I know exactly what you mean, if i ever get discouraged about one of my project i just watch one of these videos and im pretty much instantly psyced again
Im climbing 13.a's now, and bouldering V9, but each grade up in difficulty just is so much harder.... The better I get at climbing, the more I realize that I can't even comprehend how hard 14's and 15's are.. So sick
how long have you been climbing? it ive been climbing for a year and hit max 12c hardest ive tried is 13c but i cant even clean it n doing hard routes on top rope feels like its not genuine
To watch Chris Sharma climbing inspires anyone the desire to climb. His climbing is almost like a dance on the rock. His performance as a climber resembles more an art than a sport.
kinda strange to write that about Sharma. He is a power climber. Going for dynamic power moves keeping his hips further away from the rock. Its a very unique sort of climbing but like a dance sorry quite the opposite. Thats climbers like back then Patrick Edlinger and especially Patrick Berhault to name maybe the most aesthetic of them all but definitely not Sharma.
Saw Progression over the weekend at the Reel Rock Film Tour - fantastic!! As mainly a traditional climber, I was a little bored by the segment about the indoor climbing World Cup whatevers, but Tommy Caldwells new free routes on el Cap more than made up for it. Well done!
the song is originally a swedish folksong called "Ack Värmeland, du sköna" It's a tribute to a very beautiful region in Sweden =) very surprising to hear it in a climbing-video
alteregoash has given a very good reply about the ratings and explaining how the ratings get harder. Ratings start at Class 1-Class 6. Class 1 is walking on an even surface. Classes 2 and 3 are steeper scrambling with increased exposure and a greater chance of severe injury, but falls are not always fatal. Class 4-involve short steep sections,rope is recommended Class 5-true rock climbing, on vertical or near vertical rock. Unroped falls result in severe injury or death. wikipedia is good info
@The4lbe , Yes they are on the top, but they don't climb the route, they are hanging on ropes, and of course they zoom. They walk by-pass the wall and then they delve above him.
I love the camera angles they get on these holds. Someone told me that watching climbing videos was a good way to improve my technique. Unfortunately I think watching Chris hold something the size of a dime at a 10 degree angle to the wall doesn't really help me much!
@brownkv081 The camera crew do not climb when they film. LIke 1brownhill said they rap (abseil down) to the desired part of the climb to film. There are very few if any guys that can climb Chris's climbs, many of his first ascents remain unrepeated.
First redpoint ascent. He's worked the route many times before, and he put the draws up there as he was working it. I'm sure he bolted the route as well, and he could have just hung the draws when he was bolting. Or he rapped in and placed them on rappel. There's a few options.
@TheMegaAK Other climbers, or the climber that is climbing the route will rappel down from the top and drill holes in the rock and fill them with bolts. In addition, on many very hard routes, what some consider to be "projects", people leave the draws up because it is too hard to take the time to remove the draw from your harness, so they just clip the rope. Many routes were originally bolted in the 80s when areas were being established.
@whaaaaateverful its my impression that yelling tightens up your core, and turns your body into 1 single unit, so you can execture a move with all your power
@morgantheron1 they're called bolts and the way they are set up is a guy with a drill sets up an anchor from the top of the route then just repels or trad climbs (with natural protection) brings a drill and the required amount of bolts then puts the bolts where they should go :0
(cont. 4) that requires a technique only normally found in 5.12 climbs. Where I climb (Squamish, BC) that makes it a 5.12 climb. Other places have different methods, but it will pump the climb up to a 5.11, probably. So the third answer is the techniques involved (crimping, dynoing, bat-hooks, heel hooks etc.). Some techniques only happen at certain grades. This is a major difference between 5.10 climbs and 5.11 climbs. Your second question is hard to describe. Google "sport route setting".
The first question is a hard and valid question. it might take more than one comment to answer. The lowest climbs I know are 5.6s, before that are really just steep hikes. It used to be 5.10 was the hardest grade. So, from 5.6 to 5.9 are just straight numbers. Then people climbed harder than 5.10 so they called those "5.10a" and it went up to "5.10d". Then it turns into 5.11a to 5.11d and so on. I don't know why they stop at d. But what does that mean? So, if you were a 5.6 climber (cont. 1)
originally it's a swedish folk song called "Ack Värmeland Du sköna", translated it would be something like "oh beautiful Varmland" (värmland is a county in Sweden)
Exactly, each climbing style has its own demands. Sport allows some very hard technical moves, trad allows more exploration but slower going, bouldering allows extremely powerful moves, free climbing (not free solo) allows you the experience of relying solely on unbroken skill to get up a wall and free solo allows an early death for stupid reasons like rocks to the head.
