Great memory trip,good to see Ben still able to put on a good show,I got up to e3 nowadays at 57 a severe feels harder.our drive and motivation has changed,as it should.sometimes its only drive keeping you on the rock not the holds.the best thing about climbing is that you can still get great satisfaction out of easier routes and most importantly great memories. Well done Ben. Do more.
Ben and Jerry. You are both absolute legends. I remember I had these pics hung on my wall for inspiration. I would also almost always play The Real Thing before each climbing session. Even had the bleached hair to match Ben. I was a young teenager with sponsors and trying hard to live in the shadows of these timeless legends. Ben and Jerry, thank you for the inspiring lives you’ve lived.
The amazing thing is that he can still even go up there and hang off the holds and put the moves together, and still redpoint The Rose and The Vampire. Who else from that era can still do that in 2019 - NO ONE
@@lolau8209 "from that era". McClure wasn't part of the 80's european sport climbing era, he only started sport climbing in 1994 according to Wikipedia
'When 6c isn't that hard any longer and 6b is approaching a rest'. I remember being totally inspired by the picture of Ben on the cut loose move on Agincourt (must have been in 1989 or 90 in 'On The Edge' magazine I think). So inspiring and still is.
That Agincourt photo is still on the web and is one of the best climbing photos of all time. My other two favourites are of Ron Fawcett on the Gallows at Malham and Doug Scott descending the Ogre in a white out after having broken both his legs. That last photo is in a Chris Bonnington book somewhere.
Fair play on ya Ben . its all about pushing your self . And Being surprised what you can achieve, oh yea and climbing just the feel of the rock when you put your hands the to rock .Strange but a great sensation.
Great stuff Ben, and Steve. Can't believe there's that little pocket out right for the first move....... Only had one day on it and linked it all apart from the rock over (it was Easter and the crimps were greasy as hell, but I also wasn't strong enough on them). If only I'd spotted the pocket, lol. What a route. Utterly brutal but totally what I loved. Watched MLM and Didier on it as well. Great times.
ich hab dich damals in Boux am Vampire beobachtet du warst da mit Moffat unterwegs. Nun bin ich total platt das du immer noch so sau schwer klettern kannst!
Yep. Me too. Did a road trip down south inspired by pictures of Ben and Jerry. Of course we only aspired to F7a, but it was about BEING THERE! I visit Vaucluse a lot now. Heading down on Sunday.
The famous battle took place near a small french village named AZincourt, so...well...i suppose it doesn't really matter.Anyway,big shout out to Ben,U R still pretty young,mate!
Awesome! like the raw and pure style, exciting to watch! was there a mic on Ben when climbing, the sound of him directly was great, added a lot to the intensity of watching this. Wasn't subscribed yet, am now ;)
funny thing, last month agincourt extension (takes the route to the top of the wall) was freed by a french climber and proposed 8c+. And probably in a light hearted "fuck you" to ben , was named "Brexit exit" . Love the english/french rivalry!
Show a bit more respect mate. Ben Moon was the greatest climber of his generation and raised the bar twice with Agincourt and then Hubble. I've tried both those routes and they're effing desperate.
@@TesterAnimal1 That's only because the 'x' in Aix is followed by a vowel. Buoux must have a regional pronunciation because according to these links, one French person doesn't know how to pronounce it at all, and the other one pronounces the 'x' like 's'. theearfultower.com/2017/12/02/heres-exactly-how-to-pronounce-the-ten-hardest-french-words/ www.french-word-a-day.com/2017/02/pronunciation-fears-most-difficult-french-words-to-pronounce-pronounced-aloud-by-jean-marc.html
Agincourt = Azincourt! How could an english man name the first 8c in Buoux in memory of a battle between Britain and France ? Poor guy! Climb in Britain!
Great memory trip,good to see Ben still able to put on a good show,I got up to e3 nowadays at 57 a severe feels harder.our drive and motivation has changed,as it should.sometimes its only drive keeping you on the rock not the holds.the best thing about climbing is that you can still get great satisfaction out of easier routes and most importantly great memories. Well done Ben. Do more.
