Bouldering the HIGHEST Highballs! | Big Falls Climbing

[@culann483]

Wioooo hope ye enjoyed us putting ourselves in danger for ye all ❤

[@timignatov7394]

Fuckin loved it more like :D

[@harkinpsisko9527]

“I quite like this flat light” hahaha that dude just vibin’ while you guys throw yourselves at that boulder for two hours

[@Mrperson662]

ooohhh my gosh that big ass rock sloughing off of the top of that climb was one of the scariest things i’ve ever seen! thank jeebus no one was hurt. anyways one love guys thanks for all your hard work ✌️

[@RobbiePhillips]

Yep! Same! So lucky we got away with that one

[@GabrielCharette]

That's quite the "walk" off at the end there 😱

[@TheMasterMacc]

This is becoming my favourite climbing channel along with Emil abrahamsson. Nice climbing and good content. Like an early Magnus Mitdbø but funny

[@RobbiePhillips]

That’s what we like to hear 👊🙂

[@Yanniboycherl]

check out mellow bro

[@gameofsend-realrockclimbin9544]

Must be a buzz for Dawes etc. to see obscure things they climbed an eon ago and forgot about are getting a new chapter of radness. Great vid, good fun.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha I think so! I actualy just got a message from Johnny saying he’s been enjoying seeing these routes getting done 🙂

[@Climb9a]

More Mark Savage cameos needed in future videos.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Couldn’t agree more! Legend!!!!

[@nomaddevelopers]

Finally a climbing channel with videos long enough to last for a whole cup of coffee.!

[@tommybyrne3335]

What a delightful life roaming about getting higher than most people will ever get.Brave boyo,s & girlies.Super

[@RobbiePhillips]

😂 true! We love it!

[@JoshBrown-nt1xn]

Just watched this again, would love to see you go back and do more bouldering in Northumberland!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Hell yeah I’m keen! Probably this winter I’ll be back - got a plan to do the triple crown major highballs 👑

[@oliversmith8925]

Great banter - brilliant video. I grew up on these crags (I lived in Belford) some awesome memories... I live overseas now and haven't been on Northumberland sandstone for a decade. 😔 The film doesn't do it justice ... Those E grades are real. Plumber is TERRIFYING, Crouching TM is awesome....

[@RobbiePhillips]

What a place to grow up :) Lucky!!!

[@exposingthetruth6194]

Currently In hospital recovering from spinal surgery thIs is great entertainment for recovery. This shit is inspiring great job as always guys.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Good luck with the recovery dude! 👊🙂

[@exposingthetruth6194]

@@RobbiePhillips Thanks would you say hello to culann for me tell him Sean said hi.

[@boulderbros5534]

Those areas look awesome, super fun to watch! Great video

[@bker5376]

The dismount at 2:08 is glorious.

[@cameronsmith4449]

That fall at 6:30 though... 😬

[@hyau23]

That sheep dog needs to go on a t-shirt

[@matthewhall5379]

Great video. Some sketchy falls! My head lets me down so much bouldering outdoors 😨 glad no one was hurt!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Everyone struggles with the fear at times, even the best of us. Just keep at it and you’ll find your flow :)

[@gimmepowder]

"Bomber moss!" The best kind.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Re-watching it, it was like grabbing someone’s really solid wig! Not like a trump wig, more like one of those old school solid wigs they wear in British courtrooms 😂

[@IzzyBee99]

Nice to see Sid there, great climber in her own right

[@RobbiePhillips]

Totally! Just saw she did “Northern Soul” at Hepburn the other day

[@conradpetkau1760]

“Professional cleaner!” Funny stuff. Great video and exciting climbing.

[@CookieDoh88]

Epic sendage from you both, top effort! Glad you came and got those extra mats! :)

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks buddy for looking after the pads! Definitely good to have them for some of these bigger lines

[@aaronwain1490]

Callum slapping them highballs into into submission!!