@kostaspaschalis I don't know the name of this particular song, but the melody comes from Värmlandsvisan, a folksong in the county of Värmland, Sweden... where I live. Awesome to find the melody in one of those vids! :)
And if anybody is even more interested, this is a remix of "Reodor's ballad" from the film flåklypa grand prix. Danish composer, Norwegian film, Swedish(?) remix :)
Too many climbing videos have loud obnoxious soundtracks. You guys found the perfect balance between some music and some natural sounds. I loved the whining dog. Great video!
ok...great video...great sharma..very great girl....great song(andreas beats),but I want this song!!!where I can download (for money of course) this song!!!
The camera men hang suspended by ropes, usually they have a second rope to keep them still. Sometimes the camera men hang suspended between two cliff by multiple ropes. I think you can see camera guys between two cliffs on the clip of La Rambla. Looks pretty cool.
(cont. 3) other things. So a jug is a big hold you can fit your whole hand in and is generally on 5.6 and 5.9 climbs. But lets say you have a bunch of 5.9 holds that are spread apart, on an overhang, and don't have a rest point for about 60 meters. That might be enough to make it a 5.11 climb, in spite of only needing 5.9 technique. So the second answer is how much endurance the climb requires ups the grade. Now let's say you have an easy 50 meters of 5.9 climbing but there's one move (cont. 3)
hey guys, i just want to know something. I am a beginning climber, and i just want to know what other gear you need besides a harness, ATC, chalk bag if you go on a climbing trip... oh and HOW DO YOU GET BETTER AT CLIMBING??
I need to start bringing my chalk bag when I watch Sharma climb
when he says "Mamachichi" (00:32) it can't stop laughing :D it gets everytime..love this guy. pure inspiration
I know exactly what you mean, if i ever get discouraged about one of my project i just watch one of these videos and im pretty much instantly psyced again
SaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAApppppppp
Read it exactly the moment he first SAAAAPED, hilarious.
@@abel2226 ditto..
His contact strength with his hands is amazing. When he gets a grip he's so solid.
thanks to whoever recorded this, cameramen don't get enough credit.
Im climbing 13.a's now, and bouldering V9, but each grade up in difficulty just is so much harder.... The better I get at climbing, the more I realize that I can't even comprehend how hard 14's and 15's are.. So sick
how long have you been climbing? it ive been climbing for a year and hit max 12c hardest ive tried is 13c but i cant even clean it n doing hard routes on top rope feels like its not genuine
To watch Chris Sharma climbing inspires anyone the desire to climb. His climbing is almost like a dance on the rock. His performance as a climber resembles more an art than a sport.
kinda strange to write that about Sharma. He is a power climber. Going for dynamic power moves keeping his hips further away from the rock. Its a very unique sort of climbing but like a dance sorry quite the opposite. Thats climbers like back then Patrick Edlinger and especially Patrick Berhault to name maybe the most aesthetic of them all but definitely not Sharma.
Sharma will go down as the Michael Jordan of rock climbing
They either have a drone or they have a moving track going up the cliff with a camera on it
@@nicklozica8914 why did you wrote this here
So graceful! Definitely buying Progression to see the extras!
perhaps the most inspirational song, climber, song, spot I have seen. SO nuts
Um dos melhores escaladores esportivos do mundo,sem sombra de dúvida!Parabéns!!!
I watch this every day.
My hands were sweating, while watching him climb!
Very cool. none the less!
He's a Ridiculously Dedicated and Skilled Climber (dedication comes before skill)
NinjaBenification skill is a product of dedication, like you said.
Man that was just beautiful! Just amazing!
The music in such genius way fits the film that it almost made me cry :) Great vid!!!
It is Vermland from AndreasBeats
Andreas Beats - Vermland
Thx my dude
Chris is my idol and my inspiration. Climb on!
