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rockfax
Dec 19, 2008, 9:28 PM
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George Ullrich, that young Brit climber who had the audacity to attempt the Bachar-Yerian without bolts - he nearly made it - falling off the Johnny Dawes' masterpiece, Gaia.
Filmed by Dave Gill of SteepMedia.
Worth a watch: http://www.ukclimbing.com/...les/page.php?id=1542
You won't be disappointed. Video at bottom of the article, view it largo and the music is ace, 'Sincerely, Jane' by Janelle Monáe.
Mick
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jakedatc
Dec 19, 2008, 10:31 PM
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Ooff... semi good idea with the other rope to prevent the leg snapping fall against the other arete butttt you get that instead.
woulda been a sick flash though
edit: the above a angle definitely new and cool. He wasn't even to the really sketchy traverse move.. that was only the semi sketch traverse move ;)
(This post was edited by jakedatc on Dec 19, 2008, 10:35 PM)
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krosbakken
Dec 19, 2008, 10:38 PM
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The "other" rope wasn't the rope that flipped him, correct??
But it was the rope that got in his way on the climb, right?
just checking.
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jakedatc
Dec 19, 2008, 10:42 PM
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Just watched it again... you're correct.. he had the main rope behind his leg on the fall and it flipped him
not really the route to be getting flustered on. gotta be thinking you're solid on that shit.
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Maddhatter
Dec 19, 2008, 10:43 PM
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Dudes got some monster nuts.
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pylonhead
Dec 20, 2008, 12:03 AM
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Great little short! What an amazing climb.
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yokese
Dec 20, 2008, 1:13 AM
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krosbakken wrote: The "other" rope wasn't the rope that flipped him, correct?? But it was the rope that got in his way on the climb, right? just checking.
Correct. It seems to me that he was so concerned about the rope on his right not catching his right leg, that he couldn't avoid the rope on his left catching his left leg...
That's a scaaaaaaryyyy route. I guess everyone has seen the video of the other dude smashing his leg against the arete.
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wonderwoman
Dec 20, 2008, 1:19 AM
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That's gotta hurt! 
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CTclimbah
Dec 20, 2008, 1:29 AM
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Any one know what the music was? artist?
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churningindawake
Dec 20, 2008, 1:55 AM
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Ouch, that looks like it really had to hurt a lot. Looks like he was having trouble moving around at the end.
It definitely looks like his leg got caught on the leader rope. I'm guessing the other rope was going to be pulled tight when he fell. Probably to keep him from swinging into the wall at the base of the route. The one that the crash pad was laid against.
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sungam
Dec 20, 2008, 4:20 AM
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Tried to flash Gaia and walked away?
THAT LUCKY BARSTARD.
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sungam
Dec 20, 2008, 4:29 PM
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Ballsy.
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churningindawake
Dec 20, 2008, 6:11 PM
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sungam wrote: Tried to flash Gaia and walked away? THAT LUCKY BARSTARD.
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cracklover
Dec 20, 2008, 11:12 PM
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Very, very impressive.
GO
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i_h8_choss
Dec 21, 2008, 12:15 AM
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Awsome video. Thanks. Alex chalks up a bunch in the dihedral then heads out onto the face ( right foot a little shaky ) chalks up on the slopers. Figures out his feet and nails the mantel. Sweet climb Alex!
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kyleshea
Dec 21, 2008, 12:34 AM
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i_h8_choss wrote: Awsome video. Thanks. Alex chalks up a bunch in the dihedral then heads out onto the face ( right foot a little shaky ) chalks up on the slopers. Figures out his feet and nails the mantel. Sweet climb Alex!
so i guess i wont need to watch it now
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joneus
Dec 21, 2008, 3:00 AM
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Wow! Glad to see that he was mostly okay after that fall.
Its also good to know that even the pros have "Okay- now what?!?!" moments too.
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gunkiemike
Dec 21, 2008, 3:07 PM
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I guess wearing a helmet when a huge swinging fall like that is possible is "planning to fail" and so has no place. But still, if he'd bonked his noggin on the arete...
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Alpinisto
Dec 23, 2008, 2:59 AM
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kyleshea wrote: i_h8_choss wrote: Awsome video. Thanks. Alex chalks up a bunch in the dihedral then heads out onto the face ( right foot a little shaky ) chalks up on the slopers. Figures out his feet and nails the mantel. Sweet climb Alex! so i guess i wont need to watch it now
Actually, you should still watch it, since the climbing action pales in comparison to the chalking-up action.
(19 times in four minutes of video -- could be a new record!) 
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Bats
Dec 23, 2008, 4:46 AM
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What's with the 2 belayers and 2 ropes? I also trying to figure out why he proceed even though the ropes was tangling his legs? I am so confused...
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sungam
Dec 23, 2008, 5:00 AM
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Watch the video "Hard grit fall off gaia" or something like that.
The backrope is to stop the swing seen in that video.
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jakedatc
Dec 23, 2008, 5:44 AM
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And he had to keep going because he's barely balanced on a small bit of slab with no real holds.. it's up or down.. he's taking that fall no matter what so he might as well go for it. And i dunno how you feel about downclimbing .13ish with no holds and hardly any pro.. but no thanks
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