Climbing Old school Norwegian Granite

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Climbing on old school Norwegian granite in freezing conditions. The area is called Damtjern and the route is Latvia 8b+.
Shot by Markus Skaane, edited by Magnus Midtbø.
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[@gabrielallen3211]

Yes! More Norwegian sport climbing! Even better than gym vids. Hope to see this route again.

[@tylerhampton8307]

Walking out over the ice to get to the route. Coolest approach I've ever seen. Also I love Norway, the approach is frozen ice, there is snow everywhere, it's probably well below freezing and Magnus isn't even the only one out there. There are other people climbing. What a cool culture with people tough as nails.

[@Thrusthamster]

Not to take the creds away from us Norwegians but most of those people would probably be climbing in the gym if it was open I think. Some hard cases probably would be there anyway. But it's -12c now so I think they'd prefer more effective training indoors and then jump on their projects when the conditions are much better

[@nik1364]

year. It's realy amazing. Stil can't imaging someone climbs in midwinter, with both realy cold granit and probably ice on the holds. One must have inhumanly strong body and will to do that.

[@Fr0gSplashh]

I respect the hell out of that but you're not gonna catch me climbing outside when it's freezing. That's why indoor climbing is for. These nordic people, they're built different man.

[@Muck006]

The ice is also pretty clean and unused ... not like any ice close to a big city anywhere else.

[@nextoliver]

Cold and dry winter days is perfect conditions for the harder climbs at this crag. High season at Damtjern is normally January-February as the climbing is extremely friction dependent.

[@stefanfan4030]

Love to see some more outdoor climbing!

[@wankershim]

You know it's cold when Magnus keeps his shirt on

[@Thrusthamster]

You know Magnus is a real Oslo climber when he has a copy of the coveted and ultra rare Drammensgranitt guidebook (it's not in print anymore and there's not a new one yet. Hot commodity)

[@geirarnebore8124]

Kommer ny til sommeren, er planen.

[@Thrusthamster]

@@geirarnebore8124 Det blir digg. Inntil videre fortsette med diverse nettførere fra ymse blogger og nettsider

[@trondbl]

Er det ikke den gamle Oslo-føreren da? 0_o

[@Thrusthamster]

@@trondbl Dæven det er det jo. Samme stil på topo men når jeg fryser videoen og ser forsiden ser det ut som den gamle Osloføreren. Old school creds deluxe

[@MrSLEIk1]

@@geirarnebore8124 Takk for alt arbeidet du har lagt ned

[@WalkingNose]

Magnus single handedly made me start climbing. Thank you mate!

[@LednacekZ]

imagine if he used two hands

[@graysonarendt1107]

Same! I've been watching him on and off for over a year, but recently I started watching him more consistently and asked myself "wouldn't it be cool to rock climb/boulder?" Since nothing was there to stop me, (finances, time, etc.), I joined a climbing gym around 2 months ago. I am excited and cannot wait until I "get good" at it. He has truly sparked my love for climbing, and I cannot thank him enough for doing so.

[@WalkingNose]

@@LednacekZ lol

[@andreapaiola]

LOL

[@ambiguous2398]

Same here

[@WideBoyz]

Was i first 😉 I'm getting into this 'first' game now! Edit: yes film it next time 👍 and crack on with the nose hair remover 😂

[@SenorTacoClimbing]

hahah dont do it too much it annoys everyone

[@lalal278]

expect to see the wideboys well manscaped from now on lads ;P

[@peterpedunski5400]

i think for load balancing reasons you usually dont see views and comments updating in real time, especially shortly after upload.

[@Steelhamerhands]

Noise hair is just useless excess weight.

[@LednacekZ]

Every piece of clothing he takes off, Marte puts on.

[@AntonFomenko]

So awesome to see you shy on commercial part! 😅

[@gregebbert2153]

It's been an hour. How are there not a million "Yays" in here? (Yay!)