Saw Progression over the weekend at the Reel Rock Film Tour - fantastic!! As mainly a traditional climber, I was a little bored by the segment about the indoor climbing World Cup whatevers, but Tommy Caldwells new free routes on el Cap more than made up for it. Well done!
chris is da man !!!! inspires me to keep hitting those walls
impressive, the higher the harder. Chris Sharma is aweesome
Even with the Sharma grunt, he makes it look easy. Big up on the fancy footwork!
no kidding! that woman is flawless!
vry nice!!!! i need to get back out on the walls
The left hand hold at 6:50 is ridiculous, on an overhang after 100+ meters? No way, I probably couldnt get myself off the ground on this climb
man this guy makes me stop playin sports and stop doin all the other hobbies & interests I have and just rock climb, this stuff looks so sick
My forearms are burning just watching this.
the song is originally a swedish folksong called "Ack Värmeland, du sköna"
It's a tribute to a very beautiful region in Sweden =) very surprising to hear it in a climbing-video
alteregoash has given a very good reply about the ratings and explaining how the ratings get harder. Ratings start at Class 1-Class 6.
Class 1 is walking on an even surface.
Classes 2 and 3 are steeper scrambling with increased exposure and a greater chance of severe injury, but falls are not always fatal.
Class 4-involve short steep sections,rope is recommended
Class 5-true rock climbing, on vertical or near vertical rock. Unroped falls result in severe injury or death. wikipedia is good info
if you havent found out yet, its Vermland by AndreasBeats
@The4lbe , Yes they are on the top, but they don't climb the route, they are hanging on ropes, and of course they zoom. They walk by-pass the wall and then they delve above him.
I love the camera angles they get on these holds. Someone told me that watching climbing videos was a good way to improve my technique. Unfortunately I think watching Chris hold something the size of a dime at a 10 degree angle to the wall doesn't really help me much!
@TheJords11 Actually it's called Ack Värmeland Du Sköna and it is a Swedish folk melody
Indeed, that is the original. The melody is used for this version: th-cam.com/video/c6dDcAaYV58/w-d-xo.html
@brownkv081 The camera crew do not climb when they film. LIke 1brownhill said they rap (abseil down) to the desired part of the climb to film. There are very few if any guys that can climb Chris's climbs, many of his first ascents remain unrepeated.
The camera is on a pulley system and is controlled from a remote from down on the ground.
everytime i watch his videos my hands sweat so much haha
He is awesome.
First redpoint ascent. He's worked the route many times before, and he put the draws up there as he was working it. I'm sure he bolted the route as well, and he could have just hung the draws when he was bolting. Or he rapped in and placed them on rappel. There's a few options.
@TheMegaAK
Other climbers, or the climber that is climbing the route will rappel down from the top and drill holes in the rock and fill them with bolts. In addition, on many very hard routes, what some consider to be "projects", people leave the draws up because it is too hard to take the time to remove the draw from your harness, so they just clip the rope. Many routes were originally bolted in the 80s when areas were being established.
it is a pitty that this song is not on youtube
th-cam.com/video/zk0CqapaoQ8/w-d-xo.html
Full version: th-cam.com/video/c6dDcAaYV58/w-d-xo.html
@whaaaaateverful its my impression that yelling tightens up your core, and turns your body into 1 single unit, so you can execture a move with all your power
@morgantheron1 they're called bolts and the way they are set up is a guy with a drill sets up an anchor from the top of the route then just repels or trad climbs (with natural protection) brings a drill and the required amount of bolts then puts the bolts where they should go :0
Lol guy sounds like Link when he climbs walls. "Siiiaaahh!!!"
(cont. 4) that requires a technique only normally found in 5.12 climbs. Where I climb (Squamish, BC) that makes it a 5.12 climb. Other places have different methods, but it will pump the climb up to a 5.11, probably. So the third answer is the techniques involved (crimping, dynoing, bat-hooks, heel hooks etc.). Some techniques only happen at certain grades. This is a major difference between 5.10 climbs and 5.11 climbs. Your second question is hard to describe. Google "sport route setting".
@Chrobinho they invented a specific toool that is kind of like a drill, its pretty neato
Thank you ;)
my hands are sweaty watching this
This is so incredible hard!! Beyond my imagination..
crazy moves, crazy holds, crazy cool man!!! always motivates me :)
@The4lbe they use a ropes system set up so that the photographer/filmer can take a steady shot of his ascent
thx
Venga! Vamos!
That's what I was wondering!
Perfection!
Catalonia is IN Spain
i like the way he moves.....thumbs up if you do too
@The4lbe its usually a crane arm swinging over the side of the cliff
a good resting hold for chris is a nearly impossible hold for regular climbers. awesome.
