Ice Speed Climbing Duel VS Biggest Voice in Climbing

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Camera: Tom Tushaw & Magnus Midtbø
Edit: Magnus Midtbø
This is a video from the World Championships in Ice Climbing in Saas-Fee. Speed Ice Climbing
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[@arnoldhau1]

Ice speed climbing may be brave, but going to Switzerland without proper accident insurance, that is another level.

[@saxon8981]

Lmao

[@YeDolla]

Lol

[@mx2000]

Healthcare costs in Switzerland are about half of that in the US. Because US healthcare is bonkers.

[@NvrchFotia]

@@mx2000You can negotiate with the hospital. Just tell them the bill is too much.

[@linusbergmannen]

Parents: Don't run upstairs Don't run when it's slippery Don't run with knives Speed Ice climbers: Runs up a slippery surface with two knives😎

[@elisabethsun7059]

Lmao

[@patrickbourne3819]

Matt does so much self deprecation that you would think he wasn't a good climber but every time I watch him climb I'm blown away by the guys tallent.

[@danieljensen2626]

I think it's partly because he spends a lot of time with/reporting on world class climbers like Magnus. So he feels like he's not that good compared to the very best even though he is much better than an average climber.

[@chrissmithdoe2100]

@@danieljensen2626 it's also a british thing.

[@tryitout-701]

He is good but compared to the pros everybody is bad.

[@aleksandarnikolic1097]

@@Jacob0481 He's English, it's a trait.

[@mattgroom5179]

Thanks for letting me join you!

[@dave_h_8742]

Stuck yourself, kept going, fell off and beat Magnus. Can not call yourself an average punter climber ever again, Matt "nails" groom 😂

[@coolboy0851]

best British speed ice climber!

[@MatiasBermejoP]

10:58 "usually i embarass myself on youtube, this is the first time i haven´t" smiles with a piece of carrot on the teeth

[@toddgreen6862]

If Magnus would have climbed shirtless for his third go, clearly he would have won. Joking aside, Matt it's great that you are humble, but you are no longer allowed to ever call yourself an "average" climber again.

[@TorianCarrConn80]

Magnus would never have won, you can't use chalk :D

[@dave_h_8742]

Matt Groom the average climber, not ! Well done Matt and Magnus & only one minor puncture wound 👍

[@ChocolatTherapy]

agreed! matt please stop being so british 😂

[@sevens2519]

“I love you as a person but I was hoping you’d be bad at this” sums up pretty well how a competitive mind works

[@Bobbzorzen]

Mad respect to Matt for crushin magnus at this! The man is a legend!

[@bibo151]

Guess there's no need for me to watch the video anymore now 😅

[@danieljensen2626]

I think the ice kind of removes the element of speed climbing that it's almost entirely down to muscle memory being the same route. Like speed climbing skill on ice probably translates a little better to normal ice climbing than the indoor rock versions.

[@BradyBegeman]

That man is *exceedingly* Dutch.

[@larsolafvandenham6776]

What do you mean

[@adamtothefuture]

@@larsolafvandenham6776 probably tall and straightforward lol

[@BradyBegeman]

His name, height, and orange hair. Nothing more.

[@larsolafvandenham6776]

Pepel look werd at you if your are a ginger in the Netherlands.

[@lenag3196]

He can also pull off wearing orange. Not me, never me.

[@iansmith2013]

Holy cannoli! This looks crazy! I have to be honest, I had never seen anything about ice-climbing before these videos. I am so glad Magnus decided to make this series!!! Amazing

[@Bobbzorzen]

same! never seen an ice-climb in my life before this series but now i've watched a bunch, super cool sport

[@lukehotty257]

It’s so cool Magnus edits his own stuff. It feels professional btw

[@Solidclutch]

Amazing! Didn't even know speed ice climbing was a thing. What a great show from both Matt and Magnus. Love these ice climbing videos, Magnus. Keep up the great content!