[@daanbergers6348]

Nice to see Marte again! But how do I know it's the real Magnus she's with if he's wearing a shirt?

[@HourRomanticist]

Ooh. Your right! Almost got tricked!

[@johny.echevers]

there is an impostor among us

[@shaekatagi6998]

I always think that outdoor climbing videos are so good! And also videos with Marte! So excited to watch

[@Hacky87]

yea, pls more outdoor leadclimbing and in special your progress with this route

[@alexandersemionov5790]

Hello from Latvia, the country. Nice to know such a place exists for climbers

[@laurinieminen]

Have to say, Marte is just plain adorable on this one 😄. Our winter ninja on a chalk rain

[@yanish00]

Is it snowing or is that chalk... A question that can only be asked on this channel 😜. Keep up the awesome content! And buy Marte some chalk/snow glasses!

[@benjaminsmith4058]

That's why I like belay glasses. Not only does it keep you from getting a crick in your neck, but also keeps chalk out of the eyes.

[@justintaylor474]

Marte and yourself have motivated my girlfriend and I for the past 2 years. We love you. P.S. the Rúngne stuff is awesome 🔥 🔥 😉 and the music 🎶 🎵 🦾

[@jkoperski9925]

It's also awesome to read these kind of comments. Keep on! Greetings to where ever you are!

[@justintaylor474]

@@jkoperski9925 Same to you, friend!

[@jkoperski9925]

@@justintaylor474 Thanks, mate! Connecting feels good.

[@justintaylor474]

@@jkoperski9925 I definitely agree

[@nomoregoodlife1255]

1:40 anyone else think this was particularly cool? 🐎

[@jkoperski9925]

Amazing video, Magnus! Agree with all the commentators so far. Outdoors - check, Marte og Markus - check, Norway - check, topics, narration, camera shot, music, nature.. Whatelse is to wish for? Whole episode in Norwegian maybe. :-) You're all amazing, keep it up and enjoy life.

[@jkoperski9925]

Ah, and the Magnus narrated ad was hilarious and nice, too. The nose hair razor killed me xD Thanks, keep it up

[@granta.8775]

NEW OUTDOOR MAGNUS CLIMBING VIDEO HYPEEEEEE!

[@juliosaraiva2452]

Love to see Marte again! She always bring an amazing element to these videos and I haven’t even watch this video yet haha

[@TheBasketballShotz]

I like the casual horse with a buggy on the ice. Thanks for the video Magnus Chalkbo

[@jkoperski9925]

Yes, I loved it as well. Was searching for that comment. :-) Keep it up. Greetings

[@onemooreday]

Yes Magnus - film the send, the chalky snowstorm, "I am belaying blind" and the "Its getting better" ignoring the fact Marte is blinded in the chalk storm....and when it burns it burns. Looks great fun and great approach.

[@InterwovenElements]

Hearing Magnus say "your balls will thank you" Is something I never expected in my life.

[@jimwalsh7755]

Outdoor lead climbing, I'm here for it!

[@LukeRockCimber]

I know I’m very excited to se this!!

[@zacharybennett3249]

Your indoor climbing videos are very fun, colorful, and puzzling but your outdoor climbs have a peacefulness to them that's hard to describe. I really like the indoor videos to try and learn your technique and mindset but I think I appreciate the reality of climbing outdoors even more!

[@lithium710]

magnus ad reads are the best

[@julianromantini5601]

Magnus in extreme pain and can’t feel his fingers Magnus: “anyways” * keeps climbing *

[@el_id_oz2545]

marta: "cant see anything with all that chalk getting into my eyes, feels unsafe" magnus: "got this sequence, getting better n better" * keeps climbing * nah I guess they know what they doing. stay safe and keep up the good content👍

[@sciguy98]

@@el_id_oz2545 Wouldn't be so bad if the ground were more even so she could back away from the wall so as to not be directly under him, but it's even icier than the wall

[@jonathancohen1793]

So glad to see Marte back in a video again! She should be in them more. Love your work Magnus

[@Perrseus]

Outdoor climbing video?!?! Hypeeee

[@meganwong9508]

Yes! Please have more outdoor climbing vids if you can (would also love to see another session/attempt on this route!). I think with a lot of things closed and people possibly going outdoors more to climb in this past year and bit, it's super motivating and interesting to see the types of climbs people have access to. I also love hearing the through process in breaking down the beta!

