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Lake District regular Rob Matheson climbs the tough Iron Crag E6 Western Union and gives a running commentary. Trad - Very Trad!

Watch the video: http://www.ukclimbing.com/videos/play.php?i=2153

In reply to UKC Videos: Nice to see some of these hard Lakes classics getting done. Even though he'd obviously done it several times before it was good to see such old school trad.

In reply to UKC Videos:

Thought video was ace. Keep them coming!

In reply to Frank the Husky:
Hi M,
Although I really enjoyed the video and Rob's good common sense advice, I wouldn't see this as a typical old school trad ascent. I recall old school trad as carrying a full set of cams, 1 to 2 sets of wires, 15 quickdraws, several slings and not knowing any gear or sequences. A better example is Jack Geldard's onsight of Surgical Lust:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/videos/play.php?i=85

which unaccountably didn't make the Onsight film despite being one of the best films of onsight hard trad!
cheers
Graham

In reply to Graham Hoey: Graham, you're right. As he knew the route and the gear, his kit was readily to hand and it was more of a redpoint or whetver the right term is. That film of Surgical Lust is far better and far more trad.

In reply to Frank the Husky:

Still, for a pensioner he's not doing too badly is he?

In reply to UKC Videos:
Really enjoyed the show - thanks to all for putting it on.