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This week's Friday Nighter is a couple of videos of Italian climber Michele Caminati.

Michele has been visiting the gritstone, and has repeated many hard routes and boulder problems...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67104

In reply to UKC News:

Good effort on Master's Edge

In reply to UKC News:
Well done. Braille Trail always looks such an amazing route. Interestingly he did not seem to have to dyno the final move on Master's Edge like other climbers have. Is he taller or just has a different technique?

In reply to nigel pearson:
I think he does it the same way as others (certainly very similar to Richard Ekehead in Hard Grit) but just had more left in the tank and kept his feet on so pulled through virtually statically.

In reply to nigel pearson:

I imagine it's more likely that Font 7A moves aren't going to feel hard when you're an 8C climbing wad.

In reply to 205Chris: What insightful logic- Perhaps Kaluza Klein needs an upgrade to font 8c then?

In reply to UKC News:

Crap belaying at 4.25. Great climbing though...

In reply to UKC News:

Nice work
But what are the crash mats doing ( I know), get rid.

Appalling music on both vids. What’s wrong with the natural sound as recorded on the day

In reply to Roy:


I know, had to turn the sound off to watch it.

Great climbing though.

In reply to Roy: Maybe you want to read up on auto gain control and on board microphones for DSLRs, especially in wind. It'll make for some (fun) light reading.

All you'd hear is wind or hiss, and every now and again if you're lucky, really loud wind.

In reply to Paul B:

Sounds like you're describing the nocturnal noises of Ms Spoon.

In reply to Roy:

Maybe the mats are because he's on holiday, and doesn't need to feel the need to prove anything to the likes of you. Come back when you've done it without.

In reply to UKC News: Two really good, little vids these. Cheers.

In reply to JH74:

Eh? What do you expect him to do - catch him in his arms?

In reply to UKC News:

Yeah that's great but... What's he done on grit?

In reply to Calder:

That's funny. You must be switched on. Watch it again and answer your own question..

In reply to Calder:

It's a trad climb and should be done as such.
If you can't climb the lower section without the protection of mats then don't climb it.
No need to for the pre climb trip to Benson’s for Beds.

What's next. a bouncy castle over at Widdup Wall ?

In reply to morpcat:
New here, huh?

In reply to Roy: Sorry, didn't realise you made the rules.

In reply to Roy:

Woop, woop, it's the sound of the pad police.

I usually leave the pads at home when I'm tradding but I'm not about to go preaching to other people about their climbing style.

It's all good fun as long as we remember to bow to the ethical purity and hardness of climbers past

In reply to Roy: Doing a route well isn't proportional to how unsafe you are climbing. If he wants to climb with a pad at the bottom then go him, it doesn't detract from the climb it only means he'd rather not be out of action for a few months with a broken ankle.

Don't see the fuss about it. Why doesn't everyone solo everything if being unsafe is the only proper way to climb?

In reply to UKC News:


Not really a tick for End of The Affair, the start is a little lower, but good effort on the ground ups...

In reply to Roy: I'm guessing boulderers that use mats don't get the ticks either?

In reply to Roy:

I would be interested to know how your frankly agressive cyber-attiude translates into your personal ethics at the crag.

Are you really the bastion of ethics which you'd like to impose on those more able and dedicated than yourself? If you are genuinely climbing in better style then Michele, and really challenging what you are capable of physically and mentally then I apologise and have some respect for you. If not, please keep your frankly unpleasant attitude to yourself.

In reply to JH74:

Well Michele's obviously unhurt, and happy enough with the guy that he's still belaying on his next go.

In reply to Roy: Somebody more knowledgeable may correct me, but I suspect it might be the case that the only person to have done New Statesman without ANY sort of mattage is the first ascentionist. Does that render it unrepeated?

In reply to Calder:

Good on you. You're absolutely right, everything's great.

In reply to UKC News: Nobody cares what a load of bumbling scared pathetic climbers on a forum have to say about going trad climbing without pads. He is honest, in keeping with local ethics, not damaging anything... excellent form! Really enjoyed Michel's blog during his visit. Brilliant climber, having loads of fun!