[@DesiVivi]

I love these outside climbing videos, and i'll never understand why they get the fewer likes in (on? of?) this channel

[@jamesallworth2239]

Yep definitely film it! Love the outdoor episodes

[@axelxan]

I don't know why but there is something comforting when watching you.

[@machorandingo164]

magnus, you have no idea how happy it makes us mere mortals to see you struggle to clip a draw.

[@elijahtingler8044]

Love outdoor vids and the music choices and b role are sublime

[@gerritvanderlugt9002]

Yes, more outdoor lead climbing videos! Keep it up! Definitely want to see you send this.

[@ArinaThomsen]

Another attempt will be very nice! Good sunny warm weather to Magnus and his team!

[@andrewmcpartlin2655]

Thanks for the new video Magnus, great birthday present to me 😁 Have you talked about doing a whole episode in Norwegian? I'd love to see that.

[@jkoperski9925]

Happy birthday, mate! And good idea on the Norwegian episode, I'm in! Magnus..?

[@t.j4037]

Continue doing more sport climbing! Including in a pandemic state, it's always good to see outdoors climbing technics and landscapes!! Awesome job Magnussss

[@cosmicbilly]

I would love to see Magnus and Alex Honnold do a collab! Two of greatest athletes in one video would be amazing.

[@hampe8170]

Outdoor videos are just so good

[@MrYport]

I love how after he falls at 3:37 Marta looks like she has just been chilling, swinging on the rope. No sound, no look up, just chilling haha

[@thewateringwiz7118]

Love the outdoor climbing !

[@Cleanpea]

Yes please, I would love to see another attempt!

[@laupetre]

love the lead climbing videos! Love the Norwegian landscapes too

[@technomancer_066]

Yesss!!!!!! Please more sport/outdoor climbing! We still can't really go climbing anywhere in the UK so I need some escapism!

[@jacktrussler20]

Fantastic video! I'm glad you had a good time!

[@seb1989]

Marte needs to bring safety glasses to prepare for Magnus' chalk storm 😂

[@Dad_Is_Bored]

Yay Marte is back! Love the hair btw. Now Magnus will have even more reason to go hard!

[@descipher]

5 Minutes in the Video I relazie the Difficulty Level of the Rock and the Temperature Oh My God!!. I will not consider moving out of my house in such a weather. And Not to mention the shorts of the snow capped mountain they were breathtaking. This is so inspirational Magnus. You and Martha are so amazing.

[@wendywilson8488]

Definitely would like to see your next attempt! The drone footage is so cool. I love the scenery. Poor Marte getting showered in chalk. Magnus is making a joke, and she's like, "No! I kind of need to see you to keep you safe." She might be new to belaying, but she's so responsible and smart. I'd trust her to belay me over a lot of self-proclaimed expert belayers. Keep up the great content!

[@magmidt]

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[@janmoore8651]

I almost lost it when you called it the Mawn Lower 3.0

[@SenorTacoClimbing]

Magnus we(at least me) would love to see another attempt

[@andreasjohnsson1388]

Aah just about to order when its only in The USA you can order. I want it to sweden🤣

[@benoitthiffault6806]

Yes! I wanna see your progression on this route please! The moves look cools!!

[@Manscaped]

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[@aaronburk6242]

Awesome video, always love it when you climb outdoors!

[@lancefreezeify]

this was a really beautiful video

[@takeiteasy8847]

have been climbing last couple of days on Austrian limestone. When you have not felt the cold stone in a while on your fingers it really takes you by surprise. Love the video!

