The North Face Presents: Stone Spirit

Daniel Woods and Matty Hong take us on a journey through Ticino, Switzerland.

[@aidangoddard9607]

Never thought I’d hear Bach watching an 8C+ boulder

[@ashleyauster847]

best surprise ever, right? It made my day!

[@ldb5526]

And the dudes yelling just completely ruined it

[@monkeypoohonyou]

@@ldb5526 nah

[@kinghayden7218]

What piece is this?

[@aidangoddard9607]

Hayden Nier there’s a million versions but I think it’s the original orchestration of Air on a G string (2nd movement of the Bach orchestral suite in D Major) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqvPqGmcitqratE. Before off the wagon is some remix of the Prelude no.1 in C Major.

[@aturner2430]

lol Daniel Woods "my fingers aren't strong enough..."

[@EricBurbeck]

It’s all relative!

[@crescentfuze]

He actually said 'my fingers aren't strong that way'. aka his (full) crimp strength is super strong but his open hand/drag isn't nearly as much.

[@aturner2430]

@@crescentfuze no I know, but it is still funny to hear from Dwoods because comparatively I'm sure his open hand strength is still ridiculous

[@manob2594]

80 year old me to my grandkid: "So.... there was this wagon parked under a boulder"

[@andresgalvez]

What’s so nice about the off the wagon shot from underneath is that I think a lot of us know the moves, and so seeing such a different take on the moves we’ve seen over and over is super fresh and yeah little artsy (the composition is sweet). Man this channel is a gem. Like a never ending Dosage series.

[@jon-williammurphy9780]

Cameron Maier is a god damn genius. The editing is dead nuts perfect and I love the story of having the trip start out with no sends (and no music), just piecing stuff together and then eventually being able to put climbs down and culminating in them both doing their thing on Off the Wagon. Super inspiring film making.

[@ianyoon2277]

Can't wait to hear "I can't do this" and 10 seconds later they crush the boulder like always.

[@picklereviewer7216]

yummy pickel

[@paulbaczynski2681]

directed by Lars Von Trier

[@onotavla4149]

jajajajaj

[@vladvoro]

Is it a dream?

[@kall3nat0r]

I was trying to remember what the editing reminds me of, you're right!

[@lorenaiach1853]

That parallel edit between Daniel and Matty on Momentum was everything 😍

[@beneckstein7020]

So well shot, so well edited. Amazing film.

[@MrKittiemoo]

Felt like a bouldering movie produced by A24. So dope!

[@noneofyourdamnbuisness3484]

damn thats super accurate

[@nickbalfe4995]

Jesus this footage is so crispy

[@damien6951]

This video blew me away. This is a piece of art, especially the sound design. Please continue this way ...

[@mistisia]

loved the concept for this film. Woods' "I dream of blowing it up" after fails (3:55) together with shots of blown up blocks of rock, and then the switch into sends with shots of sculptures made from these blocks. Kudos!

[@ianyoon2277]

Holy shit lmao, good catch

[@gmed7703]

For some reason I thought the concept of "Stone Spirit" and the rocks being crumbIed, which came after they had faiIed on most of the bouIders they tried, couId be it.

[@piotrosc]

The bulder power is amazing but the editing of the video is simply genious... There is so much vibe in this video...

[@MrGigglezworth]

The sound design and music was so good, love what Mellow is doing. For those interested: 10:43 - Biba Dupont by Volga 13:25 - tonight, tomorrow by Jacob Pavek 16:10 - Prelude, Sung Eun Choi 19:25 - Airona, Agni Bjark

[@totheair247]

thank you!

[@wirelesscarrion6886]

Thanks!

[@luismilian9266]

Wow, this video truly accentuates the magical eeriness of that place. Great climbing film.

[@drglobule8a]

Picking Bach's air as a backdrop to Off the Wagon was the ballsiest move I've seen in a climbing video in a long time.

[@franzva8636]

the tempo and cinematogrophy is just incredible

[@zachcampbell8844]

I like the Between the Trees throwback, "scrambled it like it was an egg."

