'Not a Hope in Hoy' | Climbing the world's hardest sea cliff

[@RobbiePhillips]

Special thanks to: Ryan Balharry (@ryan_balharry) for amazing camera work and never ending support on the climb 🎥 Erica Izzi (@acireama) for the graphics and Adobe tech support when I was losing my mind mid-edit 🫠 Paul Diffley (@hotachesproductions) for letting me use the images from the start of his original longhope film Marie Taggart (@marieclaretaggart) for helping me find the golden thread to pull this altogether and helping me to make sure as many people saw the film as humanly possible! And so many folk who helped promote the film, reviewed it and provide feedback, and who were genuinely there when I needed a helping hand :)

[@cpt_planet]

And Mildred of course :)

[@truthandfreedom8145]

Respect....... You nutter! 💥👍❤️🇬🇧

[@WideBoyz]

Awesome film Robbie. Great job to the whole team. Such a good effort from Alex doing that pitch after sitting on the belay for an hour and a half 💪

[@RobbiePhillips]

Cheers Pete! Yeah, second person up is always harder… cold after the belay and pressure is on! Was a perfect end to the adventure

[@jeckol3200]

Birds are not real so this whole climb is fake.

[@Jackwithoneeye]

Thanks so much for putting this up for free on KZbin Robbie. Best climbing film I have seen in a long time deserves millions of views !

[@RobbiePhillips]

Wow!!! Thanks man! That would be cool :)

[@georgestone8099]

That routes got everything. Safari, aplinism, caving, and free climbing.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha I think I want to use this comment for a trailer 😂 brilliant!

[@markhouse9650]

If there’s a better climbing film out there then I haven’t seen it. Compulsive watching and beautifully done. What a climb . Superb job, magnificently filmed. Hats off…

[@RobbiePhillips]

Wow! Comment of the century!!! Thanks man :D

[@AnnaHazelnutt]

Major props, what a beautiful, difficult sea cliff to climb!!! So entertaining and engaging as well!

[@alpinejonny]

Without a doubt, one of the best climbing films in a very long time. So good Robbie, sooo damn good

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha thanks man! That’s one hell of a compliment :)

[@TheClanAdventures]

Must have been a cunning plan to get Alex on board. "Yeh its just like bouldering, grades are bit easier, see it as a full day of bouldering, without the hassle of carrying crash matts in."

[@RobbiePhillips]

Yeah… that was pretty much the conversation 🤣

[@antonh5394]

Wonderfully, ridiculously good! Mildred and her fulmar friends earned a place in my heart, and "sequences are an artform" are definitely words to -live- climb by.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks man! Mildred is the most famous fulmar in the world now haha

[@calvive]

Beautiful production! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I reckon Mildred should win an award “best supporting role”

[@RobbiePhillips]

Second oscar in a climbing film goes to Mildred 🐦

[@ArinaThomsen]

Outrageously good! The end of the climb where both of you were so fatigued, literally took my breath away. Hats off!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks :) Yeah topping out was a dream!

[@barneyadams9869]

Only just got round to watching this! Great work boys! It's nice to know that you guys get the fear like us mere mortals! The ups and downs make for a great adventure 😁

[@AlpineTreeCare]

A true sporting achievement by two humble lads. Congratulations on a very well deserved send.

[@robertmclaren233]

Amazing climbing movie - thanks so much for sharing and what an achuievement. However i was a bit horrified that 3 bits of gear all broke on a single fall like that. Do you have any insights as to why this might have happened?

[@leeproctor7132]

The best climbing footage I've seen - laughed, cried, cheered

[@freeaudiojungle4407]

37:55 emotional peak of the film, the fact that robbie is scared throughout doing this is a crazy confidence boost honestly. i see good rock climbers as super human for their ability to get over the height and the danger, but it could be me with enough balls.

[@RobbiePhillips]

I’ve always felt our experiences as climbers are mostly quite similar no matter what level you’re at. It’s all relative :) Everyone gets scared, it’s just how we manage it at the time that makes the difference.

[@mcclunky3093]

at 43:11 you made pretty much the exact same noise when you stuck that hold as Dave Macleod did when he stuck it on his ascent. Classic!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha really!? Maybe that’s the secret beta? 🤔

[@danielwesterlund1905]

I don't think I'll ever be a good enough climber to send something this hard, but I hope I'll build the mental strength to send something this absolutely filthy and knackering one day. Awesome watch, even more awesomely done.