[@Leo-ry6zh]

This is some of your best content, interaction with other people, new experiences, and still being a beast!

[@guillaumevachon5200]

Two of my favourite climbing persons !! Great video !! As always, the competitive nature comes out ! Love you guys, so funny to watch !

[@just_ji]

Love Matt’s dedication in sacrificing his leg to beat Magnus!! Haha

[@mattmarcroft8931]

So good! That was a lot of fun. Well done Matt & Magnus

[@godfollower920]

Matt is a stud! Great to see the colab - thanks for tracking him down Magnus! Love the health competition as well to get everyone trying hard!

[@louisst-amand9207]

I'm so happy to see a big climbing youtuber speak about all things ice climbing! It gives the sport some much needed visibility!

[@georgecameron1711]

Hi Magnus, My pre-ordered signed copy of your book has arrived! I am so exited! Thank you for spending your time to create it! It is already one of my favourite books and I haven't even started reading it yet!

[@tracyp2433]

"congratulations on beating me, that doesn't happen often" 😂

[@mortenrl1946]

Matt seems to be the type of person who works best under pressure.

[@Naafun]

Very cool! Love seeing you guys go head to head.

[@hel1nas]

Lots of fun! Thanks Magnus for the upload!

[@katego370]

Matt is such a legend! I love his commentating. I'll listen to Matt and Stasa commentating any day. They could make climbing the stairs sound exciting...

[@Adj4ni]

these ice climbing vids are absolutely awesome.

[@MiguelClimbs]

Matt Groom looks so good with Magnus' video quality. Take note Epic TV haha!

[@dave_h_8742]

Almost hunky 😂

[@lulzywizard7576]

oh thank fk. when i saw Magnus was fine after the intro, i was watching the Matt like "plz oh plz oh plz oh plz don't hurt yourself." then he finally does hurt himself, but it wasn't bad. such a relief.

[@kkhchannel4813]

Awesome collab with Matt!

[@Frederick_42]

love to see you two in the same video!

[@philb6416]

Putting it out there, the variation in ice speed routes makes it more interesting than speed climbing (to me at least).

[@jakobjas4212]

Yeah speed climbing would be infinitely more interesting if the routes were different every comp. Can you imagine if the boulders were all exactly the same every comp, no-one would watch.

[@imbaguitar]

@@jakobjas4212 Should they make a different track every time too for the 100m sprint?

[@bennordstrom]

@@imbaguitar Yeah, it's a good point. Just like the 100m sprint is measuring the fastest runner on that specific layout (straight flat ground for 100m), the speed comps measure the fastest time on that specific climbing route. I think part of the problem is that there is nothing really great or interesting about THAT route that somehow got established as the one we need to care about testing times on. It's a weird assortment of jugs that are not really laid out to test some specific thing. Where as a flat, straight track has obvious value as a baseline for testing running speed.

[@jakobjas4212]

@@imbaguitar you’re comparing apples to oranges. Climbing as a sport has an almost infinite range of moves, interpretations of beta, styles of climbing which running simply doesn’t have. Speed wall removes all of those variables. It would be similar to having a hangboard comp at world cup events to see who can hang off a 20mm edge the longest. It’s climbing relevant but it eliminates 95% of the variables that makes climbing what it is as a sport. You don’t even have to change the speed route that much each time, but enough to make it require climbing skill and not just muscle memory.

[@CamMackay96]

@@jakobjas4212 the problem then becomes with changing routes, the times will be slower and thus make it far less exciting to watch as a sport. There needs to be a balance between purity for the sports sake and some considerations for making it accessible, since that's the only way the sport will grow.

[@kavali6320]

You just have to love these two crazy dudes😇.

