War and Poetry: big wall climbing in Greenland

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025

Комментарии • 137

  • @teamBMCTV
    @teamBMCTV  4 месяца назад

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  • @christinegerard4974
    @christinegerard4974 Год назад +1

    Whaouh ! What a climb ! Superb …congratulations from France.

  • @jps226
    @jps226 4 года назад +9

    This is one of my new favorite climbing shorts. So remote and great shots!

  • @anguteeraqolsen2016
    @anguteeraqolsen2016 5 лет назад +13

    Im so proud to say This is my Country🤙🏻

  • @MrSimplesimon007
    @MrSimplesimon007 4 года назад +6

    You made it look so safe and quite easy, but in reality, I'd say its extremely difficult and requires Alot of skill and fitness, hats off to you, very entertaining viewing.

  •  6 лет назад +15

    Fantastic movie thanks for shering !!

  • @zu_1455
    @zu_1455 3 года назад

    Just climbed with Paul yesterday. Was great to listen to him recount this amazing route!

  • @richardprins9677
    @richardprins9677 Год назад

    Amazing skill and humbleness!!! Kudos to both of u ….🎉

  • @EastWind785
    @EastWind785 2 года назад

    Awe I loved it!!

  • @midi510
    @midi510 4 года назад +6

    Nice job. I would have liked to hear a brief history on the who the first ascensionists were and when and what style.

    • @TheEcoClimber
      @TheEcoClimber 3 года назад +1

      Just google the route & location. Stunning place. Loved climbing next to there with a great team in 2016

    • @TheEcoClimber
      @TheEcoClimber 3 года назад +1

      Description
      FFA Bechtel-Bechtel-Lilygren-Mallamo-Model-Piana-Skinner 1998
      This route was first climbed by a Swiss team in 1983, and named the Geneva Diedre. A large American team worked on it in 1998, freeing it and and renaming it "War and Poetry".
      Not sure the thinking of the FFA team, but to me the name reflects the climbing style of the route, though in reverse order.
      The lower half, through pitch 17, is mostly poetic and graceful face climbing, up an ever-steeping slab. The crux of this section is a series of 4 tricky pitches, 13-17.
      The next section is war. The massive right-facing dihedral that forms the upper half is unrelentingly physical, with steep flares and wide cracks. If you're not honed on this style, the OW pitches could feel severely sandbagged.
      Above the OW section, the beautiful Bowstring crack provides two pitches of difficult finger crack.
      Descend by rapping the route with two 60m ropes. The Black Heart ledge is a mediocre bivy for two, as is the p23 ledge.
      Up the middle of the massize west face of Ulamersortuaq, into the long RF dihedral.
      The route starts up some ledges shared with Moby Dick, and then traverse out right onto the face.
      Protection Suggest Change
      Double set of cams to #3, single 4-6. 16 QDs, stoppers and RPs.

  • @steffenmorris3983
    @steffenmorris3983 4 года назад +1

    I like this Stefan Morris guy for some reason:P Great video BTW. Would love to one day try it at this wall!

  • @visitgreenland
    @visitgreenland 5 лет назад +63

    Dear Team BMC,
    Lovely video you had made there. And the mountain you climbed is so amazing and beautiful.
    I just want to inform you lovely guys that this mountain is called Suikkassuaq. The Ulamertorsuaq is a some how spoon looking further in the fjord.
    This is not to ruin the whole video and naming. I just want to people know that it is the wrong name that is being used. So, I hope you understand.
    Very kindly, Aningaaq - Visit Greenland

    • @zachthompson5335
      @zachthompson5335 5 лет назад +3

      Huh? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulamertorsuaq

    • @jestertoby596
      @jestertoby596 4 года назад +6

      @@zachthompson5335 Wikipedia....

