Mike it was an absolute pleasure climbing together over the 5 days, blumming brilliant effort and amazing progress. Thanks Mike, Kieran and Kim for a great trip.
@@NeilHarrisonNEHThey would either climb out to the top and walk back down an easier path or abseil back down the route pitch by pitch using the fixed gear at the belays (the points between the pitches)
Thanks so much for getting me up this wall Pete. Was truly a once in a lifetime experience you nailed the difficulty so it was a real challenge. Can’t wait to see your perspective on this!
@@Ididathing thats awesome I’d definitely love to see a video of you and aleksa going climbing sometime No pressure though or anything just keep making whatever you enjoy
You say "the worst climbing you've ever seen", but that last bit was the best climbing because you were done, but carried on regardless. Absolutely insane stuff Mike. Respect.
I think anyone who's done any amount of climbing has had that moment (or something similar) on a climb, where your brain just goes 'nope'. It's great to see when someone gets past that moment! Great content.
Happens to the best of us, just take Andy Stumpf, decorated navy seal and wingsuit record holder/limit-pusher, his story on JRE of being on an easy rockface with the best equipment possible and having his mind just completely lock up, shaking and being unable to move.
I couldn't help but wonder if was adrenal fatigue, especially with Mike talking about getting a surge of energy and confidence around 11:30 . Things were clearly looking grim at the base of the final pitch, I felt certain he was going to fall or turn back there. Many athletes have had moments like this, but being on the face of a sheer wall really changes things. Respect to Mike for sharing such a vulnerable moment.
Weird sensation when you’ve been watching a content creator from another country for years and years, and then they show up to climb a mountain 10 minutes from your cabin 😄 Hope you enjoyed Mike!
Well done mike. And good job Pete for once again picking exactly the right level of difficulty of a climb for someone. What a savage day. I hope mike gets a go in the cellar one day because that would be both awesome and hilarious.
There's a moment near the top of the chimney when you've climbed so high up in it that you're in a crouch, probably because you didn't want to leave the safe feeling of having 3 touchable walls. It made me laugh-cry with recognition, even though I haven't climbed in 25 years. It's such a vivid memory of my first chimney experience. Thanks for sharing this Mike.
It has been really interesting to see him, doing this originally JUST for a video. But he ends up falling in love with it and just keeps getting better and better. I really love all of the videos so far. Keep it up!!!
I’ve just started climbing and watching you learn and tackle climbs like this is so inspiring! Well done Mike! I hope I can do something like this one day!
Pushing yourself past that point of no return is one of the biggest challenges of any sport and you absolutely smashed it Mike. To come this far in 9 months is truly a testament to not only you and your determination and skill but the capabilities of the human body and mind when we go for something 👏👏
I started going to a rock climbing gym recently after all the climbing videos I've been devouring and it's been a blast! It's definitely way harder than it looks, but it feels great seeing your own progression with each visit
What a beautiful video. Mike i cried at the end with you. You have always been a source of inspiration. Watching you complete challenges is always inspiring. But this one is huge. I cant imagine how mentally tough it was. Keep inspiring people, friend.
So jealous of how quickly you have got to enjoy the sport and got to climb with some legends of climbing. After over 20 years in climbing, never done a multi pitch that big. I can only recommend when you have more experience you also give back and help with a kids club to ensure they get these experiences as well.
Damn, that cliff face looks so impressive, the fact that you hadn't ever climbed a year ago is really inspiring me to drop all of my hobbies and sports and just focus on climbing.
Nicely done man! That looked crazy. Honestly I've been eying climbing and especially bouldering for a while but watching your videos finally pushed me over the edge and I'm going on my first bouldering trip next friday. 😁 I expect to be thoroughly humbled as I've sat on my ass for the last 15 years but fuck it gotta start somehow!
Next level: Saxony/Czech Sandstone climbing. Only textile protection, no chalk, no nuts, no cams and at least 5m between the sparse ringbolts. Amazing, fun and mentally challenging!
I felt the same mental state when solo sailing sometimes. Near the end, middle of nowhere, nothing better to do than going forwards, but with the only desire being to give up. It's a bit involved to consider it skill learning, but same kind of activity to climbing, I think you could like it.
Mike that was really impressive! I also climb and can only say that your topout after your mental breakdown looked really good technically. After such a short time to master something so rad is really a brilliant achievement! Hats off to your willpower and mental strength! I have not climbed something like that yet!
Good for you for Leaving the figure 8 mistake in! Teaches the importance of buddy checks. Keep climbing! off to Rjukan again in Feb 24 for some ice climbing, you should get yourself over there for some awesome routes and safe(as can be) for ice climbing with plenty of routes that can be top roped
I've just started climbing myself, only indoors and I've gone from a 3a to a 5a in 2 months, it's nothing amazing yet but I'm loving it. This would be a dream some day to go free climbing
Great job! A testament to your fortitude. My take away from this is it's a great metaphor for life, that can be relatable in many applications. This video reached me in a way I didn't expect, but so glad it did.
