Don Whillans & Chris Bonington climb Dovedale Groove E1 5b, From the TV program Lakeland Rock. DIRECTION Paul Berriff PRODUCTION Border Television Striding Edge
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@Sturmknecht4 жыл бұрын
After watching modern elite climbers for years this history lesson is simply amazing... wool sweater, red socks, a rope tied around a sizable belly... the stuff of legends.
@bugzyhardrada31684 жыл бұрын
Dude theres a German movie Called North Face It depicts mountain climbing in the 30's Its actually a really good movie I highly recommend you give it a chance even tho its german speaking(i dont even speak german) but those gerries really know to make a good movie
@thomasarmitage46334 жыл бұрын
And they’re wearing converse lol
@chrisjokinen2174 жыл бұрын
@@bugzyhardrada3168 might find it under name Norwand
@bugzyhardrada31684 жыл бұрын
@@chrisjokinen217 yep thats the one
@elonmust74704 жыл бұрын
Wool is still the most badness fabric there is.
@sjh00104 жыл бұрын
Nothing quite like a sharp stone jamming the rope for security lol. Absolute balls of steel!
@sjh00104 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree, you'd pick the smooth ones for sure. Hard core access
@suba73203 жыл бұрын
@@another2133 Yeah, well, there's a reason the climbers from that time had an extremely high mortality rate. If you look it up, most of these guys' climbing partners and friends died in the 1960s and 70s.
@SMC01ful4 жыл бұрын
Don, the working class ex-plumber from Salford deserves a documentary about his life. Just reading up about him what a fucking legend. Smoked like a chimney, a total pisshead, brawler, 5ft4, beer gut, but he must have been extremely strong. God, these guy's were incredible. Just look at their equipment... or lack thereof.
@hangedups2608 Жыл бұрын
HAHAH WHAT A BLOKE
@hutchmusician4 жыл бұрын
Christ, you couldn’t make TV like this any more. This was one of the scariest and most impressive things I’ve ever seen.
@p1nkwall3 жыл бұрын
Yeah everything is so "intense" nowadays, meanwhile these guys are shooting the shit on literal ledges...
@vbrvideoproductions46433 жыл бұрын
@@PhilipWillsWorld Watched it after your recommendation - how did anyone survive the 70's :)
@pugilemoltobene37083 жыл бұрын
I was really surprised they were using rock chicks and hemp rope 😳 wow…even for then, this was about 83/84, not long before Whillans died
@Docochoco39 Жыл бұрын
So ver6 we’ll said!
@gaborstaudinger29274 жыл бұрын
They didn't even use chalk, but I had to chalk up just watching it.
@barbarasellesllorens5920 Жыл бұрын
😂 no chalk and no helmets whilst riding a motorcycle!
@michellejohannsen98233 жыл бұрын
Don is possibly my favorite figure of climbing history. His skill, philosophy, and wit were unmatched.
@sqreon94014 жыл бұрын
That dead ass stare at 4:32 when the first runner lifts out
@dominicgriffiths81254 жыл бұрын
Oliver Hardy to camera !
@civedm4 жыл бұрын
@@dominicgriffiths8125 OMG I miss watching Laurel and Hardy!
@marmadukegrimwig4 жыл бұрын
My dad climbed with both Whillans and Bonnington way, way back when they were just starting out. He had to make the call of giving up his job to become a professional mountaineer, in the days when there was no money in it, or staying a regular Joe. He chose the latter. Sometimes, he wondered, what if... But don’t we all. One of his prized possessions was a postcard from Bonnington and the gang on their first Everest expedition. Memories...
@tamegomait4 жыл бұрын
That’s insane 🙏
@richmondpp4 жыл бұрын
Great story👍
@rickknight38234 жыл бұрын
You may not exist if he tried to avoid the regular Joe lifestyle. Takes a lot of courage and will power to raise a family.
@vivekraychowdhury43483 жыл бұрын
I hope he did not give up climbing altogether. It makes the heart heavy. 👍👍
@Totalavulsion4 жыл бұрын
I want a printed picture on a t-shirt of these two legends riding that motorbike
@hydro_bim4 жыл бұрын
Great idea
@michellejohannsen98233 жыл бұрын
I want one!