[@Barcelona0006]

Absolutely love the longer format and getting to see so many different crags! Can't wait for more. Cheers boys and Mary!!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Glad you liked the longer video! I was a bit nervous how that would go down, but this is one of our most popular vids haha so seems it went down really well!!!

[@mixcrimpcunningham4535]

Wow. Nice one. Big Balls on the Highballs!

[@harkinpsisko9527]

OH MY GOD THAT JUMP AT THE END

[@Fuzzira]

Yeah that jump was freakier than Storror doing roof jumps, watching someone just "jumping it", is terrifying.

[@yulinxie6337]

Yea... that jump feels scarier than the highball itself...

[@RockTheParkOfficial]

Great video bud! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertcreer8826]

Exactly what I expect when I see a Dawes route in the guidebook...

[@Diavolo199822]

Great video as always! Cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦

[@ChrisHaileyTrainHardDiveEasy]

Another banger Robbie!!! Nice work guys, really keeping me entertained in our second round of lockdown 😂

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks man! Heard you guys were locked down again. Tough times. Really hoping that doesn’t happen over here - we’ve been enjoying freedom too much! Stay strong over there! Shot that garage of yours and get strong!

[@ChrisHaileyTrainHardDiveEasy]

Robbie Phillips yeah dude, fingers crossed tomorrow we get an update of being let back out... although weather may halt that too as it’s winter here haha plenty of training going down ready for drier days :-)

[@ficklemedia8733]

Another great episode. I’m really getting into your quirky style of vlogging now and I love it. Tons of lols 👌🏼✌🏼👍🏼

[@RobbiePhillips]

Cheers dude! 😜🤙

[@mrthirty1139]

Great video man! Scary though

[@spencerblackwood822]

Epic video, just subbed! cant wait to see this page more

[@RobbiePhillips]

🙌 woop!

[@shmalts1]

I love me some British blokes. Seriously though where has this channel been in my life

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha be careful what you say, Culann ain’t British 🇬🇧 he’s Irish ☘️ 🇮🇪 😜

[@candidclimber5870]

Really love your videos dude. Such a good variety of content, Thankyou :)

[@RobbiePhillips]

Cheers dude 🍻

[@MF-CLIMB]

Highballs fine...but highballs in the wind! You’ve got yourself a new Sub! Respect.

[@Lorax_Tribe]

That's a bit high with no protection. Where I come from, we don't climb more than 15 feet bouldering. It seems from the camera guy on the rope, that you could top rope most of these routes. I use my Petzl Croll and Ropeman2 for backup and scramble right up routes like that. The gear just slides right up the rope. Very good climbing, guys!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Hey man, interesting points you make :) it’s worth noting that in this area of the U.K. top roping isn’t something that gets done a lot. There are several reasons for this, but one of the best in my opinion is that the rock is very soft and the tops of the crags would get worn away easily with repetitive use of top ropes. Saying that, I think it’s legit to top rope some of the harder stuff, but with this strong ethic in place and a community that abides by it, it just means climbers tackle stuff they are more likely to do than attempting climbs out of their reach. It’s a hard one to understand for people who don’t climb in areas like this, but I feel it’s important to stick by local ethics even if it does make things more dangerous at times. It’s only dangerous when you put yourself out there and for me that’s part of the fun. If you don’t want to do that scary stuff there is also lots of lowballs and easier routes or longer routes with plenty of gear that you can lead. Hope that helps clarify some things :)

[@MF-CLIMB]

Lorax Tribe go big or go home

[@MF-CLIMB]

Lorax Tribe cool story bro

[@danielpadeanu736]

Culann's got a Hawkeye Pierce look going on with the shirt and hair!

[@RobbiePhillips]

🤣 now you say it... he does!

[@joolsgrommers1466]

Sweet video!

[@rojowater6948]

Culann: *slaps rock* "this bad boy can fit so many shite holds on it"

[@Oliver1131]

Great video!