Absolutely bonkers. Something I couldn’t imagine doing as I’m afraid of heights but this is very inspirational. Watching your videos made me want to pick up a rubix cube and even shapeshifting cubes. Been watching for a long time now. Good work!
The crazy part is that every time I have a gripping experience like this, I always look back on it as one of the best times of my life. I think some people (like myself) just need time to process things after the fact.
Many people have left many comments over the years praising your video production skills, and I agree with them all, but the thing that stood out to me this time was how the narrative of the video was crafted. I was at the edge of my seat the entire time, strung along by the subtle "I hadn't cheated YET" lines that kept me guessing and VERY engaged the whole time Phenomenal work, and well done on your climb, too
17:40 This moment is a true learner in climbing. When you've got yourself in a tricky position without help, and the only way out is to perform, no quitting.
Just rewatched your climbing series yesterday because it's so good and then this gets uploaded today! 🥳 RU-vid at its finest. Mike, that's crazy, insane climbing! Wow! Can't wait for more from this series 🤩
Amazing achievement mate, you should be really proud of yourself! Fun and nice video and crazy climbing! I'm a climber myself and don't dare to go near trad so a lot of respect!!
What's wild is that as someone with no climbing experience, I would have assumed that Mike was an expert without the context of the other guys. Its crazy what people are capable of.
On a journey myself (cycling from the top to the bottom of Japan) and can feel myself getting to the "I'm done" point physically and mentally. Cheers for the reminder that it's all possible. Gonna smash it
Just got to add one more congratulations to you MIKE ! Impressive stuff. I have also about 9'ish months of climbing hobby behind, mostly bouldering, and I would have never believed if someone says that they climb outdoor like that after 9 months of experience. But you are anyway a unique human sample of what can be done/learn 't when there is enough will and effort.
I'm the more experienced climber of the people I know, and I loooooove taking less experienced people like Mike out on multipitches. The fear and the exposure and the resilience pushes people to their edge and then when they overcome it its absolutely brilliant.
Dude you did great! I think that no matter what, everyone's first multipitch is absolutely mind shattering. My first was Nutcracker in Yosemite. We started kind of late in the day and were moving slow, and the sun set on us. We finished the last two pitches in the dark by headlamps. I remember sitting on a ledge at the top of the fourth pitch looking out over the dark valley and having about ten minutes pure freeze response. But that can't last forever, so when it cleared up we carried on and finished in triumph! You did great man!
Absolutely brilliant. I think this is the best video of its kind I've ever seen. Beautiful bit of rock, really good explanation of how multipitch works, awesome achievement.
Mike, you are a pure legend!! and have accomplished something soo great. I know that sense of accomplishment so well, I recently passed my IRATA level 1 and could share the same feeling too. I also cried a little too. Huge respect to you Mike and always love watching you achieve something. Keep it up buddy.
That was genuinely one of the most impressive things I've seen. I can't even begin to imagine how good it must've felt to have your feet back on the ground and just know that you did this. Cheers mate!
Your going to have to let my girl friend go there only so much I could do to help my daughter our bro I need a our bro I need to be with here she is my love story she is me I love her so much it hurts me not to see her
the fact that hes leading trad 9 months into climbing is insane to me when most people dont ever even follow on trad, and the ones that do dont do it for years after they start
I've done a fair bit of climbing in the past, and I now do a lot of cycling, both sports that pit one against a vertical challenge sooner or later. I've come to realise that "The wall" exists in all sports, but it feels different in every one. In cycling that wall is more to do with my heartrate. My legs are on fire but I feel like they still have strength. But I can feel my heart going like it's about to explode. The lack of oxygen in the system as a whole, noticing my vision become narrow and focussed, being unable to think of anything beyond "left pedal, right pedal, left pedal...". In climbing, for me at least, it always seemed to be an energy thing. I'd feel like my muscles simply had no strength. Like I'd suddenly lost all energy and would struggle to lift a pencil even to save my own life. But it's the same wall in every sport and you have to hit it enough times before you realise that you can often push through that wall with enough willpower, and sometimes you can push a long long way beyond it. Mike has just achieved that eye-awakening experience. To feel as though it's all over and you simply cannot help yourself, but to do it anyway with strength and energy you didn't even know you had. A phenomenal, a very human effort! The beauty of something that's so incredibly hard to do, but yet anyone can do it if they try hard enough, as Mike has demonstrated here. 9 months ago and he hadn't even climbed a simple indoor wall. Must seem as far away now as the ground did from the top of that climb. Inspirational Mike!
Man this was a journey. Can't believe you did this after just starting a few months back, that's great! If you can do this on sheer willpower alone, imagine what you can with a little bit more experience.
Damn son, that was sick. Didn't realise Pete was out in Norway but explains why he's in so many of Magnus' videos. Really well done, that must have been tough after the pump on that 4th section.