@deepblue52 thank you very much :)
amazing
The first question is a hard and valid question. it might take more than one comment to answer. The lowest climbs I know are 5.6s, before that are really just steep hikes. It used to be 5.10 was the hardest grade. So, from 5.6 to 5.9 are just straight numbers. Then people climbed harder than 5.10 so they called those "5.10a" and it went up to "5.10d". Then it turns into 5.11a to 5.11d and so on. I don't know why they stop at d. But what does that mean? So, if you were a 5.6 climber (cont. 1)
@cbhxcchris Vermland by Andreas Beats... give this thumbs up so nobody else needs to ask!
***** inspiring indeed ***** *****
originally it's a swedish folk song called "Ack Värmeland Du sköna", translated it would be something like "oh beautiful Varmland" (värmland is a county in Sweden)
Exactly, each climbing style has its own demands. Sport allows some very hard technical moves, trad allows more exploration but slower going, bouldering allows extremely powerful moves, free climbing (not free solo) allows you the experience of relying solely on unbroken skill to get up a wall and free solo allows an early death for stupid reasons like rocks to the head.
This video is before Sharma took up screaming for effect. Much better video than the ones he is screaming like a banshee.
why would you dislike this?
Ooh I felt the sharp tremble in my fingers as he fell
I couldn't agree more. Honnald is a fantastic climber no doubt, but neither he nor anyone else could solo a grade this hard.
still got it chris :D
its vermland by andreas beats you cant buy or download it anywhere that i know of
you can listen to it for free on myspace
And you're so outstandingly clever..
He makes the bottom part look so freaking easy! I've tried two 7a up til now and they both kicked my ass :(
music: Vermland, Andreasbeats
Its called Vermland by AndreasBeats
@kostaspaschalis I don't know the name of this particular song, but the melody comes from Värmlandsvisan, a folksong in the county of Värmland, Sweden... where I live. Awesome to find the melody in one of those vids! :)
thx!!!
@louiejack6 I see, so I guess that means that the guys who make the first ascent get to rate the climb?
Thumbs up for the camera man who climbs with only 1 hand, and the camera in the other ;)
incredible power
And if anybody is even more interested, this is a remix of "Reodor's ballad" from the film flåklypa grand prix. Danish composer, Norwegian film, Swedish(?) remix :)
Too many climbing videos have loud obnoxious soundtracks. You guys found the perfect balance between some music and some natural sounds. I loved the whining dog. Great video!
@LitoSophe
everybody has their own style. if it helps him make those moves than so be it.
ok...great video...great sharma..very great girl....great song(andreas beats),but I want this song!!!where I can download (for money of course) this song!!!
5.15 is the american, yosemite, scale of difficulty. It's like french scale 6a/9a and like UIIA V or VI or VII.
The camera men hang suspended by ropes, usually they have a second rope to keep them still. Sometimes the camera men hang suspended between two cliff by multiple ropes. I think you can see camera guys between two cliffs on the clip of La Rambla. Looks pretty cool.
(cont. 3) other things. So a jug is a big hold you can fit your whole hand in and is generally on 5.6 and 5.9 climbs. But lets say you have a bunch of 5.9 holds that are spread apart, on an overhang, and don't have a rest point for about 60 meters. That might be enough to make it a 5.11 climb, in spite of only needing 5.9 technique. So the second answer is how much endurance the climb requires ups the grade. Now let's say you have an easy 50 meters of 5.9 climbing but there's one move (cont. 3)
Very nice video :)
Who puts the first safety holds and quick draws in to the side of the mountains?
After you see Alex Honnold doing solo, all this guys no matter how good they are, look like little babies if you compare them.
@Antardrews mine actually do when I watch someone climb simply because I'm thinking about climbing.
@TheATLAdventure I would think so.. Just go for it and see how you do! personally i like climbing outdoors better than comps
Sharma's handshakes have been known to bring men to their knees
honnold is just an endurance climber he only does routes up to 5.13 i think but he does have balls of steel ill give you that
That was heart stopping! But I felt cheated..... all foreplay.... no end!!
try the bidupproduction website because they have the sound tracks of some of the dvds they sel.l
anyone know how this video was filmed? I can assume the camera is supported from above, but is it on a rope or a pole or something? Just curious.
I'd like to see a vdieo of him doing the bolting...
hey guys, i just want to know something. I am a beginning climber, and i just want to know what other gear you need besides a harness, ATC, chalk bag if you go on a climbing trip... oh and HOW DO YOU GET BETTER AT CLIMBING??