[@Kabanginator]

Hands down my favorite Mellow vid. It builds up so much tension through the first half and is so satisfying when the sends start.

[@jacobshexladder]

What a masterpiece guys. I really needed this. I've been dying in bed for the past two weeks with non-stop excruciating headaches. This at least gave me 21 minutes of no pain bliss. 🙏 Thank you.

[@alexanderristinmaa]

I’m crying the sound production is so good.

[@AndrewFoster]

I love the music. This edit is like a meditation. Beautiful!

[@matthewsevers5862]

Daniel at 17:48 is why I love climbing so much. “We’re here, we’re here, breathing mountain air. Watching people climb rocks.” It’s the best.

[@the061PUNK]

A new milestone in bouldering movies !!!

[@0027lucas]

Amazing movie, moves and sound , good job

[@LFSJack]

One of the best bouldering videos !!! 😎😎😎

[@josephyoung7564]

Beautifully done. This might be the magnum opus for bouldering and Mellow.

[@zjw5]

Beautiful how supportive of each other everyone is

[@svenningen]

The cuts, the videography and the climbing. We've reached perfection.

[@tjackman]

What a video, amazing shots and wicked sends. Love it!

[@jankondziela3502]

This movie is a masterpiece in every respect!

[@-max6425]

An absolutely amazing video. We really understand the emotions of the climbers and I can not explain why but the way of filming exposes more than in other climbing videos the difficulty of the grades.

[@jperdomo1980]

Really nice film! Hypnotic. I enjoyed how it highlighted the hard work put in.

[@masterpropper2485]

Always nice when father and son share the same passion. And hearing the father encouraging his son to give everything on the boulder shows how involved he is.

[@jidoc4877]

i had no idea jimmy was daniel's dad

[@brianclevenger4255]

Loved it! Especially the 1st 11 minutes of zero soundtrack. Perfect fit

[@oskarbremer5406]

What a story arc, filming was great, music was superb and lastly the boulders were insane

[@williamburechailo1454]

So well done guys! Bravo 👏🏻 keeping the psych alive and well.

[@joak244]

This was absolutely beautiful. Insane climbing, beautiful shots, perfect sound editing. 10/10

[@artslim1]

Favorite vid so far

[@CollinGill7]

one of the best climbing videos ive ever seen, so beautiful and so inspiring

[@FancyWafflesFTW]

The editing makes this just captivating

[@TheAlina135]

As stunning art and movements as always

[@fouglasdir]

Wow! Well done! Love the culmination off the wagon and the music, so good!

[@KidRivers]

Thank You Cameron! that was sick!!

[@ferrells0987]

Gorgeous film.

[@JumpinSkiing]

Actually a modern classic. Incredible

[@adamzalewski6602]

Best climbing video I've ever seen 👊🤙

[@g3arkania]

Masterpiece!

[@Abracadeez]

All these shots are sick, great video bois

[@Jake-lg2jv]

3:02 Giuliano after Paul downgraded REM

[@brandondann3514]

Wait paul did what? When was this???

[@brandondann3514]

@James Dazhong Cook lmfao, us humans and our egos. Reminds me of that dude who climbed "E11" and got downgraded to E9😬 gotta love it

[@crescentfuze]

Brandon Dann worse than that lol. E12 to E9. And two E10s to E8. But honestly James Pearson is a good dude and fixed his stuff and also went back and did Rhapsody. You should watch the Redemption reel rock film if you haven't already.

[@brandondann3514]

@@crescentfuze ah thats right. And yes i saw it pretty badass, i just couldnt think of his name. But yea that stuff is so fascinating despite the "grading is subjective" shpeel. Also shanti packs 5.13 to a 511😂 i mean a whole 6-7 grades cmone

[@songxu5286]

I thought Giuliano and his camera buddy downgraded it to V2 right after sending

[@Lucatheclimber]

Just amazing. This makes me wann be there

[@runforrest86]

This was just great.