    • @TheEcoClimber
      @TheEcoClimber 3 года назад +2

      Aningaaq, our Greenland guide from Nanortalik said otherwise. He called it Ulamertorsuaq. I guess there is some local / national misunderstanding on naming ( a common theme in many mountain regions ). My son was there age 14 & went up to the base of W&P. He also did some amazing fishing & an attempt on leading a 2 day First Ascent of a route on a neighbouring peak. Very grateful to some amazing Brits for taking him on the SDMC Greenland expedition back in 2016.
      I agree that it would be healthy to get this naming cleared up one way or other.

  • @oursful
    @oursful 4 года назад +1

    Magnifique !

  • @nukaakalund-mathussen1076
    @nukaakalund-mathussen1076 4 года назад +1

    You guys are so cool, i didnt know there really was walls like that in greenland, all the mountains in my home town have really low incline and there are few climbable walls🇬🇱

  • @forwardobserver2048
    @forwardobserver2048 4 года назад

    Several charitable trusts.....superb climb.

  • @bonefishboards
    @bonefishboards 3 года назад

    Spectacular. I'd be in aiders for the top half, at least.

  • @grantbratrud4949
    @grantbratrud4949 6 лет назад

    Nicely done, Gents!
    I happen to be rereading just now Maj. H.W.S. Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC and Bar, Ret. (R.I.P.), and whilst the Greenland flag makes me glow inside (what history!), the helicopter made me just a bit queasy. Still, in our modern age, with all the distractions, you climbed a big wall in Greenland!!

  • @HerrExAndreyVlad
    @HerrExAndreyVlad 4 года назад +1

    Супер! И восхождение, и фильм.

  • @oatmilktravel
    @oatmilktravel 4 года назад

    Awesome I loved it

  • @sston506
    @sston506 6 лет назад

    That was awesome! The veiw at night and the dawn when you summit was phenomenal!

  • @enricopedroni102
    @enricopedroni102 4 года назад +1

    Bravissimi!!!!

  • @thor1511
    @thor1511 5 лет назад +1

    planning on climbing here next summer

  • @TheLazyWanderer
    @TheLazyWanderer 4 года назад

    Amazing

  • @AlexMotal
    @AlexMotal 6 лет назад +1

    Well done boys! Looks like an amazing route!

  • @josephastier7421
    @josephastier7421 5 лет назад +4

    7:07 That corner looks dreamy

  • @moonti6820
    @moonti6820 6 лет назад +30

    I'll go to greenland one day...

    • @jestertoby596
      @jestertoby596 4 года назад

      Trust me you'll love it

    • @maddiekits
      @maddiekits 2 года назад

      If you are looking for similar adventure big walls at a lower price tag in the meantime, may I recommend British Columbia 2000-4000ft just a short distance from a logging road all over the place.

  • @davidroberts5577
    @davidroberts5577 4 года назад

    One Awesome Wall, great video and spectacular climbing 🕉️

  • @mikelee285
    @mikelee285 6 лет назад +1

    Great film, looks like you had a fantastic trip!

  • @anderslangoks3813
    @anderslangoks3813 4 года назад +5

    Well, was there snow on top?

  • @phutton88
    @phutton88 5 лет назад +1

    The best weight loss program, in my opinion. For those that wanna just eat better, but still sit around on the couch, here ya go!

    • @TheEcoClimber
      @TheEcoClimber 3 года назад

      yes & no .... We got fat on the Salmon ( Atlantic Char ) there in the Fjord. :) :)

  • @EverettWilson
    @EverettWilson 6 лет назад

    Well done! What a dreamland..

  • @justinwiens4658
    @justinwiens4658 6 лет назад +3

    Greenland is stunningly beautiful... id put it up there, with Antarctica, as far as, being in the unknown with people. the world isnt informed enough of the beauty that actually exists in those places.

  • @antr7493
    @antr7493 4 года назад +6

    I barley eat chilli while sitting in front of my computer becasue I'm worried how my stomach will react.

    • @Dev-In-Denver123
      @Dev-In-Denver123 2 года назад

      That's a real sad life man. I only eat chili with good hot sauce and with chips 🤣

  • @tedtombling2770
    @tedtombling2770 4 года назад +1

    Modesty in bucket loads and yes, a very big tick I'd say. The words "The loneliness of the long-distance climbers" comes to mind.