[@AverageAthlete]

I always get cold hands going to my local indoor wall. This is just next level.

[@yourshitsweakx100]

Yay Marte is back! Fun lead climbing video!

[@instinctroller]

Easily my favorite video on this channel in a very long time. Super cool to see you trying hard on a difficult route. Thanks Magnus!

[@bowlcut880]

Can't wait to get myself a Mawn Lower 3.0

[@MartinTatar]

Definitely want to see part 2! The crux is beautiful :) !!! And kudos to your belayer and to the camera man for surviving the cold all day with you! You were cold but imagine how cold they were 🥶

[@haigis04]

Of course we want to see you try it again and conquer it!

[@jedenhanshaw4101]

Marte deserves more credit for this film, what a warrior! 'Normal girls' couldn't bare those conditions😂 Awesome video, would love to see more of this.

[@danielsanchez8153]

TRY AGAIN PLSS!!!! AND FILM IT!! ITS BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE AND WE ALL WANT TO SEE YOU CLIMB THAT ROUTE!!

[@ardenscott3910]

Love these videos! Excited for the new lens so we can see the texture on the rock better

[@bryanbledsoe812]

Thanks for going out in the freezing cold to make a great video for us! Really good stuff as always.

[@fredrigo7925]

Magnus, did you just climb outdoors in -12°C?

[@magmidt]

Haha yeah no choice these days🥶

[@SenorTacoClimbing]

@@magmidt better than climbing in Texas at 106 fahrentheit(my dad like 16 years ago) or living in michigan(me) and not being able to climb outside at all!

[@feahuineo]

@@magmidt isn't that a biiit of a difficulty factor? Or is it a Norwegian/Swedish thing(seen Emil do it as well)? I mean just handling rope at -10 isn't fun... =)

[@keithdunwoody7342]

@@magmidt There's always ice and mixed climbing. At least then you get to keep your gloves on!

[@DrewNorthup]

@@feahuineo With decent rope gloves belaying in the cold actually isn't that bad.

[@nathannelson1041]

Magnus, we definitely want to see you send it. In fact, our favorite videos are the ones when you climb outside-particularly free climbing, as opposed to bouldering.

[@muharemkelestura1671]

Ofcourse we want to see more! Every single time you face adversity it becomes more satisfying to see you beat the obstacles.

[@Heli0Xen0s]

Love this kind of video ! Watch outside climbing, watch landscapes from your country ! Just awesome :)

[@smuir6104]

I would love to see it. I also like watching the others climb, but just having them there wakes it fun. I like to see good climbers try hard, it's a good reminder to me that if I only climb stuff I flash, I'll never get better.

[@vlad-vm3hz]

Going back to the roots, nice

[@LukeRockCimber]

That horse and chariot was legendary! wow just dropped that in so casually

[@Marco-dq1ik]

I really enjoy watching you climbing outside! I would love to see a video series at a project something like 9a 9a+ or something in that area :)

[@vSTExx]

More of this on video for sure!!!

[@ilanvega5496]

This is amazingly beautiful

[@atlashoneyboy]

Yessss outdoor climbing

[@ewenmahevas3473]

So cool to see outdoor lead climbing 😉 Definitely want to see another go

[@hairyclimber]

Great stuff, looking forward to the next one. Bit of a tip I was told by a friend while winter mountaineering, blowing on your hands will make them colder in the long run as your breath has a lot of moisture in it. Try putting your hands on the back of your neck, works a treat 😊

[@Mastrix01]

Of course we wanna see another attempt 😬

[@ann_knpk]

Love this video, this climate, climbing. There is nothing better than watching your videos

[@rosek9376]

Hi Magnus: It would make sense to extend the third draw to make that clip easier. Also, please use a dogging draw to go in straight for poor Marte and to save your rope. When working a route, giving Marte a break when you are warming your hands or brushing is really considerate . Black Diamond also makes a heated chalk bag that is amazing.

