Video Round Up

Two post in one day - woah! This one is much quicker though.

I've written about the awesome and terrifying experience that is Gogarth and in particular Wen Zawn. It can be hard to get across just how it feels abseiling into a huge zawn (or sea cliff) knowing that once down there you have to climb out (unless you have the luxury of leaving the abseil rope).  Well this little video produced by the BMC might just highlight just what I'm talking about!

T Rex: The Movie from team_BMC on Vimeo.

This little beauty gives you a running commentary of the route. It's a very British perspective on climbing a route and really gives you a sense of what goes through your mind when climbing a trad route!

R 'n' S Special from Rob Matheson on Vimeo.


Climbing is generally engaged in by people who are aware of their impact, both on the environment and humanity. This particular video highlights that impact and how some climbers are trying to help change the lives of those affect by our desire to go and climb some the biggest peaks in the world!

Disposable Man from Outside Magazine on Vimeo.


This particular one isn't a video but an article. It links back to my last post about classic rock.  Libby Peters and Will Sim have ticked all the North Wales routes on the Classic Rock tick list in a single day - pretty impressive stuff! This consists of:

1. Great Gully VD 267m – Craig yr Ysfa

2. Gashed Crag VD 170m – East Face of Tryfan

3. Pinnacle Rib Route VD/S 175m – East Face of Tryfan

4. Grooved Arête HVD 233m – East Face of Tryfan

5. Direct Route VD 85m – Milestone Buttress

6. Direct Route HS 4c 91m – Glyder Fach

7. Hope VD 136m – Idwal Slabs

8. Lazarus S 4a 43m – Idwal Slabs

9. The Arete VD 24m – Idwal Slabs

10. Grey Slab VS 4b 85m – Glyder Fawr

11. Nea VS 4b 75m – Clogwyn y Grochan

12. Crackstone Rib S 4a 54m – Carreg Wastad

13. Wrinkle VD 71m – Carreg Wastad

14. Flying Buttress VD 87m – Dinas Cromlech

15. Spiral Stairs VD 84m – Dinas Cromlech

16. The Cracks HS 5a 90m – Dinas Mot

17. Main Wall HS 4b 140m – Cyrn Las

18. Avalanche/Red Wall/Longlands S 4b 286m – Lliwedd

19. Creagh Dhu Wall HS 4b 63m – Craig y Castell

You can read the rest of the story here.

Makes me wonder if you could do all the classic rock routes of the lakes in 1 day? Enjoy the videos!