[@Seabass-Fire]

Great content like usual ^^

[@aabeceedeeeff6076]

Love Matt! What an awesome collab. We got both blood and sweat aswell :D

[@ICe-ph5mr]

Already know it's gonne be good EDIT: I am not disappointed 👌

[@kronstadt84]

Just 2 genuinely nice people. Loved this collab

[@poopwoot9160]

love your vids magnus

[@ChocolatTherapy]

hold on, a dutch guy is the expert?? like from the netherlands?? where we are below sea level and have no mountains let alone columns of ice?? this is such a weird world

[@steinwand1]

I was thinking the same. But then I figured they must have just reconfigured some of their many ice speed rinks vertically 😆

[@dave_h_8742]

Yes I thought about the flatness too 😂

[@ChocolatTherapy]

@@steinwand1 lmao that would be amazing 😂

[@arthurlux1975]

Nice video, really enjoyed watching it. Keep it up.

[@NickMach007]

Loving this! So cool

[@alyssam3020]

You guys were so funny - great video!

[@quinnthompson]

So awesome seeing Matt in a vid! Would love to see a little more collab with epic TV!

[@foihdzas]

Wow! Definitely surprised at how close it was. Looked exhausting, and fun.

[@ReaperUnreal]

That was WILD! So good!

[@perzoorgasmatron4914]

Would love to try it one day. Actually, booking my trip to CH for next year 🤣💪

[@kai123451]

I really enjoyed this video :) Also Magnus's book just arrived, it's very interesting

[@craftbeerclimber5402]

just another skill Magnus is epic at. favorite channel, by far, no joke. now if his book would show up, lol

[@sackie1]

Nice video, Dennis and Marianne were my lead climbing instructors back in the day, like 6 or 7 years ago in Bergschenhoek.

[@iansmith5632]

Hello from America Mr. Meatball. I love getting off work and seeing a new magnus video.

[@jackwade5]

YES new video

[@mikelazure7462]

Great entertainment, great interaction under time constraints (Which can spoil the personality part of things.), awesome competition with a ,frankly surprising, end and great introduction to a sport I never heard of before. (Not much ice in Australia, just sayin'.) The reality that people go up that in eight seconds is simply nuts.

[@zgoemans2213]

So much fun being had.

[@TechGorilla1987]

No one will care, but I am listening to this video with Sennheiser headphones and there is clearly a band doing a sound check/first set during this video and it makes for EXCELLENT background music. Full throttle, ass-kicking tunes.

[@justsomeawesomeperson6396]

Ah, nice. Someone of my home country representing and introducing people to a sport i’d think is too crazy to exist! 🤣

[@BradsSpace2]

Matt will be talking about this win for years!

[@elijahbierbrauer9866]

I wonder if Magnus will see this

[@mckeylamcalister8159]

Guess he did…

[@JIBNINJA9]

Would you ever do a “Day in the life of Magnus” video? Showing what a typical day of training, eating, working at the gym, and things like that!?

[@blarfroer8066]

It's all good, Magnus was wearing his safety t-shirt and cut-resistant handcream.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Never ever thought this could be a “thing” brilliant . Well done Matt.👍

[@johnosborn8881]

Matt is pretty jacked these days. This should be a good race! 🤘😜

[@eliskahandlirova6031]

I wanted Matt to win from the beginning :) good job!

[@stofel8822]

So when is Ice Bouldering coming?

[@MrThidious]

"I'm not sure, this is going to be very even" the look on Magnus' face... even he doesn't belive he just said that! 🤣🤣🤣 Edit: 2:05

[@andeolevain]

Matt dared say he thought he would win. From that moment, it was game on! You can't just say something like that to Magnus and expect him to not take the challenge.

[@MrThidious]

@@andeolevain just gets it! Absolutely

[@peter.wilson]

That’s great… and you need to consider the much higher elevation.

[@travislayes6024]

Those green things in the beginning look like... Ya, my Pickle Rick hahaha.

[@smuir6104]

I think I like this better than regular speed climbing. I would like to see a speed lead climbing, maybe a video idea

[@earnest_fluff]

The beat at the beginning has no business going that hard.