[@mrfreezeindahouse]

Outdoor climbing video...from Norway...in the winter. Even i think that must be cold. But as Anton would say, Yay! Edit: Most deffo would like to see you go back there and give it another go.

[@valeri95]

Love the mittens

[@matteomasento3541]

Happy to see you two still stick together

[@morbulten]

Finally an outdoor video! Keep them coming, please!

[@dzhang379]

What we really want to know is what Marte thinks of the Manscaped package 😂

[@marteknibe]

10/10 😎❤️

[@dzhang379]

You heard it here boys, I'm sold

[@ConfusedGeriatric]

@@marteknibe HAHAHAHA

[@DanielGallagherMusic]

(Per your request at the end,) yes, I want to see another attempt. Not that the indoor videos aren't great, but it's nice to mix in the outdoors as well. Also, great filming, Markus. Looking forward to the magic of the new lens. Keep it up.

[@dingdingdingdiiiiing]

People where I'm from: It's only 5°C today, it's way too cold to climb, I don't want to get frostbite. Magnus: it's -5°C today, I think I better keep my shirt on while I climb.

[@mattiacolpo6952]

we would love to see another attempt on this! Feels so good to watch lead climbing on rock, completly different vibe! (:

[@SarrOumaneuuu]

great vid magnus! loving the outside climbing vlogs

[@MrSupersurge]

Hey Magnus 👋 good to see you

[@hounshmunshi1683]

Also Marte! We missed you 💕

[@marteknibe]

💗💗💗💗

[@jkoperski9925]

Yes, Marte, keep on being amazing! Many greetings

[@baskin2112]

My wife and inlaws are Latvian so it's interesting that a climb called Latvia isn't actually in Latvia. I'd love to know who named the climb and why they called it Latvia. :D

[@evitamelluma1270]

Was wondering the same! I would guess the person who climbed it was from Latvia, couldn't find any info on google tho. I would probably name it so if I ever cilmbed it lol (a Magnus fan from Latvia here) 🇱🇻

[@benjaminstapp8008]

I found the route with a little digging on theCrag. It's about half an hour from Oslo and the first climber logged on the site was an Australian climber in 2012🤷‍♂️ so I'm not sure why it's called Latvia, as it seems like the Australian climber did not set the route.

[@geirarnebore8124]

I did the first ascent, and the name was established as a project name then. It sounded cool. And at that time, life in Latvia was hard and the moves where hard.

[@benjaminstapp8008]

@@geirarnebore8124 whoa awesome! Thanks so much for sharing that😄

[@MM-yl2kk]

@@geirarnebore8124 do you have a link to the send footage Magnus refers to?

[@Korkinator17]

Yes, please film it again! One great thing on your channel is seeing you trying over and over and over again until you eventually finish what you try. I guess, this is something that has made you such a strong and awesome climber, to not give up too soon but to keep on trying over days and weeks. I'd love seeing you doing that move!

[@vogester3000]

I know the outdoor climbing videos are a lot more work so I just want to say I really enjoy them and would love to see more.

[@antonb2746]

Maybe not your most exiting video 🙃 but loved how it's put together! Good fitting music, nice colours, light and sound. Love the cuts where you can hear the rope going through the grigri 😁

[@dimensionaldot]

Awesome to see you back outside on some hard routes, I know you've said it's what you love to climb most and it really comes through in the video!

[@kvasko2]

Glad you were able to get in some climbing and thanks for sharing!

[@ominousjorts]

I'd definitely love to see another attempt at this route, it's so interesting to see you climb something in this style

[@orecamaney7809]

These sport climb style movement looks so elegant hope yo do more of these videos

[@andrewmackenzie88]

Yes! Working a route from start to finish is an interesting thing to watch. The different crags are cool too. No approaches like that in Australia.