What a legend. It's awesome to watch him climb hard
Propper honest, I love all the old footage
Aah happy days with Ben n Jerry.
Good to see he kept the fire burnin.
Ben and Jerry. You are both absolute legends. I remember I had these pics hung on my wall for inspiration. I would also almost always play The Real Thing before each climbing session. Even had the bleached hair to match Ben. I was a young teenager with sponsors and trying hard to live in the shadows of these timeless legends. Ben and Jerry, thank you for the inspiring lives you’ve lived.
watching you again in Buoux Ben, after 3 decades,what an amazing sight,the memories of those times in vhs....
Brilliant. Really enjoyed that. Loved the passion and anger at not doing La Rose first go; keep that fire burning Ben!
The amazing thing is that he can still even go up there and hang off the holds and put the moves together, and still redpoint The Rose and The Vampire. Who else from that era can still do that in 2019 - NO ONE
steve mclure can !
@@lolau8209 "from that era". McClure wasn't part of the 80's european sport climbing era, he only started sport climbing in 1994 according to Wikipedia
@@geoffreybush2997 damn you're right, they are just the same age, so i guessed he was climbing on the 80's!
@Geoffrey Bush ..... Stefan Glowacz still kicking ass & taking names
@Geoffrey Bush ..... Stefan is doing FA in the Verdon ruclips.net/video/TrKO-fQ3Qeg/видео.html
Blank overhanging wall. It's just a marvel that someone even thought to climb this, let alone successfully, 30 years ago. Awesome.
'When 6c isn't that hard any longer and 6b is approaching a rest'. I remember being totally inspired by the picture of Ben on the cut loose move on Agincourt (must have been in 1989 or 90 in 'On The Edge' magazine I think). So inspiring and still is.
And the piss take in the following month's On The Edge. The guy with bungee cords on his head and the sign saying "When 4c is a rest"
That Agincourt photo is still on the web and is one of the best climbing photos of all time. My other two favourites are of Ron Fawcett on the Gallows at Malham and Doug Scott descending the Ogre in a white out after having broken both his legs. That last photo is in a Chris Bonnington book somewhere.
Ben and Ian Vickers were my absolute heros in 1990, I was obsessed with pushing my grade but these guys were on another planet
I remember that! Great times.
My favourite of all, climbing vids I went to so-
assioux in1975 it was a big change from that grotty little crag in't peak
So legendary. So true. Please keep it up with this.
Fair play on ya Ben . its all about pushing your self . And Being surprised what you can achieve, oh yea and climbing just the feel of the rock when you put your hands the to rock .Strange but a great sensation.
Legend. Sick!
Love to see the passion still and the rage after all these years.... DAMMMN IT!!! haha awesome
Great stuff Ben, and Steve.
Can't believe there's that little pocket out right for the first move.......
Only had one day on it and linked it all apart from the rock over (it was Easter and the crimps were greasy as hell, but I also wasn't strong enough on them).
If only I'd spotted the pocket, lol.
What a route. Utterly brutal but totally what I loved.
Watched MLM and Didier on it as well. Great times.
ich hab dich damals in Boux am Vampire beobachtet du warst da mit Moffat unterwegs. Nun bin ich total platt das du immer noch so sau schwer klettern kannst!
loved the video, Ben!!
Love seeing footage of him with the Natty dreads.
such a great video. respect, Ben
Ben, U are incredible! Hello from Tramontana (Russia)=)
Russian Montana. You learn about something new every day.
Awesome to see. There are some classic quotes in there.
Can’t just be me wondering what bmw he’s in, after rocking around in an E30 M3 in the 90s.
Would love to see how top climbers would climb this route today (sharma, ondra,megos...)
