@@hotbeefo I was climbing in the 60's and 70's (I'm 72 now) My hardest lead was Christmas Curry at Tremadoc after Christmas dinner in the Padarn Hotel Llanberis and a little bit of wine with a dear friend who is no longer with us. We topped out just as the sun was going down and it was bloody freezing, needless to say we were the only ones on the cliff haha. We didn't take ourselves too seriously in those days!
Yer definitely, I think it probably occurred to him during those first falls that Louis didn't have enough experience with trad to know how much run out he had. Especially when he clicked into his bouldering mindset.
hands down one of the best short climbing videos out there. instant classic. nail biter. film maker captured the intensity and emotion brilliantly. well done all of you!
How am I only seeing this now?! Crazy how Louis went from being very nervous on a well-protected E1 to taking whips on such a notorious classic...awesome effort, loved the video :)
Fucking hell dude. That was petrifying just to watch. Cannot believe the bravery on show here, particularly after the upsidedown fall. That was insane. Mad respect.
This series has been so good. Love how you’ve both been scared and out of your comfort zones and how the other one has been able to teach you through the process. Hope you guys make more of these
Nice one Louis! An excellent companion video to the one you guys did indoors on dynamic boulder moves. Really respect the openness and honesty of both these amazing climbers as they acknowledge their own limitations and fears when stepping out of their comfort zones. No big egos here, which is not always the case with climbing clips on RUclips. Respect!
As someone from the old school, I can say that a ground up ascent of Master's Edge is an incredible achievement for someone without a A LOT of trad experience. Massive respect mate. Also, couldn't have picked a better partner to do it with! Neil is grit royalty, and obviously really cared about you doing the line safely, but also pushing your limits. Nice work!
Such a good effort Louis!! Well done! Hopefully videos like this convince a few more young people to get into trad. I boulder and trad climb and rarely see people my age out trad climbing. Bouldering is sick, but you cant beat the excitement and mental challenge of a great trad route!
@@sgt_timtam8658 yeah that’s true the gear can be really expensive when you first start! A trad rack will last you a really long time though if you look after it, Boulder mats and shoes need replacing quite often. Can always find a mate with all the gear and use theirs haha
@@sgt_timtam8658 I agree. I will say I find it really sad that there isn't more of a sport climbing culture in the UK- moving here from Australia with 3 sport crags within a 10k radius (and that being the norm- maybe a 20k radius for most of the population centres of Aus) made it so easy to go outdoor, just buy a rope and some draws. I haven't been outdoor in forever here and I'm devastated about it- you always need to know someone and go way out of your way, it's at least a whole day trip rather than something I can do after work so even if I had any connected person around I wouldn't have the time. There's so much good rock but such a purest anti-sport mentality means I'll probably never climb outdoor in the UK. Moving to Europe soon and hoping it's a bit better. Hopefully one day I won't be moving somewhere cause that's the only job I can get and will just be able to pick a place I want to live (near climbing) and get a job there. I just miss living in a major city and having outdoor climbing everywhere.
Such a great video. Love the way Louis couldn’t stop hugging Neil at the end. Sums up Trad perfectly… the heady mix of adrenaline-sense of achievement-I’m still alive that’s hard find anywhere else. Great work guys.
I quite literally screamed and bit my pillow at that big fall. My god. I'm so impressed that you dug in and finished it. Congratulations on that achievement!
Absolutely fantastic video. Two stellar guys and a camerawoman. The confidence the belayer Neil had was really helpful/influential on Louis and Louis’ attitude and working through discomfort safely was inspiring!!
We all need a Neil Gresham to get into trad climbing! He is a confidence booster, he is a great ressource, so much generosity in his teachings, cheers!
Got sweaty palms just watching this but damn cracking effort good job Louis! Really fun video massively enjoyed this content! Cant wait to see more vids thankyou!
Great job Louis, Neil and the team shooting the video. Scary amount of mind control from both you climbing and Neil to keep his composure after those sore falls!
Been waiting for this having seen that fall on Insta. Massive respect for getting back on after that, I think most humans would have walked away at that point.