[@richardh3913]

I gotta say, I’m stoked for Matt winning. No offense Mangus

[@Adamn19]

You should set up the Olympic boulder setup and do a video on that, would be cool

[@qawi272]

Nice move to put the pro climber runs in the video. Just shows us what beasts they are.

[@Harenarius]

Hell yeah greeting from the netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇱

[@patanjalilemonsquashimmortal]

Epic TV beats Magnus in climbing. A feat to brag about for the rest of your life.

[@christianheaps9711]

What a bro

[@DerGruenschnabel]

I think had magnus gone 2nd he would have had him for sure! Overcoming a bar that is already set and watching someone get intense immediately ups the game for a competitive person from doing a dry start.

[@lukasvedalutnes4399]

Nice

[@maomao8832]

7:13 I was surprised as well, I synchronized.

[@moleculekid]

I just realized I climbed next to Matt during a test event in Gavá two weeks ago, I knew his face looked familiar :o

[@justinhuang5245]

Magnus should commentate a bouldering WC with Matt

[@jonathanwieringa8808]

Every time epic tv reaches the top he swings down his arms almost hooking himself in the leg...OMG dude, still have to watch his 3rd run. He's gonna freaking stab himself

[@dave_h_8742]

Yup....

[@1STstream]

"Please pay for my Swiss hospital bill, cause it's really expensive". Hmm, how "expensive" are we talking about, just to sanitize and wrap up a puncture?

[@daanbergers6348]

I just saw your mini-doc on Climber's Crag. We're officially friends now. When are you coming over for pizza?

[@dave_h_8742]

What no beer ?

[@Applejuice803]

You should have competition in campusing it :D

[@susannahc]

Been seeing some of your older vlogs and miss seeing you drink coffee!!!! And sad for you that you gave it up and lost that spark of joy or whatever Marte said 😄 Click like if you think Magnus should start having one cup of coffee per day! ☕️ 💪 😊

[@learnsomethingneweveryday1539]

Omg. You are awesome Wondered if you've heard of Kothi Rama the guy they call "Monkey man of India" Unbelievable

[@angel-dc6pe]

nICE

[@mathughes9378]

Solo cool literally the most awesome climbing you tube colab....The Groommeister just wodged it in there 😎😎👍😂

[@dave_h_8742]

Pig stuck himself kept going and still beat Magnus!

[@thomasbecker9676]

Uh-oh, Magnus has to use his legs.

[@RealSalica]

You can kill someone with those hooks 😳 Excellent content as usual ,.

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

You can kill someone with a spoon

[@havtor007]

@@dr.doppeldecker3832 much harder to do the spoon killer is not around

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

@@havtor007 the spoon killer just hasn't been caught yet. He is very quiet.

[@dave_h_8742]

Lad was killed with an ice axe a few yrs ago in my city.

[@moonsent9526]

Matt is a treasure of the climbing community. What a gentleman.

[@CranialExtractor]

He beat Magnus in a challenge.... CHEERS! Well worth the puncture wound.

[@Mirabell97]

I'm always so worried that you just cut through the ice with the hooks

[@liamdoogue]

in unison "8 Seconds"

[@bios546]

Chalkup beforr ice climbs help a lot.

[@SuperUltraMegaMike]

rå video, magnus

[@tdog2949]

Proud to be dutch haha

[@lenag3196]

I'm guessing for air travel you'd have to check the meat hooks.... or just borrow someone's when the bag gets lost?

[@giovannilusardi8975]

What helmet is Matt wearing?

[@BM-tk1cn]

When magnus says biggest voice in climbing.... he knows he has almost 6x the subs than epic.....right?

[@jakobjas4212]

It's more a reference to Matt being the IFSC commentator, not anything to do with epic.

[@smuir6104]

You should get Matt to come climb with you in your Gym. Or some outdoor in France, bouldering.

[@jb3141]

Is there a steel core in the rope? Because I'd be scared of hitting and cutting my rope with the pick.

[@trinityj1]

It might just be the camera angle, but it really looked like he almost did! That has to be a concern lol.