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 ralphio 03 Oct 2015

Just come across this nice little video. Not seen it posted on here...
vimeo.com/138516728
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 climber34neil 03 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Enjoyed that, old school no mats although he may have had a manky beer towel somewhere, not to mention soiled pants on jasmine! !
 Wsdconst 03 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

How good was that,one of the best vids I've seen,amazing climbing.
 Graham Booth 03 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Love the purity of this

Who is the climber?
OP ralphio 03 Oct 2015
In reply to Graham Booth:

Not sure who he is but think he may have been over before. I'd like to see how hard he could lead...
 Rob Parsons 03 Oct 2015
In reply to climber34neil:

Great climbing.

> Enjoyed that, old school no mats ...

'Old school'??? It's just the way it ought to be.

In reply to Graham Booth:

> Who is the climber?

From the vid, presumably 'Wataru Nakajima.' See e.g. http://alexekins.co.uk/toru-nakajima/
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 Graham Booth 03 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Indeed, brave on Jasmine! That's a bad landing!
 Graham Booth 03 Oct 2015
In reply to Rob Parsons:

Nah, the blokes Spanish?
 Rob Parsons 03 Oct 2015
In reply to Graham Booth:

Why do you say that (apart from the fact that the vid starts in Spain?)
 jimjimjim 03 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Brilliant. Whether you like it or not grit makes for the best videos.
Mint
 AP Melbourne 03 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Absolutely fantastic that, best video in ages. Thanks for sharing.
AP.
In reply to ralphio:
Excellent, I really enjoyed the video. thanks for posting.
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 Dave Todd 04 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Great little film! - stripped down and simple. I'm loving the single angle / static camera and mellow soundtrack (and the 'less is more' edits).

Just about perfect!
 luke glaister 04 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

First class video. And what a climber he is. I didn't want it to end. Brilliant.
Luke.
 Fraser 04 Oct 2015
In reply to Rob Parsons:

> From the vid, presumably 'Wataru Nakajima.' See e.g. http://alexekins.co.uk/toru-nakajima/

In that article, it says Wataru is Toru's older brother. Either way, he's definitely not Spanish, in the voice-over at about 15:30m, I'd say he sounds Japanese.

If it is Toru, then a quick search on here brings up several threads about him crushing some big numbers. An interview can be found here:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67672
 deacondeacon 04 Oct 2015
In reply to Fraser:

It's Toru's brother.
 Fraser 04 Oct 2015
In reply to deacondeacon:

Cheers, that's some fairly strong family genes!
 cha1n 04 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Random fact, pretty sure I recognise that 'Last climb in Spain'... vimeo.com/112273652
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 Wsdconst 04 Oct 2015
In reply to Graham Booth:

Is he from the Japanese part of Spain ?
 The Pylon King 04 Oct 2015
In reply to jimjimjim:

> Brilliant. Whether you like it or not grit makes for the best videos.

> Mint

Yeah without all the mats.
 The Pylon King 04 Oct 2015
In reply to Dave Todd:

> Great little film! - stripped down and simple. I'm loving the single angle / static camera and mellow soundtrack (and the 'less is more' edits).

> Just about perfect!

yeah defo, and no mats.
 Mick Ward 04 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Poetry.

Mick
OP ralphio 04 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Who says the hard grit season starts in winter?...
 Snot 05 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

The midges...
 Marcus B 05 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Outstanding video!! Thanks for posting.
 Tradical 10 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:
Had the pleasure of watching this guy when he did Simba's Pride. Around the point he screams his T-Shirt snagged on a pebble, he showed us the hole afterwards - lucky that didn't affect his concentration too much!

He did have a mat for Simba's, but it was one of those tiny sit start things and in the wrong place anyway, he declined our offer of spotting...

Had a brief chat about climbing at home in Japan too, he's a top bloke.

This was on a sweaty July day by the way!
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 Oogachooga 10 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Much talent and massive balls! Great watch!
 MNA123 11 Oct 2015
In reply to ralphio:

Is it just me or did he climb White Wand in the rain?
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