
ok you should totally dws traverses in Malta. it’s like 1-2 meters over the water and can be 50-100 meters long. if you need a climbing holiday that’s the place to go
The docu style videos are so good. A good insight in to the otherside of how the psyco bloc style comps run. For me, it would be a solid no in even pulling on to this thing!
Fantastic video! Watching the setters climb in synchronicity was hilarious! Were you the only woman invited though? Can't ignore the insane gender imbalance in this :(
Thanks so much! The competition did have categories for men and women to compete and watching the women compete was SO incredibly cool. We climbed and filmed on the media day ahead of the competition - for sure more guys, but it was great to have Lainy (Lainy on the Rocks) crushing alongside me on the wall that day too ☺️.
I had never heard of this sort of climbing before, seems bonkers, but also really cool. I assume the guy with the squirtgun is there to break water tension when the climber falls? Also, when Hannah came out of the water it just struck me how much chalk was being dropped in the water with the climbers, that's kinda bonkers, chalk is cheap, but still a lot of chalk being flushed away xD
Couple or reasons I think - to break the surface tension of the water to reduce impact and also to provide a bit of a target for falling climbers haha!
I heard platform divers saying it does not break surface tension but gives the surface texture so you don’t misjudge the distance. They also said underwater bubblers are used to break surface tension.
I have seen free water solo comps where they actually break the water tension using big bubble blowers. Strangely they didn't use that technology here.
Whats with all the drama and making this a big thing? Its a bit of weekend fun, not an olympic final. Any competant climber shouod only worry about how sucky it is hitting water from a fall over 10 metres.
The medic checking on Rotimi because of the 7 meters fall... talk about overkill lol. I wonder if they cancelled the Montreal event because of bad falls, Ive seen and experience so many bad falls at that event haha
@@hannahmorrisbouldering No, it's not. Free solo is climbing with no protection (fall-death), the water serves as a form of protection. Cool vid regardless though!
@@hannahmorrisboulderingI thought your narration was spot on. This is exactly the kind of setting where personal experience and perspective are really valuable. You do storytelling so well, Hannah.
@@boogaloo4640 That was just criticism. I talked about Hannahs channel or youtube in general in my climbing comunity and most people who don‘t spent a ton of time on this plattform are subscribed to most of the climbing youtubers with the exception of Hannah because it’s mostly just talking in her videos and not climbing. It‘s just the truth.