This is already one of my favourite climbing clips ever!! Love Louis‘ approach and courage to go this far out of his comfort zone and Neil‘s confidence is so inspiring to witness!! Been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of Neil‘s encouragements and it does add a number grade to your climbing hearing him say that you can do something 💪🏻
Awsome video. As someone who's slowly getting into trad, and still struggles with the fear of it, this video was really Inspirational. I wanna see more of you and Neil do trad climbing, and I want to see your progression. I think it would be awesome.
Great video guys. Good to see Louis doing something outside of his comfort zone. Really great effort and a great collaboration with Neil. Keep up the good work guys 🤟🙂👍
That was an awesome video on all levels, you should be proud of yourself Louis! A memory to cherish and draw on and you're probably still buzzing from the experience 🙂
Never led to E7: respect! Little point, well, a massive one really, this vid shows many aspects of being safe, one of which was the demo of the importance of your second wearing a helmet (hard to hold the rope if the lead knocks you out with a rock, or in this case their head!).
I found myself saying "Let's go Louis,!" out loud at my screen several times. The sign of an an incredible film. Truly gripping, I'm stoked you chose to share this experience!
Honestly loved this video, great job Louis and Neil. The fact that you didn't just flash everything and did take some falls made it really relatable to watch. I'm also a boulderer with very little trad experience and would love to try getting into trad after this. Would love to have seen some more details of the gear etc. (e.g. how _did_ you get down) but obviously time permitting in a RUclips video - maybe for the next trad adventure!
Fantastic video.. really enjoyed this one. Neil's calmness and Louie's energy really comes through, and it's great to see Louie push himself and get out of his comfort zone... I wish he'd do this more!
More of this please. By all means rewind, but this was so awesome to see. Just did my first Trad lead, sure as sh*t wasn’t an e7, but that rush. I understand that rush.
Started off thinking who is this geek?! by the end I realised he is massively brave. How could he have gone again and again? then made that massive move at the top. I could hardly breathe. Raw and so real. Brilliant short video.
Fair play to you Louis. That looked terrifying. I’ve only ever done bouldering and the thought of trad climbing is insane. Your an inspiration mate. Takes a big set of balls to do something like that. And that fall!! Jeeeez
Brilliant effort Louis...showing great enthusiasm and endeavour to succeed...a fine example to us all 👍👍and great coaching and encouragement from Neil !!!
bloody love louis!! this is exactly how I felt doing my first outside climb - i really love that you have similar emotions, despite being so good at climbing
Such an amazing video!! This is something we all spray about, whether boulderers can do trad routes, and this was beautifully done. Good ethics, big but safe falls, thin gear. Full stars!
Well done guys, and, uh, hi everyone. Can't believe how much this stuff still affects me..it's been 30 years...done lot's of stuff since but...fabulous stuff boys, pint well earned.
"Like bouldering, but with more excitement." Exactly. Great video guys.
How does Dave not have a tick on RUclips. I'm building my way to HVS but I doubt I'll do Masters edge anytime soon!
@@hotbeefo I was climbing in the 60's and 70's (I'm 72 now) My hardest lead was Christmas Curry at Tremadoc after Christmas dinner in the Padarn Hotel Llanberis and a little bit of wine with a dear friend who is no longer with us. We topped out just as the sun was going down and it was bloody freezing, needless to say we were the only ones on the cliff haha. We didn't take ourselves too seriously in those days!
@@fredscratchet1355 sounds like a great day!
Like bouldering, but with more chance of cracking your skull open. Plastic pullers like me should stay away from real climbing.
@@averageboulderer Nah, we just need to treat it with respect and ease into it.
Massive respect to take a fall like that and go back up. You’re a beast Louis
I'd have been asking for another separate session 😂
I’d have been asking for extra undies
Beast!!!
Started watching... "I need to do some more trad". 16mins in... "naaah I'm ok" :D
Do a video on helmets please :)
@@kilianhzh Yeap, already filmed some of the footage on that... so coming at some nearish future ;)
@@HardIsEasy thanks
I like how a lot of climbing RUclipsrs watch each other's videos and are excited about them.