@HarryFlashmanVC3 жыл бұрын
Ill look into it
@Housey19853 жыл бұрын
@@HarryFlashmanVC any update?
@petegreaves67912 жыл бұрын
T-shirt???
@gnuPirate4 жыл бұрын
That was effing mental. Major respect to that old boy, that was an effort and a half.
@ultimateoutdoors46593 жыл бұрын
Partnered Don on his last ever climb in the Dolomites in July 1985 a couple of weeks before his tragic death. We’d travelled down to Italy on our motorbikes and met up with Hugh Banner and Derek Walker from the Climbers Club. Before we met them we stopped in Lecco at a friend of Don’s and whilst there climbed on some local crags. We climbed ‘Ill Sigaro’ a detached pinnacle at grade about HVS. Don lead. The crux was 10 feet from the top. We abseiled down using the traditional style without descenders!! These events were not picked up in Jim Perrins book ‘The Villain’ assuming Don had travelled on his own, which he hadn’t! Although the book did cover the meeting at the Civetta with Hugh and Derek, nothing was really mentioned about Don’s last climb apart from a derogatory comment by one of Derek’s and Hughs party about how out of condition Don was! Ironically, even though Don was overweight and not in the best condition, was able to lead HVS route only days earlier, and a route the person making the comment would not be able to do even then!!!! God Bless Don
@rocnoir42333 жыл бұрын
Great space filler information mate cheers! I had seen what must have been your comment(s) elsewhere on videos or a forum perhaps regarding that trip. Found Perrin's book a little too abrasive to be honest. We all have our flaws, but he seems oddly fixated on Don's. Anywho, he's bound to be remembered well beyond our time primarily for those great climbs. Thanks !
@vivekraychowdhury43483 жыл бұрын
Don's lay back was electrifying.
@lucilleavakian8332 жыл бұрын
The banter and companionship are wonderful.
@macspud284 жыл бұрын
11:44 The age-old saying "I'll never do it again if I get off this one.", I've said it myself a time or two. lol
@civedm4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that! LOL. Or "what the f@$& did I get myself into".
@straightouttaptown4 жыл бұрын
“Climbing like a ruptured duck” 😂😂😂
@shyamgai16104 жыл бұрын
"like an aging, bleeding ballerina" ! can't decide if I liked the chatter more or the climbing.
@sprecklesville3 жыл бұрын
Just listening to the banter is classic
@hallstewart2 жыл бұрын
Authentic legends just having a day out on the hill! Despite the very different characters and social class it was 100% respect and friendship because of climbing. As for Don, look at his strong hands and the power in his shoulders. That and his sheer attitude made him one of the greats of his day.
@infinit12 Жыл бұрын
these dudes were insane! just so casual about it. respect.
@ingridheinz79854 жыл бұрын
The best Rock climbing video I ve ever seen!
@andrewp34564 жыл бұрын
Top notch footage...just amazing given the times really! And the equipment?! What equipment! Such pure brawn! I don my hat to these Gentlemen!
@menakles7 ай бұрын
It was filmed in the 80s when we had decent ropes, friends etc. These two nutters decided to climb the route in the style of the FA with gym shoes and runners made from (literal) rocks.
@Lee-70ish4 жыл бұрын
This may make people realise the guts of adventures in centuries past . A tweed jacket like Mallory had near the top of Everest was a tad tougher than ultra gear tourist climbing
@markamor59823 жыл бұрын
Love Don, have based my life on his mindset of ‘aaah be right’.
@ColGadarby4 жыл бұрын
One day climbing the Dewerstone, Central Groove and I look to my right - none other than Chris Bonnington climbing alongside me...made my day.
@JackArn1233 жыл бұрын
Central Groove is a quality climb!
@glacieractivity4 жыл бұрын
Oh - this made me teary. As someone who started climbing in a pair of used EB Super-Grattons and body belays. Though nervous parents got me a Troll mark V harness (I still have them somewhere) and we had advanced to using "hexes" and trademarked "nuts" The purity of climbing and watching these two legends revisiting the "origins" is simply awesome.
@teammillcourtclimbing96754 жыл бұрын
Well Adam Ondra, Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honuald and others may be amazing climbers but theses two are the best and always will be for me a climber who started 40 years ago watching Don. RIP Don your the best.