[@rodrigotompson2552]

What a sick vid dudes! Nice to see the legends crushing such a clasic boulder like "Of the Wagon" 💪🏻

[@kfsee4035]

Love how the second i see Dwoods miming that rose I know what climb he's talking about

[@dylanmiller9386]

I love you guys..

[@brennanhewitt7609]

Daniel is the best ahaha love these videos!!!

[@EricBurbeck]

Sound track is absolutely captivating

[@Marco-on-the-rocks]

So inspiring!!Wtf !! Best climbing channel and amazing content

[@andreluizvarzea4764]

Beautiful work!

[@sapereaude4706]

You really put Bach in there, i am so satisfied.

[@SqueakieHD]

this is a piece of art

[@Supwiyaman]

Chilled out watching this one, really well made

[@PanzrKunst]

Unique. I loved it.

[@user-dy9mj9rj9i]

Thanks Cameron!

[@editorialverborrea8153]

Mate, the editing in this is so good

[@newdawnfoundation5237]

Best climbing film I've seen ✊

[@alexandreevrard9219]

Best bouldering video I've ever seen. The struggle and then the send. With Bach in the background of course

[@AdamsAutoAlchemy]

That was amazing

[@franklinwoodard6599]

Supet unique edit. I really enjoyed it! Good job, Cam :~)

[@M0ezz]

Sheeeet that is some next level video editing. Really cool video. Enjoyed every second of it and it's very special atmosphere. You guys really take it to the next level. Sport and video vise

[@PaulHobbs23]

Incredible composition and storytelling through video. And yeah the climbing got me stoked and stroked as well

[@arebalwithacause]

Wow such a creative video! Keep it up Mellow crew!!!

[@alemakhoul4899]

I dont think it gets any better than this

[@pelayocampomanes]

Unos fenómenos!!

[@jamesaviles9786]

if you're in the chat and the live stream ended you can refresh the page and its fully uploaded

[@jasongrubb3350]

Bearcam killed it with this one. Such refreshingly fresh vid.

[@MegaJiggaa]

This is really cool editing, different than the usual! Nice work.

[@Goofygreyhoundgoober]

That was a cool journey of a film. The first 10 minutes I was confused by the jumps between boulders etc and getting frustrated at the lack of context, then in the last 10 minutes it all came together. Well done!

[@emanuellealschafer4960]

dreamtime sequence felt like a dream

[@ramonpena6625]

Thank you.

[@eddynavarro8526]

I love that there is failing and falling because most videos just show us the send and never really get yo witness or admire the real hard work that goes into each climb....great job mellow

[@kristianpolonec123]

Masterpiece :O ....

[@machindrayongya6382]

Makes a filmmaker jealous. Beautiful.

[@twanjon9614]

One of the most slept-on mellow vids imo

[@kevinseymour9774]

Such an excellent vid! Keep it up:)

[@chumdm3]

Nice one. Fresh edit too. No music during work seshs' then send music was a nice touch.

[@Rdenver08]

Great video Cam!

[@Giancarloilpe]

Amazing video 🤙🏻🤙🏻🔝🔝

[@pieturnsmeon]

A ture work of art

[@nicofournier]

Failure is success in progress. Awesome roll. 👊🏽

[@tobiasfenkart9892]

Awesome video!!! Would love to see this level of production quality with people that climb beautiful 7c. just catching the vibe, the struggle and the payoff with boulders that people can actually go and repeat after. Just a thought :)

[@dennisisaac]

what you fail : this piece of s***. when you succeed: such a cool boulder

[@kerwinloukusa]

I don't think the rock cares, but it certainly says something about the human who said it.

[@thorna100]

Haha I started the video thinking it was about failing and I felt normal for once. Then they sent everything at the end 😂😂

[@cocalboulder4275]

Nice Daniel Amazing!

[@downgradedproductions]

The best Mellow shit until now 💪🏻✊🏻

[@krs2717]

Elevated climbing video to be sure

[@jodlos]

It is so good! Cant wait to go to Switzerland Open the borders!

[@colm_fitzgerald]

masterpiece