  • @philwaters9751
    @philwaters9751 5 лет назад

    Outstanding... Good effort lads. Go to Baffin... Mount Killabuk .... You like that... ;-)

  • @shn3803
    @shn3803 4 года назад

    hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....too mad things to do. Definitely!

  • @rileystratton6232
    @rileystratton6232 6 лет назад

    so rad!!!

  • @pierocus3261
    @pierocus3261 5 лет назад

    Awesome video, awesome climbers

  • @tomhorton2211
    @tomhorton2211 6 лет назад

    seriously cool stuff boys!

  • @louloumagoo2512
    @louloumagoo2512 2 года назад +1

    So much was left out: how they slept on the wall, how they prepared food... Inadequate.

  • @tyhamsher134
    @tyhamsher134 4 года назад

    I would be terrified to sleep on a small little edge

  • @Ratchet299
    @Ratchet299 2 года назад

    How are they climbing with fingerless gloves? I thought it was frigid cold there

  • @BS2Dos
    @BS2Dos 4 года назад

    Rockstars!!!

  • @peterulicky6560
    @peterulicky6560 4 года назад

    Respekt !!!!

  • @MsZbo
    @MsZbo 4 года назад

    You are beatiful people, guys :)

  • @CanIbeWithThee
    @CanIbeWithThee 6 лет назад

    How do they shit on the portaledge? If they need to that is

    • @maddiekits
      @maddiekits 2 года назад

      Poo baggies and containers are the typical method.

  • @alexsika7160
    @alexsika7160 5 лет назад +7

    Jealous, nothing like going on a grand adventure with your bros.

  • @johnny6148
    @johnny6148 4 года назад

    nice done that too

  • @seancusack4926
    @seancusack4926 4 года назад

    Where did they sleep?

  • @tyr678
    @tyr678 4 года назад +1

    How did you sleep in the nights?

  • @MrStuartp
    @MrStuartp 5 лет назад +1

    I just don't understand why people have down voted this vid? It's like what's your problem? Some guys went climbing, what's so bad about that?

    • @hanshermes1137
      @hanshermes1137 5 лет назад

      Maybe that their (cool but actually senseless) travelling causes lots of emissions. Another motivation jealousy could be.

  • @2rfg949
    @2rfg949 4 года назад

    wow

  • @mauriziocuppoloni4392
    @mauriziocuppoloni4392 4 года назад

    bel video, complimenti! e auguri.

  • @sugandanataatmaja3331
    @sugandanataatmaja3331 4 года назад +1

    Masya Allah
    Very nice place
    Safety First

  • @javierpavezv
    @javierpavezv 2 года назад

    mad lads

  • @starcloud4959
    @starcloud4959 4 года назад

    How high is the top?

  • @russellking9762
    @russellking9762 4 года назад

    ever been to Monument Valley ?

  • @nantzstein3311
    @nantzstein3311 6 лет назад

    Is this the group who gopro filmed their climbing under the tilted peek?

  • @xanderzaharis2606
    @xanderzaharis2606 5 лет назад

    wow i really liked this one harry

  • @meowingtonmat
    @meowingtonmat 6 лет назад

    cool video guys!

  • @АлексейГришин-ы5ю
    @АлексейГришин-ы5ю 4 года назад

    Титаны! Парняги, молодцы!

  • @UKmarkj
    @UKmarkj 6 лет назад

    Nice one!

  • @scottweldon8212
    @scottweldon8212 4 года назад +1

    These guys and this production style is cool? If true, I'm totally lost

  • @mosin9105
    @mosin9105 3 года назад

    Gnar!

  • @ozandogrultan
    @ozandogrultan 5 лет назад

    Does anyone know the last track of the video?

    • @Anggeloukos
      @Anggeloukos 4 года назад

      I've been searching for it too. Did you by any means find it?