[@woliverhill]

Great film. You really managed to share the experience with us. So honest. And the joy of success, so clear. Now I understand the true value of the route. I have always feared that repeat ascents would not start at the bottom but only half way up. Alex's comments chime with my experience: Similar amateur training whilst working along way away. Upper wall relatively solid, particularly crux pitch. Lower wall a challenge. If you think of it, the lower wall must have had at least 30 ascents or attempts over the years and as far as I know no serious injuries. So just needs good dodgy rock technique: push down, not pull out. ...and if you do not have the margin, keep away. Not that either Ed, nor I in particular, had any margin, learning on the job. For a job as a journalist for ED. For me my holiday.....as Alex's. I am not sure either of us had any enjoyment, except when the sun came out and the puffins flapped. And we got to the top and home. Thanks both of you for explaining the purpose of the route, and indeed the purpose of climbing. One omission : John Arran and Dave Turnbull's First Free Ascent in 1997. They and Ed paved the way. I helped them keep going on route; and encouraged Dave Macleod to make it straighter!

[@hotbeefo]

Thanks for putting this out for free Robbie, it's exceptional! Really enjoyed the watch. I hate choss so there's no way you'd see me on something like this.

[@RobbiePhillips]

No problem at all. Don’t really think these films should be paid for anyway - everyone should be able to enjoy them :)

[@punxneverdead666]

Loved this so much. When you boys are hanging there thinking what the hell are we doing here! 🤙🤣🤙

[@aidanhoggard9190]

One of the best climbing films I’ve ever seen.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Wow! Thanks 😊

[@aidanhoggard9190]

@@RobbiePhillips You are very welcome. I loved it. Thank you for the quality and effort.

[@oystercatcher943]

Wow. That's a really awesome hard route. I've loved the drama of sea cliff climbs, but at the easy end. My best memories are from Lundy, Chair Ladder, Pembroke and Bosigran in SW England. Love the gulls watching you from their comfortable ledges. Lovely you've identified the same gull in multiple years!

[@mediamonkey2583]

This is some of the most honest and engaging climbing content out there. I loved it!

[@janecme]

"Sometimes the best days start out crap" Alex gives Robbie a look :D Great filming, deserves something great, like medals or free beer.

[@richardbradley1532]

Great film. I was cacking it just watching!

[@weedaviec]

Absolutely superb. A brilliant film. Captures the essence of the insanity of the route and the struggle so well.

[@marcostorchi2752]

Stunning climb Robbie...you tried REALLY hard trought that hearth breaking picht ...amazing...nothing more, nothing less...💪🏻

[@RobbiePhillips]

thanks man! Put it all out there really... that's all you can really do on these climbs

[@marcostorchi2752]

@@RobbiePhillips yeah...you do really fight for your life on these moves...thanx for sharing with us a such important part of yours 🙏🏻

[@jeremyaaronbates]

Brilliant film Robbie, well done on a great send and thanks for sharing this for free, it deserves to be watched time and time again.

[@esotericprana]

Phenomenal climbing film. I'll never have the ability, or courage, to climb anything like this so thanks for giving me the privilege of living it vicariously.

[@karlynhinchy7160]

How rad! such a cool piece, love the film. Keeping stoke high

[@andrewhunter6536]

Ever since reading the news I hoped there would be a video. 50 min long, very excited to watch this

[@VDB420]

Thanks for releasing this for free! Loved it

[@moonti6820]

Epic ! That's the kind of climbing movies that gets me so stoked !

[@JGRGilbert]

I loved the film of your previous attempt, but this is spectacular. Congratulations on a wonderful film. And I love fulmars.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks James! It helped having an amazing cameraman on board 🎥

[@JGRGilbert]

@@RobbiePhillips Yes, the cinematography is great. I think having the fulmars wheeling below, in the background of the shots, adds to the sense of height.

[@hawthornewipe]

Dude this is EPIC, absolutely EPIC. These screams on last pitch got me screaming man! You are beasts :)

[@middle-agedclimber]

I've waited 3 weeks to watch it on projector screen, totally worth it. What a great adventure. I especially liked pulling on grass and traversing around fulmars bit, must have been relaxing ;) And I was smiling all through the ending, what a story that you both pulled that off.