Seb Bouin climbed it when Ben Moon was around this winter
My first climbing hero 🤭🤭🤭
I wish to see him "live" once!
what a precise climbing technique
that bowline though o o
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Amazing story
Awesome Video. I was in Buoux 86 and 87. What a flashback...
Yes, what a Flashback, was there in the late 80´s
Yep. Me too. Did a road trip down south inspired by pictures of Ben and Jerry. Of course we only aspired to F7a, but it was about BEING THERE!
I visit Vaucluse a lot now. Heading down on Sunday.
good memories
Amazing and Inspiring. Thanks Ben!
Badass!!
Thanks !
RIP Patrick Eldinger, THE pionner
Nice one Ben !!!
like his climbing style
Climbing technique aside, i'd just like to be able to clip that fast.
The famous battle took place near a small french village named AZincourt, so...well...i suppose it doesn't really matter.Anyway,big shout out to Ben,U R still pretty young,mate!
legend!
Awesome! like the raw and pure style, exciting to watch! was there a mic on Ben when climbing, the sound of him directly was great, added a lot to the intensity of watching this. Wasn't subscribed yet, am now ;)
legend
Warming up in la rose eat le vampire?
Small spelling mistake on the opening text, awesome video though thanks :)
funny thing, last month agincourt extension (takes the route to the top of the wall) was freed by a french climber and proposed 8c+. And probably in a light hearted "fuck you" to ben , was named "Brexit exit" . Love the english/french rivalry!
Anybody knows what knot Is he using on già harness? Never seen that before
Bowline I think...easy to untie after being loaded from a fall/rest
1:03, what is that pillar in the back??
It's called the l'Aiguille Brune (brown needle).
Great :-)
Not aGincourt but aZincourt, reference to french historic events ( battle ) !!
The real question in buoux is not who bolted but who created it lol.
good
Think you’ll find it’s is definitely Agincourt...
Azincourt in french, Agincourt in english! French and English have never done anything the same way...
Grey pointing = when old farts go back and re-climb their earlier triumphs. nice!
tenner says 'RangerCaptain11A' wouldn't even manage the initial hike
Show a bit more respect mate. Ben Moon was the greatest climber of his generation and raised the bar twice with Agincourt and then Hubble. I've tried both those routes and they're effing desperate.
@@GJ0KYZ ha good to see that you've not lost your sense of humour in your old age, jeez!
@@savvagrinevich7460I’d he did, he’d shit his little panties looking at the first move.
No-pointing = Never have beens commenting on subjects about which they clearly know nothing.
Very unusual tie in knot? @5:27
Not sure bit It seems like a Yosemite bowline
Double bowline.
The name of the route is AZincourt
in French, not in English: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt
In a similar way to the way you would write "Londres".
The route is named in English by the first ascensionist.
Thank for the video but please use the right name of the route which is AZincourt !!
30 secs: "uncimbed"
Azincourt
Still can't pronounce it correctly after 30 years. The x in Buoux is silent.
I live in Vaucluse.
The x is sounded.
As it in in Aix en Provence.
@@TesterAnimal1 That's only because the 'x' in Aix is followed by a vowel.
Buoux must have a regional pronunciation because according to these links, one French person doesn't know how to pronounce it at all, and the other one pronounces the 'x' like 's'.
theearfultower.com/2017/12/02/heres-exactly-how-to-pronounce-the-ten-hardest-french-words/
www.french-word-a-day.com/2017/02/pronunciation-fears-most-difficult-french-words-to-pronounce-pronounced-aloud-by-jean-marc.html
In my case it's Aging court.😂
Jesus christ he can throw on a draw fast
Alex honnold could freesolo that
I’m just joking no need to be mad
Agincourt = Azincourt! How could an english man name the first 8c in Buoux in memory of a battle between Britain and France ? Poor guy! Climb in Britain!
Lighten up, it's a blague! He and Le Menestrel were mates back than.
Use helmet!!!! You are an example.
No one uses a helmet for sport climbing lol
Don't be silly you helmet
Where's the rockfall from above going to come from?