    • @ozandogrultan
      @ozandogrultan 4 года назад +1

      @@Anggeloukos It was in the description of the video all along apparently:) Jonathan Lloyd - Elephant In The Room

    • @Anggeloukos
      @Anggeloukos 4 года назад

      @@ozandogrultan Thanks a lot!

  • @bizzybugseverywhere7801
    @bizzybugseverywhere7801 4 года назад +1

    could of at least paraglided down , i mean come on . awsome effort , super vid

  • @VegasCyclingFreak
    @VegasCyclingFreak 6 лет назад +1

    What is the elevation of the summit? Looks pretty high...

    • @andrewcherry7976
      @andrewcherry7976 6 лет назад +2

      Vegas Cycling Freak - it's just shy of 2000 metres! Most of the landscape shots in the video are taken from sea level (well Fjord level).

    • @VegasCyclingFreak
      @VegasCyclingFreak 6 лет назад

      Oh that's not nearly as high as I thought. But I suppose it's the highest thing around for many miles, so that makes it seem higher than that when you can see things so far away.

    • @andrewcherry7976
      @andrewcherry7976 6 лет назад +1

      There's actually a taller formation in the next valley along, but it isn't nearly as impressive as Ulamertorsuaq (in my opinion at least). Nothing there is super high in altitude, which is great for climbing really as you don't need to acclimatise!

  • @gabafilms3298
    @gabafilms3298 6 лет назад

    That’s awesome :0

  • @atom1345
    @atom1345 6 лет назад +2

    Look like you guys had a great time. I stared climbing a year ago and I've made it a goal in my life to climb big walls like this but I'm unsure about how to achieve this. I was wondering if you could give some advice about how to go from climbing walls in a gym to finally venturing out into long routes showcased in your video ?

    • @andrewcherry7976
      @andrewcherry7976 6 лет назад +5

      Ben Kalbfleisch I started climbing in a gym about 7 years ago and felt very much the same - great granite walls were what inspired me! Just follow through the process of gaining experience both outdoors and on a rope, be open to learning everything you can and don't rush! Climbing with some like minded people who share similar goals can really help too, although those sorts of partners can be tough to come by.

  • @z00ttt
    @z00ttt 6 лет назад +5

    anyone know the name of the song that keeps playing throughout the vid? great vid guys and awesome climb!

  • @drugsdelaney2907
    @drugsdelaney2907 11 месяцев назад

    Blame it on the boogie!

  • @jurajstevonka9879
    @jurajstevonka9879 6 лет назад

    Nice...

  • @gorangaber8094
    @gorangaber8094 6 лет назад

    great
    video! also looking for the song if anyone has any ideas.. thanks!

    • @andrewcherry7976
      @andrewcherry7976 6 лет назад

      Hiya, The song is Elephant in the Room by Jonathan Lloyd. Purchased from a royalty free music site :)

    • @MrHollingbury
      @MrHollingbury 6 лет назад

      My man!

    • @gorangaber8094
      @gorangaber8094 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks a lot brother - putting it on repeat as we speak : )

  • @00lys00
    @00lys00 6 лет назад

    Nice

  • @dandamanman2200
    @dandamanman2200 6 лет назад

    So what to you do if you gotta go poopy

    • @DrFumesta
      @DrFumesta 5 лет назад

      In Greenland, you can just shit over the side of the port-a-ledge. On El Cap they gotta shit in bags. lol

  • @inov-8polska190
    @inov-8polska190 4 года назад

    1:45 - Fundacja Wspierania Alpinizmu Polskiego :-) - a sticker on a barrel :-D

  • @MarcelloRossi87
    @MarcelloRossi87 6 лет назад +1

    Name of the song in the back?

    • @andrewcherry7976
      @andrewcherry7976 6 лет назад +1

      Hiya, The song is Elephant in the Room by Jonathan Lloyd. Purchased from a royalty free music site :)

    • @MarcelloRossi87
      @MarcelloRossi87 6 лет назад

      Many thanks!!

  • @egyptianamericanpatriot1531
    @egyptianamericanpatriot1531 6 лет назад +1

    How did they sleep? How can they set up a tent or sleeping bags on a flat rock?

