16:28 its full of screws. why?

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

There’s an 11 or 12 bolt belay there. Bunch of which I filmed when Paul mentions the bad bolts. Neither the FA or FFA used them at all. They were put in by parties trying to repeat the route on aid and getting scared. When John climbed it in one pitch for the FA he didn’t need belay stations and as you know Zac wasn’t using any bolts at all.

@Debrugger

Жыл бұрын

@@bensanfordmedia Holy shit these 9 nails in a pile of dirt a so sketch dude! Let's add 2 more then it'll be good

@richardcarey169

Жыл бұрын

No falls,,,,,no balls

You know it's a classic when you get the second ascent of your own route over a decade later lol

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, a trade route! Hopefully the vid sparks some more ascents

@patrickhatch2461

Жыл бұрын

@@bensanfordmedia haha I'm sure it will, best Aussie climbing vid I've seen for a while. Seems like this route requires a particularly brave climber though

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickhatch2461 Hahaha absolutely, definitely not a queue of people ready to jump on it.

Everything about this has such an old school feel.....a rarity amongst the climbers and climbs of the current Era. Thank you! Keep up the good work and Zac, keep crushing it!

Awesome video on every level- the climbing, the history, the story, the camera work, Zac, Macca and so on. You have created something unique and so Australian. Congratulations to everyone involved.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Bill, appreciate it!

I wish John Ewbank was around to view this video. I'll never forget my encounter with a huge Huntsmen spider while leading the crux pitch on Goliath, with John back in 1969. Great video!

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Would have been awesome to have him speak about some of the many wild times he had on those cliffs. That sounds exciting to say the least. Thanks Steve!

@MPHshoots

Жыл бұрын

I would actually shit myself.

One of the most speccy walls in the mountains for sure! Great flick.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

So epic, particularly from Narrowneck. Thanks Joe!

Amazing presentation, Zac is a total crusher good on him.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesse, he certainly is an animal!

Come visit Czech paradise Zac. You'd love the climbing.

This has to be one of the best Aussie climbing films ever made. The culture and history, the climbing and interview style, all top notch. My only gripe is that it's not 40 minutes longer.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, such a nice comment, definitely could make a full length film on all the stories that wall holds, I’ve got a bigger Blue Mountains trad film in the works with 9 cracks.

@micchops3921

Жыл бұрын

@@bensanfordmedia Epic, can't wait!

Those drone shots are the best

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love it! Great to see the guys are still out there. Not much compares to the feeling of being shit scared and being in control, just.

Great climbing and great filming. S glad you included some historical perspectives.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

That gears really bad 😅 So sketch! Thanks to everyone involved with this film. 👏🙌🔥❤️

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Loved it. Made me homesick

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Owen, always love coming home to the Blueys!

Great film. Amazing wall, great story, and the camerawork compliments the climbing so well. Awesome job

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

Well shot and told. Well done all and thank you.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Richard!

Great film, loved it. The climbing and climbers and great camera work etc.

awesome work guys!

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt!

Fantastic

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Gary!

Epic film dude, pleasure to witness! Thanks heaps

@bensanfordmedia

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Tali, much appreciated!

Rad send! Nice nut ladder! What a sick climb. I've said " bomber cam" a hundred times. And thought 'bomber nut' another tenfold. I don't care what cam you love.... nothing beats the security of a sinking BOMBER nut. Unless the rock breaks that is.... yeah passive gear.

Wow loved it.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony!

Scary shit. Keep hanging on Zac !!

Awesome work. Great story, filming and editing. Cheers.

That was simply awesome!! The filming, the music, the history… just masterful

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Duncan, kind compliment!

Yeah - great to see a whole climb - including placing the gear - something Trad videos often skip. Cheers.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Goshen, figured I’d target this one at climbers not general public so I tried not to chop it up too much and make it faster than it actually is. Glad you enjoyed it!

Good to see someone prepared to get some air under their feet on wiggly runouts instead of a bolt ladder

Great Film!

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew!

Awesome!

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerhard!

Love all the history!

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@theruffiankj4164

Жыл бұрын

And the tinkle of hexes ...

Cedar Wright has entered the chat.

top notch!

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks AJ!

👍💪💪💪

'A rich experience of terror' - Sign ME up.

Totally hard core.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Pretty wild hey, cheers Stuart!

dude-How are you?!superb edition~ese u around.✨

Amazing film, can't say it makes me want to get on that face, but cool to watch. I'm curious, if the first ascensionist placed bolts, how come they haven't been replaced with modern hardware? Are there ethical restraints in australia that prevent this? In the states it's generally accepted to rebolt, just not retrobolt. No wonder there hasn't been many other ascents with the state of the protection.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nate! I believe none of the bolts were put in by John Ewbank on the first ascent and Zac didn’t use any either for the free ascent. So technically you don’t need them. That 12 bolt belay station could be removed by tapping the heads of most of those bolts or grinder and glue and sand over the top. But I think at this point it’s just historical. Nobody wants to rebolt a line like that as it’d be controversial based on my points above.

My mind will over passed one question. Why??

🖤🕷️🇹🇷🕷️🖤

That old man below him is probably thinking, "Don't fall on me dude,"

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, I wouldn't be surprised if it was in his mind at the start of the second pitch.

I'm assuming he topped out on the 2nd try? Film stops short of top out which is quite odd. Great watch even though some of the footage was repeated and not compiled in order.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

He tops out in that last shot, he's topping out while it's zooming out. Nothing hard at the end there in the final metre. Also, it's an 80m crack, a lot of the moves are going to look repetitious. The first section was intentionally repeated later when the whole route was shown. Cheers!

@olddirtydoggy

Жыл бұрын

@@bensanfordmedia Thanks for taking time to reply, looking forward to seeing more of your work.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

@@olddirtydoggy Thanks very much, got a hard overhung track crack one that's nearly done, should be out in the next few months!

What helmet are you wearing? I didnt know dmm made helmets! I want one

@zacharyvertrees7171

Жыл бұрын

DMM do sell helmets the Coron this is a Italian helmet with Dmm stickers.

Maybe in another millennia or two the choss will give way to the harder rock underneath.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Could be waiting a while but I’m sure you’re right!

Great climbing! However, I lost track how often the same move was shown over and over. Did you really think nobody would notice?

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

80m cracks tend to have similar moves. either it wasn't the same move or it was when I was intentionally showing a part Zac was talking about. Wasn't trying to fool anyone thanks boss

🤎💛💛💙🖤🖤

I didn't know there was an "R" grade in OZ .. it was M0, M1 etc. Is tha the same?

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

We occasionally have R ratings but nothing is really described as to how sketchy it particularly is, unlike the UK.

1:35...never hold the rope in your teeth...if you fall you can watch your teggy's heading down into the valley before you do...Just saying 🤒

So whos idea was it to make a TRAD climbing video and edit out all the gear placements?! WTF was the point?!

@zacharyvertrees7171

Жыл бұрын

Your obviously not very attentive.

@bensanfordmedia

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Mr Salty, if I included every placement and move it would have been an hour of climbing. I also didn’t want to get in the way of Zac while he climbed, I wasn’t gonna be the reason he whipped, so I couldn’t film close ups of every piece going in. Sorry to disappoint…. 🙄

I was at Dogface aka the landslide a month ago - wifey and I went for a look/ drive for the day ( stopped by Hominy for the best pies in the world). There were some SES crews climbing/training around "change Planets"...... the exposure is crazy!.....

Holy Mackerel you are looking old!. Remember climbing with you at Nowra and bluies with Sax and Garth...I guess we all age.... I wonder how Big Red Mark is these days?????. You look like a Gangster from the Bronx......