UKC

"Watch Ben Bransby make the first ascent of Parthian Shot since the infamous "shipwreck of a flake" was damaged. A great short film, jointly produced by Ben Pritchard and Nick Brown."

Also continuing the gritstone theme is this great video - Jacob Cook climbing The New Statesman at Ilkley.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=68570

In reply to UKC News:

Scary. The footage on top rope makes it look ok but on the lead, it looks so awkward getting over that bulge.

Harrowing! :o

In reply to orge:

Stunning video. Really well captured and a great ascent. My feet were squirming during that foot swap.

Alan

In reply to UKC News:

What's the music on the Jacob Cook Vid (when he's climbing the route)?

In reply to UKC News:

Second video is excellent as well.

It is great to hear climbers talking about their ascents in films, it makes the videos so much more interesting.

Alan

In reply to UKC News:

Ben on Parthian Shot is the best short film I've seen in a very long time. Totally gripping.

In reply to Alan James - Rockfax:

Yes, excellent again. Is the jump the normal start?

In reply to UKC News:

Blinkin'flip...that top bit looks steeper than it usually does on video of previous ascents?

Is it me, or is this a slightly different sequence to Johnny Dawes on Stone Monkey and (I think?) Seb Grieve? I am sure they used some "minging sloper" out right somewhere. Could well be imagining this as I suspect there are only just enough holds anyway!

In reply to Nic:


Pretty sure you're right. If I remember correctly Seb does a drop knee thing and sort of swings his right hand into the pocket. Perhaps it's a height thing, Seb's fairly tall sin't he? and Ben is shorter in stature?

Yes, I thought Ben's sequence looked different (harder)!

J

In reply to Giles Davis:

Have updated the Info for the video with the music track on Abstract Normality Media's Vimeo page...

Apologies for not listing, forgot...

In reply to UKC News:

I think that was the most tense bit of climbing footage I've ever watched. Brilliant. Very impressive climbing and film-making. Well done.

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I love hard grit movies. The foot change bit is scary in the armchair never mind being there! Totally awesome route. Its inspirational too watch these guys. Awesome effort.

In reply to UKC News:

Wow ..... awesome footage .... (Sorry Jacob ... Only watched the Parthian bit .....)...... How scary was that ??? full respect to Caff and Ben .... Just how close were you to pinging off Ben during that 'foot swap' ????... wow .... phew ... Absolutely awesome ......

In reply to pandarendermore:

Cheers

In reply to UKC News:

What a great video! That foot swap looked seriously scary.

In reply to UKC News:

Great video, incredibly tense to watch.

In reply to UKC News:

That was gripping!

In reply to UKC News:

really good film that. pats on the back to everyone involved. more content before edits like this please, filmmakers

In reply to UKC News:
Cripes that foot swap was tense and that was just to watch, amazing! vids like that, with insight are what we need more of!

In reply to UKC News:

Watching this again I reckon that the lack of music coupled with the camera angle on the foot swap help to ratchet up the tension. It has the effect of putting you right there at the crag, and almost in the position of the belayer.

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Another vote for this being one of the finest short climbing movies around... Absolutely gripping... The foot-swap moment felt like it lasted for hours! Hats off to you, Ben, and everyone involved

In reply to UKC News:
...and the crowd went quiet, except for Clem that is. Bad place to fall from, good effort Ben.

In reply to jon:


Not that I'm aware of, makes you wonder if something's fallen off the normal start. Although, that jump start looks harder to me. Shame they couldn't follow him in with the camera like in that Bourne Ultimatum stunt, or is that too Hollywood.

In reply to UKC News:

Yes, a great video of a truly terrifying ascent. Well done Ben.

This vid could have so easily been totaly destroyed by gimmicky editing and overpowering music.

This is how it is done.

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Watch the full-length interview with Ben here:

http://tv.thebmc.co.uk/video/ben-bransby-on-parthian-shot-interview?current...