🤣 lmao!
I think Neil was scared too…. Fantastic work Louis, utter respect for the mind control needed to do this
Massive runout from what I can see
Yes I think he was getting a bit worried.
Yer definitely, I think it probably occurred to him during those first falls that Louis didn't have enough experience with trad to know how much run out he had. Especially when he clicked into his bouldering mindset.
hands down one of the best short climbing videos out there. instant classic. nail biter. film maker captured the intensity and emotion brilliantly. well done all of you!
How am I only seeing this now?! Crazy how Louis went from being very nervous on a well-protected E1 to taking whips on such a notorious classic...awesome effort, loved the video :)
Fucking hell dude. That was petrifying just to watch. Cannot believe the bravery on show here, particularly after the upsidedown fall. That was insane. Mad respect.
This series has been so good. Love how you’ve both been scared and out of your comfort zones and how the other one has been able to teach you through the process. Hope you guys make more of these
More videos showing Neil's trad climbing knowledge please!
His Masterclass series is really good.
Neil Gresham is an absolute master. Please can we have more content with this legend!!!!!!!
We absolutely agree!
Nice one Louis!
An excellent companion video to the one you guys did indoors on dynamic boulder moves.
Really respect the openness and honesty of both these amazing climbers as they acknowledge their own limitations and fears when stepping out of their comfort zones.
No big egos here, which is not always the case with climbing clips on RUclips.
Respect!
As someone from the old school, I can say that a ground up ascent of Master's Edge is an incredible achievement for someone without a A LOT of trad experience. Massive respect mate. Also, couldn't have picked a better partner to do it with! Neil is grit royalty, and obviously really cared about you doing the line safely, but also pushing your limits.
Nice work!
Unbelievable mental strength to carry on like that, even with Neil saying "he'll be pretty close to the ground" having taken those falls!
Love the genuine hugs in the end. Amazing effort, you both are such legends
Such a good effort Louis!! Well done! Hopefully videos like this convince a few more young people to get into trad. I boulder and trad climb and rarely see people my age out trad climbing. Bouldering is sick, but you cant beat the excitement and mental challenge of a great trad route!
Most of us teens can't afford trad climbing 😥. looks fun but the gear is so expensive while bouldering is so much cheaper
@@sgt_timtam8658 yeah that’s true the gear can be really expensive when you first start! A trad rack will last you a really long time though if you look after it, Boulder mats and shoes need replacing quite often. Can always find a mate with all the gear and use theirs haha
@@sgt_timtam8658 You could always do what my mates do and acquire your partner’s gear, one bit at a time…😂
All I want to do is trad climb honestly, the only down side is finding seconds to climb as often as you want to once you get the gear
@@sgt_timtam8658 I agree. I will say I find it really sad that there isn't more of a sport climbing culture in the UK- moving here from Australia with 3 sport crags within a 10k radius (and that being the norm- maybe a 20k radius for most of the population centres of Aus) made it so easy to go outdoor, just buy a rope and some draws. I haven't been outdoor in forever here and I'm devastated about it- you always need to know someone and go way out of your way, it's at least a whole day trip rather than something I can do after work so even if I had any connected person around I wouldn't have the time. There's so much good rock but such a purest anti-sport mentality means I'll probably never climb outdoor in the UK. Moving to Europe soon and hoping it's a bit better. Hopefully one day I won't be moving somewhere cause that's the only job I can get and will just be able to pick a place I want to live (near climbing) and get a job there. I just miss living in a major city and having outdoor climbing everywhere.
“What now? Just up?” Classic. Amazing achievement. Will you be back for more trad?
I really like how genuine Louis is with his appreciation of Neil's help, you can see how much he values that experience!
"Oh god, an actual hold" That discribes outside climbing very well ^^
Such a great video. Love the way Louis couldn’t stop hugging Neil at the end. Sums up Trad perfectly… the heady mix of adrenaline-sense of achievement-I’m still alive that’s hard find anywhere else. Great work guys.