    • @johanleclerc8899
      @johanleclerc8899 6 лет назад

      Egyptian American Patriot its called a paraledge. Pretty much a platform hanging from the wall with a tent on top. It's tiny tho.

    • @egyptianamericanpatriot1531
      @egyptianamericanpatriot1531 6 лет назад

      Johan Leclerc
      Thanks bro. These guys are hardcore

    • @tyty17172
      @tyty17172 6 лет назад +4

      Don't mean to be that guy but it's called a "Port-A-ledge"

    • @johanleclerc8899
      @johanleclerc8899 6 лет назад

      @@tyty17172 you are right :)

  • @whoopwhoop1207
    @whoopwhoop1207 6 лет назад +3

    I climbed it 6 years years ago

    • @swim2kill
      @swim2kill 5 лет назад

      Awesome man. How tall is the wall? I missed that bit

  • @Jaded-Wanderer
    @Jaded-Wanderer 6 лет назад

    Did I see bolts at the top?

  • @mankokennewick5802
    @mankokennewick5802 4 года назад

    Big time

  •  4 года назад

    And I thought Troutdale Pinnacle was hard......

  • @ingeenWL
    @ingeenWL 6 лет назад

    Skąd mają beczki FUNDACJI WSPIERANIA ALPINIZMU POLSKIEGO im. KUKUCZKI ?

    • @stefanmorris729
      @stefanmorris729 6 лет назад +1

      pożyczyliśmy je od biura turystycznego w Nanortalik

  • @dilldowschwagginz2674
    @dilldowschwagginz2674 4 года назад

    This may be a dumb question (which I hate) but who installed the climbing anchors there and how did they do it? Seems like a very inaccessible piece of granite

    • @TheEcoClimber
      @TheEcoClimber 3 года назад +1

      Hand drilling. 15 mins to 45 mins a hole

  • @johnevans6399
    @johnevans6399 4 года назад +1

    I reckon me and my mates would have done it in a day if we weren't all fat and lazy! Same as we could be Messi or Ronaldo,easy. Well done chaps.😉

  • @cmetube
    @cmetube 6 лет назад +1

    There will be plenty more fjords to climb when every bit of that snow in Greenland melts away soon

  • @markegstad7258
    @markegstad7258 4 года назад

    A little more video from the top would of been nice. Otherwise nice climb.

  • @NeverRubARhubarb
    @NeverRubARhubarb Год назад

    An incredible achievement. Unfortunately the video just does not do it justice. At all.

  • @mankokennewick5802
    @mankokennewick5802 4 года назад

    Wing suit

  • @KamhamVloger
    @KamhamVloger 5 лет назад +1

    Guys is not essayist

  • @eldiagrama
    @eldiagrama 6 лет назад

    Sweeet

  • @philippechevereau9818
    @philippechevereau9818 4 года назад +2

    What an amazing climb... but it SUCKS Tonsequenzen you burning so much fossil energy for you to enjoy nature! I really SUCKS!

  • @HourRomanticist
    @HourRomanticist 4 года назад

    Fun fact:
    That iceberg we see in the beginning of the video is actually Iceland.

  • @beethovensg
    @beethovensg 4 года назад

    Where do you shit?

  • @Hephasto
    @Hephasto 4 года назад

    Я бы залез туда за пару часов

  • @cubensispleez5422
    @cubensispleez5422 6 лет назад +1

    Dope climb. Audio sucks lol

  • @장광익-n8y
    @장광익-n8y 6 лет назад

    쫘식들 먼지다.♡♡

  • @ofrinokrian4645
    @ofrinokrian4645 5 лет назад

    fake el capitan :)

  • @bretthannan5127
    @bretthannan5127 4 года назад

    Dont get me wrong,but y,do you people,do these things,when no one makes you,and then you moan about it???

    • @maddiekits
      @maddiekits 2 года назад

      You can't really turn off the suffering aspect lol it hurts a lot, and it's good to let it out naturally.