[@KelvinClimber]

don't make highball a normal habit, but it was a nice and entertaining video, not many climbing vids on over half a hour ill manage to sit throught, but this video i really liked, one of the bettere ones you have made i will claim, good to see everyone was fine after the stone fall to :)

[@RobbiePhillips]

It’s defo something you’ve gotta enjoy for a short while before moving on back to safer stuff for a bit. And yeah, think this was my favourite vid so far. This and the Edinburgh buildering video last week :)

[@rocco1510]

nice blocs and dangerous !! 💪

[@KidRivers]

You guys get my hands so sweaty!!(;

[@Hacky87]

sick :) thank you for this entertaining video

[@SpiritAnimalGO]

My palms are so sweaty after watching this

[@qawi272]

Why don’t i know these guys? Thats high quality stuff right here 💪

[@christineholmberg7431]

It would be cool to hear about the mental process before and during these climbs. I've managed to hit an injury streak and wondering how to better my mental game whilst always trying to physically and technically improve.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Yep! The mental game is something I really wanna talk more about. Good news is in the next few weeks we have a training video where I talk about aspects of the mental game. But definitely one that goes deeper into fear and dealing with it is on my to do list

[@arayahomes4308]

Great video! These are not falls that are too tall to fall though, you boys should checkout Bishop! Boulders that are twice or three times the size!

[@Nannarii]

Stack enough pads and nothins a highball!

[@RobbiePhillips]

I reckon when it gets really really high you feel it regardless of the pads 😅

[@matthew3103]

Good work not dying 😅

[@IsaacSMILE]

Nice channel. Subbed!

[@harkinpsisko9527]

Mochi break was gold. Hahaha. As an American, I’ve only ever seen frozen mochi. Did you guys eat it unfrozen? Is that a thing?

[@RobbiePhillips]

Yeah I’ve only ever had it unfrozen. There’s an Asian supermarket in Edinburgh that I go to and they sell loads of it there. Always end up leaving with about £60 of Mochi and dim sum!!! 😋

[@rickedeckard2006]

Epic...

[@nicjcorn]

Really blurring some lines there, lol

[@Rickshaw_Bohammer]

Makes me feel better on complaining about shit dirt/mossy choss rock when outside on old boulders. Except you fellas got much skill

[@SendEdition]

This is terrifying! Do y’all do mental training in addition to everything to be able to climb that high?

[@RobbiePhillips]

In a way yes. I’ve been climbing 15 years now and in that time I’ve developed some mental training techniques to help, but a lot of it comes down to experience and time doing this sort of stuff

[@compellingpeople]

i felt scared ....when you jumped from one cliff to the other, but not when you're highballing....weird.

[@RobbiePhillips]

I felt the safest on the jump, but arguably it was probably one of the sketchiest things I did. Weird!

[@09tclarke]

"I dont have a rope" Literally cameraman on the static rope but okay ;)

[@09tclarke]

PS I know it's a static for filming but yeah, jsut wanted to have a little joke

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha yeah tbh, even if we had a rope I think I’d rather climb it as a highball. Definitely more interesting on this particular line 🙂

[@paulmitchell5349]

Looks like a few projects next to the ones you did....

[@RobbiePhillips]

Tonnes of projects!

[@neal569]

That sheep got roasted RIP.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Apparently it’s worth £200k... who knew!?

[@stephantom8237]

So many close calls close to the top of that first boulder! Very nerve wracking. Glad you're all good. 6:31 that fall looked rough! (And by "rough" I mean "terrifying." It looks like you could've really easily broken that ankle.) 21:58 holy shit! 25:55 I know that feeling--except for me it happens at probably less than half that height. I hate falling more than maybe 12 feet outdoors, and I get scared climbing things 15 feet tall, even though the local crag is touted as a great spot for beginners and has 20ft tall V0s, lol. (My indoor gym has extremely soft, thick padding, so I don't mind falling from like 17 feet all that much, but it can still hurt.) So anyway, props to you guys.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Yep, many close calls! The rock fall was one of the most insane things that I’ve experienced climbing actually. A proper near death experience. Could have killed me and Culann 😰

[@RockClimberAlex]

8:22 Shitlington? More like Shittingaton, amirite? *crickets*

[@_mcslash]

Mochi power!

