Post Awesome Trad Movies Here

Will Maness wrote:

Just saw this this morning!  I remember hearing about it soon after he did it, but unfortunately I believe it's been a little overshadowed by Honnold's solo.  It's a truly incredible accomplishment, especially to those of us who actually understand what all was involved!  Definitely worth watching!

Before pete's accomplishment, Freerider has been:

1) solo'ed, all pitches free,  just not in a day (forget his name-- it was the guy who freed the nose recently)
2) solo'ed in a day before, not free'ing everything

After pete's accomplishment, Freerider has been:
3) Free-soloed completely.

If you ask me, what's more incredible is that Pete almost onsighted freerider a few years ago... 

Prithipal Khalsa wrote:

Nice one. 

I really enjoy videos of him.  Seems to be genuinely a nice, humble guy that is always stoked to be climbing and has to be one of the best all-around climbers at the moment.   

Okay, it's not really trad. But it's insane fistjams in an insane crack:

^^You know they went back and did it ground up placing gear on lead after... Theres a video somewhere.

Franck Vee wrote: Okay, it's not really trad. But it's insane fistjams in an insane crack:

Found the sport climber!

Danny wrote:

And I hate it when y'all copy the video in the Quote but that is awesome!,  there is also another short clip that goes with this  (corresponds to 2:49, in the vid, i think?) 

Rad video. I was just watching the 13 minute clip and wishing there were more footage of that speed run! A little bone to pick though... at 1:20... "In 2012, Alex Honnold and Hans Florine climbed the route in a mind boggling 2 hours 23 minutes 46 seconds. A record most thought would never be broken..." Really? I can't imagine there are even very many folks out there who thought the record would last more than a decade. It never has before, and no offense to Brad and Jim, but I would be surprised if THIS record lasts a decade.

Not enough time in the day with so many gems on here to watch!  Thank you everyone for posting these.

A non-pro one for a change:

Whoa...a GoPro video that is not a shitshow.  Nice find!  Guy talks too much, but he’s a solid climber and his placements looked fine to me.  Damn, I need to visit Trout Creek!

Ted Pinson wrote: Whoa...a GoPro video that is not a shitshow.  Nice find!  Guy talks too much, but he’s a solid climber and his placements looked fine to me.  Damn, I need to visit Trout Creek!

Yeah (saved for a couple of bicep shots). I found it interesting mostly because that's a harder lead than what I would do right now, so I liked to see it done. Having it first person was good to spot small details that I could probably do too. Like I think I tend to look for the absolute best placement in the area when I put gear in. But actually it's a little like sport climbing: you don't necessarily need the absolute best hold in the area, you need one that's good enough for the purpose. I tend to switch pieces too much when placing gear, kinda just to see if that #1 will fit better (though the #2 was really good anyways). Placing gear more at chest level too - I tend to try to place higher, but then it gets in the way. Seems like doing it at chest level makes for a better flow when that's possible...

Frank vee .....that is a really good find!  Thanks for sharing

Not a new movie, but a good one.

I was actually posting because I'm curious if anybody is aware of the reason for taping her tie-in knot. Most clear around 1:00. Thanks.

AaronJ wrote: 
I was actually posting because I'm curious if anybody is aware of the reason for taping her tie-in knot. Most clear around 1:00. Thanks.

I think it's to prevent the knot from entering the quickdraw and getting stuck as she humps by it. That would be a major bummer to blow a hard OW redpoint because of that.

Adam Block wrote: I think it's to prevent the knot from entering the quickdraw and getting stuck as she humps by it. That would be a major bummer to blow a hard OW redpoint because of that.

Not sure what you're getting at, but -  when groveling up, stuck inside the sick'nwide, grinding against the rock can cause the knot to get fully work'd, rubbed clean thru the sheath. A core shot in the folds/wraps on the knot

Good job Craig - in nice 10d slanting crack in Squamish, filmed from the the anchors (mostly). Those pros look amazing too:

My specialty in this thread seems to be random non-pro dudes doing inspiring stuff. I like both very finished pro vids & those like this one, although in a way I feel more inspired by videos like this. I can see myself doing that someway a lot more than some crazy E8 7a+....

Here's one from a trip I took to Moab last month. Amateur video and amateur climb but it is a trad movie

Seems Like this should be on that thread you recommended, maybe you'll recognize
 the passing peanut gallery