@bryanmiller61103 жыл бұрын
That group of English climbers from the late 60s and 70s were and are the last of a breed.
@BBeowulf Жыл бұрын
What an eccentric duo. A classic, upper class English gentleman and a working class Manc from the north. Complete opposite ends of the spectrum but get on like a house on fire. This is way before my time so idk much about these two but this is absolutely captivating. Crazy to see them using pebbles on strings as cams too, how could you trust that halfway up a wall?
@HarryFlashmanVC3 жыл бұрын
Bonington and Whillans ... a deep freindship and unlikely partnership. The photo of them on Don's old motorbike heading off to climb the Eiger, the young Bonington, beardless. Flinty eyed Whillans is iconic.
@24934637 Жыл бұрын
Most of my climbing was during the 1990-2005 period, and looking at this now is absolutely terrifying. These guys are total legends! The lack of gear is worrying LOL!
@khalilsaade2200 Жыл бұрын
I honestly think this is the best climbing video on youtube .
@brucenowmen6955 Жыл бұрын
Wow, fantastic. Such great quality film work for the time
@grahammiles56954 жыл бұрын
Bowline around the waist, Stone chocks, although I was able to get some machined out nuts. Don has my EB Super Grattons! Ah the good ole days. Wonder we’re still alive.
@bristolfashion44214 жыл бұрын
...read so much about these two - awesome to see and hear them - thanks for posting :-)
@IshwaraYogaNET4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant ! Love them both !
@siobhanchristine-bligh1834 жыл бұрын
I can’t help but love these guys :D
@paulmorrey7334 жыл бұрын
Absolute Legends
@purple0burtle4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb. Legendary!
@chrisholmquist77255 ай бұрын
Nothing makes me wanna get out and climb more than something like this.
@towerdave48364 жыл бұрын
Two greats of climbing/ mountaineering. Still got my EBs and Whillans harness somewhere. Haven’t climbed since I failed on one of the “Nots” in White Ghyll in about 1980!
@garethaustin31374 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Both these guys are such legends. I first "got to know them" through their numerous biographies and autobiographies (brilliantly written) which I picked out of the school library as a boy, and which inspired me to start climbing - to see them on film is a treat!
@rocnoir42334 жыл бұрын
Cheers! I've got an entire wall of said books and they are my pride and joy.
@rosjasss Жыл бұрын
i have no idea how youtube recommended this one to me, but this is just amazing.
@conchosewing4 жыл бұрын
amazing! i get so inspired by old pictures and clips from those chaps climbing at that time, with that "gear"
@tommytimetelevision33163 жыл бұрын
This is gold... Thanks for posting
@paulellam69263 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, just brilliant!
@grandmamichelle67534 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful video! I learned to climb in Yosemite in the 70s. No harnesses or fancy belay gear then. Belaying with the rope around your back takes me back. Thank you for uploading.
@technomancer_0664 жыл бұрын
Christ I could barely pick up me mouse to like the video my hands were sweating so much
@slavenazapovic86693 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic effort by two legends..such a hard hardcore climbers in their days..lot to admire 👏
@whitefishfins11 ай бұрын
Absolutely legendary! These guys were just incredible pioneers in the sport! Thanks for posting.
@chrisofnottingham Жыл бұрын
Glad to see Don wearing his safety cloth cap
@stephengrimes2574 жыл бұрын
Great to see childhood heroes in action again. I watched Chris Bonington climbing on Burbage Edge in the late 80’s filming for TV. I was too over-awed to go up and say hello in those days! Does anybody remember the Whillans Whammer? I think I also had a pink fibreglass-covered Whillans walking ice axe on an expedition to the Staunings Alps in Greenland.
@seanbirkett49514 жыл бұрын
Fantastic camera work. Great climb. Took me back to being a kid.
@halvardolandhavardsrud62724 жыл бұрын
This was epic!
@g3cwi_Radio_Adventures4 жыл бұрын
What a lovely film. Really captures the essence of crag climbing here in the UK.
@cullyx29133 жыл бұрын
Fantastic vid......two legends
@penman8985 Жыл бұрын
Loved watching this - what a great bit of climbing history. Thanks for sharing this. Simon.