[@simonkemp156]

So that hard-looking Kremlin problem. "Bob in the 80s" would have been Bob Smith right? I wonder what he'd have had in terms of mats etc - maybe nothing at all?

[@RobbiePhillips]

Noubt! Just a beer mat 😜

[@nesterkyn]

bomber moss 🔥

[@qawi272]

Every rock gangsta until a climber with a Patagonia shirt approaches.

[@MF-CLIMB]

Qawi legend has it that wearing one gives you 5% more ability?

[@susanjane4784]

Why don't you get one of those lite off-road bicycle-tire carts? They can handle the terrain.

[@RobbiePhillips]

What do you mean?

[@susanjane4784]

@@RobbiePhillips go to Google Images and type in "bicycle tire cart" -- there are all sorts of versions and sizes.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Ok - do you mean for carrying pads?

[@Goblindad91]

What was that cow sheep dog thing at the start??

[@RobbiePhillips]

😂 we’ve still no idea!?

[@ciepularys]

Holy shit this stuff is high AF

[@RockClimberAlex]

6:10 I have no rope? What's the photographer hanging on? Chicken wire? Or were we not supposed to see him?

[@RobbiePhillips]

It’s a static rope he’s on - but we weren’t intending on leading any of these climbs

[@This1Person]

Difference between Highballs and Free Soloing: Free soloing: you might die or worse Highball: worse ;)

[@finhammatt5164]

commenting for the boost

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks bud!! 👊🙂

[@jamess-shaw5464]

riip knees

[@Shinobi.Alexander]

liked for the mochi

[@RobbiePhillips]

LOVE for the Mochi 🇯🇵

[@StickyPaw]

Too scared for low balls!? Next vid maybe.

[@RobbiePhillips]

The worst I’ve been injured in climbing was when I fell on a low all traverse and smashed my tail bone of a stone pointing up between the pads - was horrendously painful. Only fell about 30cm

[@StickyPaw]

Robbie Phillips ouch. I’m guilty of the same. My worst would be when I shattered my talus (ankle) and had to get two screws put in.

[@RobbiePhillips]

😰 jeez sounds painful!

[@StickyPaw]

Robbie Phillips not being able to climb was very painful. That was almost a year ago. Almost back to “Normal”.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Glad to hear it!

[@IsaacSMILE]

Fall at 6:30 😮

[@RockClimberAlex]

25:32 Nice to share! Lets everyone else know that they're not the biggest pussies in the world for sometimes losing their head. And by everyone, I mean me.

[@see3peeo100]

Belter .

[@bios546]

1:11... Bullshit!!!

[@Luckieoutdoors]

Come back to the USA:(

[@RobbiePhillips]

We will :)

[@mickey6688]

Great video. One suggestion - don't chew near the microphone, or talk while you're eating. Sounds absolutely disgusting on video, especially with headphones. :P

[@RobbiePhillips]

That's part of our charm

[@mickey6688]

@@RobbiePhillips Can't argue with that mate!

[@bruceadams2822]

I am a 70 year old climber who high-balled into my fifties. But I believe “promotion” is errant. Keep it hidden and just say no to “being famous.” No regrets.

[@gabrielstav]

first

[@RobbiePhillips]

Boom 💥 👊😜

[@calmather]

Who is disliking these lol

[@MF-CLIMB]

Callum Mather I thought that too? Weirdos

[@ActiveAlexis]

I don’t think I am ballsy enough to ever climb a high ball boulder.. 😭😂 good job guys!!

[@juansebastian8659]

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