I quite literally screamed and bit my pillow at that big fall. My god. I'm so impressed that you dug in and finished it. Congratulations on that achievement!
Absolutely fantastic video. Two stellar guys and a camerawoman. The confidence the belayer Neil had was really helpful/influential on Louis and Louis’ attitude and working through discomfort safely was inspiring!!
Absolutely awesome crew isnt it!
We all need a Neil Gresham to get into trad climbing!
He is a confidence booster, he is a great ressource, so much generosity in his teachings, cheers!
Got sweaty palms just watching this but damn cracking effort good job Louis! Really fun video massively enjoyed this content! Cant wait to see more vids thankyou!
This this fantastic content, I don’t normally comment but that was truly a great effort, well done 👍
incredibly raw and emotional video. this inspires me, an indoor boulderer, to try trad routes!!!
Jesus Louis, when you went for the jug with a scream I literally got cold shivers. Amazing climb and really good video composition!
Great job Louis, Neil and the team shooting the video. Scary amount of mind control from both you climbing and Neil to keep his composure after those sore falls!
Been waiting for this having seen that fall on Insta. Massive respect for getting back on after that, I think most humans would have walked away at that point.
This is already one of my favourite climbing clips ever!! Love Louis‘ approach and courage to go this far out of his comfort zone and Neil‘s confidence is so inspiring to witness!! Been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of Neil‘s encouragements and it does add a number grade to your climbing hearing him say that you can do something 💪🏻
It meant a lot to you because you gave your all to it to succeed. Respect geezer.
Thank you!
Awsome video. As someone who's slowly getting into trad, and still struggles with the fear of it, this video was really Inspirational. I wanna see more of you and Neil do trad climbing, and I want to see your progression. I think it would be awesome.
What a champ, great video and such sweet whips! The topout looked scary af!
So wild how how much the disciplines differ, time to build up that trad endurance! Great work!
Really enjoying these collaborations, id like to see this series continue , thank you
One of the most thrilling climbing videos I've seen. Fantastic effort, Louis.
this was amazing
Great video guys. Good to see Louis doing something outside of his comfort zone. Really great effort and a great collaboration with Neil. Keep up the good work guys 🤟🙂👍
one of the best climbing videos I have ever seen. Incredible with all the falls.
Total commitment, total trust. Neil showing the way, ground up experience. Louis you are a master of the craft!
What a fantastic duo!! More of these videos please !!
That was an awesome video on all levels, you should be proud of yourself Louis! A memory to cherish and draw on and you're probably still buzzing from the experience 🙂
Thank you Rob!
Wow! What an amazing effort Louis, great to see a boulderer go to trad, something I would love to try. Great effort!!
these video series are gold
sweaty hands over here, well done
Loving the very real and honest emotions. All three of you; amazing job creating a gripping short film and going above an beyond!
Never led to E7: respect! Little point, well, a massive one really, this vid shows many aspects of being safe, one of which was the demo of the importance of your second wearing a helmet (hard to hold the rope if the lead knocks you out with a rock, or in this case their head!).
It's really inspiring to see Louis stepping out of his comfort zone. Way to push past the fear!
Congrats, awesome effort. Enjoyed watching this
Gnarly dude!! Incredible effort
That was fantastic Louis! I loved your sheer joy at completing it. Hugs all around.
Great coaching from Neil to push you to do it.
I found myself saying "Let's go Louis,!" out loud at my screen several times. The sign of an an incredible film. Truly gripping, I'm stoked you chose to share this experience!
Louis' stock went trought the roof after that epic fall. Neil's teaching is on point and very reassuring. Great content you guys.
Absolutely brilliant! Beautiful episode beautiful to see
Really enjoyed this, great stuff. More Trad.
Honestly loved this video, great job Louis and Neil. The fact that you didn't just flash everything and did take some falls made it really relatable to watch. I'm also a boulderer with very little trad experience and would love to try getting into trad after this. Would love to have seen some more details of the gear etc. (e.g. how _did_ you get down) but obviously time permitting in a RUclips video - maybe for the next trad adventure!
Really enjoyed this one! Great job Louis!