@davegc33554 жыл бұрын
what a legends. haha it reminds me when I took up climbing again after a 15 years break.
@heli4004 жыл бұрын
Those guys are not grunting and groaning because of their age,... but because of the huge balls of steel that they're dragging up with them!!!
@lucacycles86234 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another beautiful video!
@rocnoir42334 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@maxgrafe91584 жыл бұрын
So dangerous, so peaceful, unbelievable! THX
@WC21UKProductionsLtd Жыл бұрын
Fabulous archive footage, this. What a find.
@madwaeit45354 жыл бұрын
What a great film. Very authentic and humble. Love when at 06:04 Don say "I'm just going to take my sweater off" just before he starts climbing... so calm and relaxed just enjoying the climb.
@nuru0nuru Жыл бұрын
Thought Don didn't have a prayer on that second pitch after watching Chris on it, but then he just muscles his way right up. Great stuff. What a lovely spot, too. Thanks for sharing.
@3niknicholson4 жыл бұрын
Wow! I, I, I....speechless.....
@peterneumann7145 Жыл бұрын
Ay don. You knew what life was all about. Awesome climber. Awesome drinker and a great human being. I met sir Chris but don’t think I ever met you, apart from repeating moves on your routes. Thank you 🙏🏻
@redwheelbarrow9729 Жыл бұрын
Wow. I watch a lot of mountaineering videos but that was one of the best.
@willtricks94324 жыл бұрын
"I shouldn't really be here ya know". Nice place though. brought my youth back watching this. Cheers for the opportunity to see these boys play.
@BikerHarryNL2 жыл бұрын
Now reading The Everest Boys by Clint Willis. Sir Chris and Don are coming to life! Wonderfull story on a wonderful media YT.
@tommybewick Жыл бұрын
Two dear friends climbing together, what an awesome video! I loved watching them ride together on the motorcycle to get there. No pretense here.
@maurovinicius93824 жыл бұрын
great video, thaks to share!!
@simon778094 жыл бұрын
Omg hooks rope on a skyhook and says I'm safe. Hahaha.
@ptmcferran Жыл бұрын
Such amazing wee bit of film, not a climber myself but enjoy my holidays doing via ferrata’s and now watching these two legends that’s have belly’s bigger than some of the mountain I’ve climbed it can only aspire me and hopefully others to keep on going. I also love the banter between them.
@noidreculse89064 жыл бұрын
The style they used in repeated the route was amazing, and added to the pucker factor.
@maxbowen64824 жыл бұрын
No ID Reculse full pucker
@leeskyles99032 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this!
@jeremyfielding23334 жыл бұрын
Last of the summer climb.
@Ceryniful4 жыл бұрын
Just this reference alone fills me with nostalgia.
@boggybigpants94624 жыл бұрын
That’s raw ....awesome
@dantamang37054 жыл бұрын
Happy 73 birthday to you Dave.I would have personally made a call if you were alive today. But Unfortunately you and Dawn passed away.However, The salle village people and school teachers, Students will always remember for both of you for many many years. Both of you will be always in our surroundings. And my family will always remember every those precious moments which we spent together in our village. I can see you very energetic and passionate to climb the mountain. Hope it was not that much easy to climb this mountain.Both of you will be always in our heart for forever.
@bigdave65914 жыл бұрын
Met Chris a few months back he is a absolute gentleman happy to pose for photos sign autographs and chat no fancy equipment here first class
@Kevin-mx1vi4 жыл бұрын
I met Don Whillans a few times when he used to show up at the Shoulder of Mutton pub near Hebden Bridge. He was a total asshole.
@bugzyhardrada31684 жыл бұрын
Lol *Opposites Attract*
@dbcarroll192 жыл бұрын
I was extremely anxious all the way through; I was pulling for Whillans and thought for sure he was going to fall, especially using those old shoes, and no chalk. I was astounded and blown away at how fearless and capable they were.
@scottyelder8351 Жыл бұрын
Magnificent I really enjoyed this what a team I could listen to them all day God bless you gentleman and God speed brave Sons Amen 💫✝️✨
@AlexLancashirePersonalView4 жыл бұрын
I used to make the "Whillans Whammer" he invented in the 70s used on the south face of Annapurna . They all used our pub at Rawtenstall in those days.
