Lakeland Rock Dovedale groove Full episode Don Whillans & Chris Bonington trad climbing

Full version of the infamous Whillans & Bonington climb up Dovedale Groove on Dove Crag from the Lakeland Rock series

[@JamesTirone-bd7rz]

I just happened to be watching one of your videos and saw you just uploaded after 3 years. Thanks for putting these out. I've never climbed nor plan to. But seeing these chaps do it back in the day in such a brilliant fashion is something to be behold. It's quite the mediating sensation watching these.

[@bnowb]

Great post Thank you!!! Whillans is stuff of legends!

[@eclipsearchery9387]

Absolutely bloody brilliant! Thank you for uploading this :)

[@jamie-me3zq]

Don died 3 months after this, legend.

[@nickliveseyphotographingth5050]

Thanks for uploading this. I regularly revisit the shorter clip but this longer version is great 😃

[@rocnoir4233]

Yeah you can't beat the extra banter particularly Chris shoving his crotch in Don's face haha

[@rossturpin8047]

Just ordered “the villain” book and cannot wait to read about this fascinating man. Thanks for posting ❤

[@liammajor8753]

It’s a decent read

[@davidredshaw448]

This Border TV series was what got me into climbing in 1986 - in the Lake District. It changed my life. I found the challenge I think I'd been looking for, having been on the small side for contact sports. I've only got the Lakeland Rock video which is a truncated version of the series. Far too much of Pete Livesey p*ssing around trying to wind up Chris on Footless Crow. Has anyone got the full-length version of Chris and Bill Peascod on Eagle Front?

[@volkswagent6raillad850]

Flipping brilliant i was cheering Don up the crag! Dons belt holding his britches up looked a bit precarious though

[@ashkondadban5938]

How do you have access to these films

[@rocnoir4233]

VHS and DVD,many hours searching online and some purchased from a now defunct web site.

[@TM-yr3pc]

….that rope. Jeez.