Really cool video. Inspiring to see you pushing your boundaries this much.
Also psyched to do some trad Climbing again soon.
Dude, huge cajones Louis!!! My palms were sweating for you!!! Incredible job man✌🏽😃✌🏽
Fantastic video.. really enjoyed this one. Neil's calmness and Louie's energy really comes through, and it's great to see Louie push himself and get out of his comfort zone... I wish he'd do this more!
More of this please. By all means rewind, but this was so awesome to see. Just did my first Trad lead, sure as sh*t wasn’t an e7, but that rush. I understand that rush.
Started off thinking who is this geek?! by the end I realised he is massively brave. How could he have gone again and again? then made that massive move at the top. I could hardly breathe. Raw and so real. Brilliant short video.
An excellent video. I hope to see more trad from Louis!
Fair play to you Louis. That looked terrifying. I’ve only ever done bouldering and the thought of trad climbing is insane. Your an inspiration mate. Takes a big set of balls to do something like that. And that fall!! Jeeeez
Just an amazing Performance! No more words...
That happy shout Neil did when louis made the shitty part actually gave me chills! Great video
Thank you!!
Brilliant effort Louis...showing great enthusiasm and endeavour to succeed...a fine example to us all 👍👍and great coaching and encouragement from Neil !!!
bloody love louis!! this is exactly how I felt doing my first outside climb - i really love that you have similar emotions, despite being so good at climbing
Wow! Great send! Exceedingly good video!
I really hope to see more trad from you Louis! That was incredible to watch.
Such an amazing video!! This is something we all spray about, whether boulderers can do trad routes, and this was beautifully done. Good ethics, big but safe falls, thin gear. Full stars!
Ooohhh!!! :O when you fell off - I've jumped on chair!
goshhh... Louis!! You are the best!!!
Such determination, great to see. A well achieved climb and thank you for sharing it.
What a gorgeous day for it. Awesome video, you and Neil are so wholesome!
Best climbing video I have seen in a long time. Stoke that fire!
one of the best vids from you so far. awesome work Louis!
Such a good vid holy moly. Louis and Neil are some God damn gems.
Amazing video!!! I was so impressed by you not giving up after taking those whippers
So so impressed! This looks terifying. Incredible!
The uninitiated among us would actually like to know how you did get down. Fantastic climbing, belaying and filming. Thanks to everyone involved!
Brilliant video and great teamwork! I was most nervous when you reached the jugs at the top, knowing how far above the gear you were.
Big ups Louis!! great climbing and great coaching from Neil too! Rl enjoyed the vid
Bloody hell! I would’ve been crying my eyes out!! Your so brave!!
What an achievement to do Master Edge, so much history, and a fantastic tick. Da Iwan ti.
That was tremendous, big hugs all round!
Never tried the route but what a route to ground up. Good to see people push themselves mentally.
Wonderful climbing story whithout heroism and egoism. Very touching.
What an effort nice one Louie!!
Awesome video…love the transparency with the process
Well done guys, and, uh, hi everyone. Can't believe how much this stuff still affects me..it's been 30 years...done lot's of stuff since but...fabulous stuff boys, pint well earned.
Such a good effort Louis and such a good episode guys! Hats off!
Man that was a beautiful experience. You answered most of my climbing questions
That was so cool!! Thanks for sharing that...
This was SUCH a fun watch. I would be totally up to try all the way to the place where Louis fell a few times, after that.. no thanks. c:
Great set of videos made from, what looks like, a fantastic experience for both of you guys! Thanks for making it and doing what you do! Much love x
That was a really awesome and fun video. The climb looks wild and what a great teacher
This is so great! Well done.
Definitely up there with the best RUclips climbing videos I’ve watched. Good work team! 💪
What a dude!!? After the falls!….to keep coming. Brilliant film
Had my first day of climbing yesterday and how Louis acts at the end is basically the way I was the entire time. 😆😅😁
What a great teacher. Good tv!
Shit that was incredible. What a lead, kudos Louis that was brilliant mate! And thanks Neil for getting him there.