In reply to UKC News:
Adrian (film maker) here.
Thank you to everyone that has given constructive criticism on here.
Here are a few points I would just like to say in justification to some of the comments.
1. This project came about one day when I was at the crag with Maya and I had my camera there, I filmed her on a route and put a short edit together.
It went on my vimeo page and website. UKC then saw the video(s) and thought they might like to publish them on here. I then filmed Maya on a few more routes and polished them up a bit and put them into a series.
2. Maya's original intention was to climb a 7a. Up until the beginning of the summer she had only really been climbing 6c outside. When she ticked the 7a+ in Ep2, that was genuinely the first climb she had tried of that grade, and after a few attempts she did get it. There was no particular 'struggle'. Yes we all agree Maya should start trying harder routes! The order the videos are in are the order that she did tick them.
This is what Maya had to say in reply to comments on Ep3
Hi, thanks for your feedback, I'm glad you have enjoyed the episodes so far.
"I can see your criticism of me attaining the 7a+ so quickly, maybe we should have changed the goal to 7b. We have left this series as true to the events this summer as possible, and 7a was genuinely the goal at the beginning. It actually came a lot easier than I had expected!
I actually found the climb at Portland a lot harder, although it was a 7a. The last 2 episodes (Thursdays and Fridays episodes) are trying 7bs, we hadn't put this as the aim as I never ever imagined I could be trying this when I first set out my goal, I was worried I wouldn't get a 7a.
I hope this helps to explain everything
Maya
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Episodes 5 + 6 are of Maya trying 7b's and she does struggle.
It is hard trying to make a short edit of someone trying a route, particularly when they don't find it very hard.
I've learnt you can't please everyone on here…
Thanks and hope you enjoy Ep 5&6
Adrian