@johnson33924 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to get hold of a whammer for years. Loved my Whillans sac and harness but now long gone.
@AlexLancashirePersonalView4 жыл бұрын
@@johnson3392 The first job I got when I left Lucas Aerospace in the 70s. Made on machines borrowed from a friend who bought and sold old plant. He said that if we made it work we could use it. Jim Fort was his name and always grateful for his help.
@Viaticboston4 жыл бұрын
Both climbers have my absolute respect. I’ve followed a few Whiilians ( the villian) routes and have kicked, scrapped, jammed and sworn my whole way to the top. How they did it without modern pro is beyond me. Jimmy puttell had a similar style but every route seemed to have a hidden jug! The test was, where to find the bloody thing! Great footage and Thankyou for sharing.
@jbradshaw4236 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more... I've had some real scary moments on some of Dons and Joe's routes in the 90s.. it's like a distance memory now....
@trecker592 жыл бұрын
Two great men.
@kathyborthwick67382 жыл бұрын
Respect to these Legends - Raw Courage & real humour ✨☀️✨❤️✨☀️✨❤️✨☀️✨
@intrabratwurstparty32393 ай бұрын
High respect for this effort. This really takes mental strength to go in this physical condition with that equipment and style. :)
@sionyevans4 жыл бұрын
Come on Don..dont be sick yet...you can do it...!!! Were all behind you..😁😁😁😁
@jackhobson6358 Жыл бұрын
Don came out of retirement for this film. It was right around the time when I started climbing. I bought some walking boots thinking that they were the things to use. I drove 2 hours to Widdop to try them out on some boulders. I met Don briefly who was there practicing (probably for this very trip with Bonnington) on what I thought was a blank slab which Don was probably about to climb. I made some comments about how I couldn't understand how the chalk gets all the way up the wall. I didn't have a clue who he was until I later saw this episode of Lakeland Rock - I remember him wearing the same jumper and cap! What a lost opportunity.
@garymitchell5899 Жыл бұрын
Bllx
@jackhobson6358 Жыл бұрын
@@garymitchell5899 I guess you have to be over 60 to tell a story like that so I have to pretend I'm not up on Leet speak.
@jameslaliberte3674 жыл бұрын
At my best, I couldn't match Don at this stage. Chris is a god! Have read his many exploits. Amazing!
@luciovidal12104 жыл бұрын
Lendários, fantástica película.
@WuchtaArt4 жыл бұрын
These guys are absolute lads. Also i'm pretty sure that tied rope would hurt pretty badly if one of them actually fell and dangle on it. I love the casual conversation during the climb
@lytic4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@bramabiau4 жыл бұрын
Regarding this nice movie I remember well of my first climbing shoes, when i did my first steps on the rocks of the Fränkische Schweiz (Franconian Jura): a pair of EB Super Gratton Damn, outch! They were very tight, kind of torture! But they were the first quantum jump in the evolution of climbing shoes.
@BushCampingTools4 жыл бұрын
Even super heroes can have the genuine shakes.
@vimartinez82334 жыл бұрын
Increiiiiible!
@allezvenga76174 жыл бұрын
Amazing video 😍
@nicod18864 жыл бұрын
Incredible
@johnhall9895 Жыл бұрын
Brought back many memories, ropes, belay techniques, knotted waist length.
@natrilhadahistoria76784 жыл бұрын
Desbravadores do montanhismo , LIKE certo 👍🇧🇷.
@carlosmartin31044 жыл бұрын
They climb in a simple, exposed and elegant style. And this couple, with many other climbers, set a thing which can't be beaten, neither surpassed. Saludos.
@AnonymousOtters4 жыл бұрын
Incredible. These guys are legends. Makes me ashamed of every time I worried about stepping out above a shaky nut or cam placement.
@Loggjamm4 жыл бұрын
This is so badass
@GOMECK14 жыл бұрын
My absolute respect also for the camera men ...
@HarryFlashmanVC3 жыл бұрын
At the time.. the usual cameraman for such was climbing legend Hamish McInnes, who passed away quite recently. A legend of Scottish climbing