[@ElliotLukeB]

Bloody awesome psyche fest “How the hell did I get up that?!”. Thank you for posting this on KZbin for us all to see 🙌

[@roxyelgar4612]

Absolutely incredible film! What a send, this is the definition of trying hard!

[@Kevin-Woods]

Awesome, love the wired/relieved/disbelief reactions at the end, after all that!

[@ekbp3zpe760]

Stoked you got to see Mildred again. I remembered her from your last attempt of the Longhope. Stay classy Mildred. Until next time

[@hans-christianjentsch5808]

Yeah! You finally did it! Nice effort! I'm so Happy to see your dreams come true! Love it!

[@lmnts-climbing3723]

‘ I f@*king hate this…’ 😂 . This is what keeps us going back for more. This is so impressive.

[@letyourmusshang]

Absolutely shockingly good climbing and even better cinematography skills Robbie. Proud of you dude :) You really know how to work with differing swells in emotion throughout the film and it shows. The clip of you working the beta of the crux pitch at 20:00 with the piano was just beautiful.. congratulations friend.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks Adam. Yeah that’s one of my favourite bits. The music really goes with it

[@marijnwouters4643]

Amazing climb guys and superb camera work!! What an adventure. Much love from Belgium

[@matthewkelly99]

I loved this film. Congratulations, to you fells and your entire team.

[@CarolHaynesJ]

Brilliant film ... congrats on a huge effort and a great, knackering achievement!! It was tiring watching so that last pitch must have been really scary!

[@RobbiePhillips]

The last pitch was hard, but not that scary really… the pitches before were much scarier for me

[@nomaddevelopers]

Love the length and quality of your video’s.!!! Cool to see this thing done a year later!!!

[@and1st]

What an adventure!!! Supercool Team 😁!!!

[@mertturedioglu3995]

Thanks for sharing this beatifully shot, well narrated extraordinary sufferfest.

[@iain_nakada]

That was incredible. The ascent and the movie. Nice one, Robbie.

[@neilbower123]

Brilliant film. Loved it & your emotions really came across well. Quality

[@RustyRomantic]

Wow. What an incredible watch - funny, intense scary + beautiful all in one. Loved the fulmar cameos 😂 Got to be one of my all time fave climbing films.

[@UUsernameAvailable]

that was bloody brilliant. well done Robbie and Alex

[@alpinekiwi]

Bloody hell boys. I felt those final pitch screams.

[@bloctribe]

Well done Robbie!!! Great team effort.

[@philipbrocklehurst3745]

Wow, what a film. Those bottom pitches look absolutely terrifying and leading the exposed top pitch after half the gear exploded must have been pretty exciting!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Better ask Alex how he felt about that top pitch… I was ok 👍 I think it was a bit of a freak event and I was pretty confident it wouldn’t happen like that again :) plus luckily on that part of the climb there’s not much to hit even if the gear does rip

[@blaaaaaTWATaaaaaaab]

Wow, awesome ascent(s) and a brilliant film!

[@ClimbingwithSimmo]

Huge send lads, insane. This video is put together so well, i love the cuts between the love/hate from the birds between Robbie and Alex

[@RobbiePhillips]

Yeah that’s my favourite bit too! Editing that wee section was so fun 🤩 I remember cackling to myself for hours as I brought that short section together.

[@edwinbarker7763]

Well done boys! An amazing climbing film! Thoroughly enjoyed this! Beautiful pictures

[@timothylarrad4019]

Wow excellent film, so many evocative emotions and thoughts that as a climber I could relate too. A big shout out to the film team for bringing that to us. Just the right pick up needed as I sit recovering from day 3 of COVID whilst on my ski holiday😩

[@michaela564]

Brilliant film Robbie! Thanks for sharing :)

[@ontheballcity71]

That was quality! I'm looking forward to the next installments.

[@Hackisoutthere]

Amazing bravery, and amazing technical climbing 🔥well deserved send

[@Mitzbergatc]

Not always the biggest fan of your videos, but what a nice film this was! class. Well done!

[@MajinguUganija]

Love the content. Thrilling storytelling!

[@monoculturefilms5868]

What an intro to full-feature film! Loved it, so well put together!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks dude :)

[@fredscratchet1355]

Oh lads, that was crazy. It was hilarious and terrifying in equal measures. Thanks for an excellent film and thanks also to Mildred.😊

[@RobbiePhillips]

She’s a good lassie! I do wonder if she’ll be there for the next ascensionist…?

