Tom Randall soloing London Wall (E5) on Millstone. I thought I would've been more frightened filming, looking away etc, but he was so calm and steady that I almost forgot what I was looking at.
Tom's thoughts at the end resonated. Dangerous climbing can be very rewarding, but it should not be done too often. Perhaps it is that combination of it being a rare thing with the fact that no other activity can really compare that makes it so special.
Stunning videography all round. Hats off to you - it's a stand-out beautiful film of something that's hard to comprehend, even if or especially if you already know something of the route. By now I'm unsurprised by Tom's composure, nerve and skill, but his humility is awe-inspiring.
Closest thing to valley cracks I'd say. Lots of their routes are possible because of pin-scarred cracks. This is a very "pleasing" film.It is quiet,thoughtful and deliberate. These are the essential attributes of every good solo film and this one has them by the bagful. Wonderful.
It really is, whether he is familiar with it or not. If you look down on the final section from the top it makes you feel queasy imagining being in those moves without a rope.
@@adsteel Yes this was an aid route pre mid 70s Milkstone edge was full of them and a few unclimbed glorious arete lines now all turned into wonderful routes.
Wonderful mastery. One upon a time London Wall was an aspiration of mine but I moved from the UK, and moved away from climbing for many years. This video rekindled my interest but too many decades have passed!
@@guyveegee yes you can ask that. I am guessing because there has been no feedback on this for a long time. It's a shame. It's an absolutely stunning thing. Anyway, it just showed up in my feed. Probably because I follow Tom and Pete a good bit.
How does one just block out that fear of falling? I would be getting the shakes just climbing a ladder at this height, never mind a rock where I’m using 1-2 finger holds.
Soloing is pretty common in the Peak District, at one level or another, the routes are relatively short and a lot of faff to rope up for if they can be climbed easily without one. This is clearly something other than a way to gain more mileage, but soloing still felt a bit baked into the culture to some degree when I used to go there regularly.
Anytime I hear a climber say there is no other feeling like it, I really wonder, what else have you tried? Climbing is a sport of die hards who don't seem to stray beyond it.
they probably will delete/not upload this comment anyway, tho F*CK u YT, for keeping this video a secret to me until now, just bc it contains smth more dangerous than the average Failarmy compilation.
Honnold can lap 5.12 finger cracks all day, I can imagine if you think doing Moonlight Buttress is feasible this looks like a reasonable on-sight. Interesting to hear he did it sketchy though, goes to show how much nicer it is to know the sequence well.
@@clabeauxdave8709 lol, He was calling you the non-climber not Honnold. Honnold is an amazing athlete but he doesn't own the discipline of free soloing. "The anything less that X isn't impressive" mentality is really boring and shows little understanding for the culture of climbing.
@@aaronhauptmann869 Oh yeah, I am no Alex Honnold that's for sure! He is a really good climber. They did a movie about him: you should definitely check it out!