[@joshgibson267]

Thank you for sharing this video. You and your friends attitude during this sufferfest is inspiring.

[@carl1776]

I have very high respect for you guys. Great courage and resolve.

[@frankvimpany5002]

Couldn't fault u both seeing as it was overcast and not very nice!..it looked cold and damp ,plus a couple of nuts failed superb effort both🧗🏽‍♀️🧗🏽‍♀️👍excellent

[@lisaodowd631]

Thank you Robbie for sharing this on youtube. An epic climb, adventure and film. Thank you :)

[@RobbiePhillips]

Of course! KZbin is the best place for sharing and archiving adventures :)

[@kieransimmonds9264]

I rewatched the 11.00min mark multiple times and Neapels shat myself from laughter 😂 what a great Watch lads. Much love from switzerland :)

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha! Yeah, I never get bored of it 😂

[@dexterbjuveus6056]

Damn this is a whole movie, absolutely superb!

[@ozmundsedler]

Beautiful and very inspirational film! Thank you 😊

[@Sinar-P]

I'm very impressed indeed. I did a new route in Guernsey in the 1980's. The climbing was vertical but relatively easy. It wasn't reversable and at 120 ft without gear on choss I was shitting myself. I called it fools paradise. I doubt the route has had a second assent. I was frightened with you watching the video. An amazing achievement which you should be proud of. Congratulations to you and the team who no doubt were terrified videoing the accent.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Thanks man! Sounds like a terrifying FA! There was no team… just one man, Ryan Balharry. He shot the entire thing and I edited it :)

[@Sinar-P]

@@RobbiePhillips An excellent production. All three of you deserve credit for a an incredibly achievement. One of the best accents in years.

[@iainclark4899]

Brilliant film, inspiring!

[@stub3084]

Best climbing film ever!

[@RobbiePhillips]

Haha! Yassss!!!

[@jbuckley2546]

Well that blew me away. Fantastic film, thank you all involved.

[@haydonriddiford-smith2261]

Amazing film guys. Huge congratulations and can't wait to watch more challenges you set yourself

[@stechurchill154]

Excellent film Robbie and well done to the both of you. ;)

[@ikarosdream5971]

Excellent video guys! I'd like to meet the birds one day. Mildred seems nice.

[@RobbiePhillips]

She’s a lovely lassy! Hope you get to meet her one day

[@_ItsAlex_]

this makes me so inspired to go into the gym and just climb till night. Love the content and hats off too u guys.

[@andrewhunter6536]

Looks like a number 5 half nut and number 3 brass nut that failed? Both 6kn pieces. Never seen something like that in one fall. Crazy

[@RobbiePhillips]

Yeah something like that. Blue half nut for sure and Green brass… i think?

[@sidious-dy9rh]

That was bloody epic. Well done on the send.

[@shadowalker101]

Incredible! Can't wait for the next one

[@Sublime_visions]

Great upload, thank you for this!

[@Humbbled]

What a journey, amazing to watch . Congrats lads

[@TheEcaporaso]

This is such a great video. I envy your courage and athleticism!!

[@carlykirkpatrick560]

Amazing video and climbing. I met you guys in the lil cafe ! Congratulations!! epic work! 🙌🙌🙌

[@RobbiePhillips]

Hey Carly. Nice to hear from you :) yeah I remember we all met at the cafe ☕️ 🧁 hope hoy is treating you well

[@sik206]

Just epic, great movie loved every part of it

[@yeskiii]

Such a great film, thank you for it!! Really helped me get through the holidays with the family, keeping me inspired haha

[@fuuzball]

Best i've watched all year!

[@09tclarke]

That fall with the ripped gear is crazy, shows you had bomber placements though I guess

[@wtargentina]

Absolutely fabulous. An amazing achievement in an amazing part of the world.

[@carolspencer6915]

Amazing, incredibly inspiring. Beautifully filmed. Thankyou for sharing your experience.💜

[@AndyLewsey]

So good! Hats off to both of you

[@christineholmberg7431]

Great job! Intense, raw story telling set the tone 👍

[@pdebra6542]

This is proving so enjoyable. And Alex is such a good sport. Great adventure and you guys are so funny at the same time.

[@RobbiePhillips]

Alex was the perfect partner. Finding someone whose capable but also so fun to hang out with for weeks on end is the biggest challenge. For sure we’ll team up for some more big stuff again i future

[@muttiplay]

Amazing video! Amazing experience and adventure!!!