The Right Unconquerable - HVS 5a *** - The Peak District - Lead climb

[@cmsg77]

Top-out looks awkward, but there is a jug. Just have to grope for it. Lobbed on my first attempt. Had few cams then, and used too many wires early on. Top placement ripped on falling, inverting me. Big fall, head downward, with back to rock. All over grit rash. Took 6 months to get head back, but found repeat visit much easier. Lessons: don't use all gear in first 2/3, and be patient with grit top-outs!

[@24934637]

Thanks for the upload!! Nicely climbed. Both of the Unconquerables were on my 'To be done' list for a long time, and I never got round to them. Always seemed to end up at Burbage instead, and I've left it a bit late now. Looks a great route, well deserving the 3* status!

[@ChristianRouse]

Thanks, it’s never too late is it ?

[@24934637]

@@ChristianRouse It's been about 20 years since I did much in the way of climbing, and to be honest, I've really lost the interest in doing it myself anymore. I'd need to replace all my gear too, don't fancy taking falls onto a 20+ year old rope LOL.

[@ChristianRouse]

@@24934637 that would be a bit of an effort

[@DRAUSSENsein]

Very cool, both the heavy climbing up as well as the beautiful landscapes, I like it very much. Greetings from Germany :)))

[@ChristianRouse]

Thanks again Draussen :)

[@chrisburton]

very nicely done. both the climbing and the camera work.

[@ChristianRouse]

Thanks Chris, My mate Ross did all the hard work, i didn't have much to do to make him look good, Thanks for commenting too :)

[@warvandal3443]

As mentioned, great music and drone work!

[@ChristianRouse]

Thanks Nige, i did all the hard work, Ross only had to do the climbing , Ha Ha.

[@gediminasgribauskas4714]

Hi all ,is there any bolted belay anchors or similar to train abseiling?thanks

[@ChristianRouse]

There aren’t

[@billygoatfilms7531]

Brilliant lead climb Christian, really enjoyed it, you made it look easy! Liked the music it suited the climb perfectly. Haven't been on Stannage Edge for some time, it's just as I remembered it.

[@ChristianRouse]

Thanks for watching mike, my friend Ross is the climber in this one, I'm behind the cameras. 📽👍🏻

[@davidredshaw448]

Well led climb but, like so many of these climbs, they don't show you what the belaying problems were at the top. It looked to me as if the only reliable anchors were away on the left (as we looked at it). In which case, how do you and your second stay in line if the second comes off?

[@ChristianRouse]

The belay and anchor at the top of this route is very good and easy, there is a good crack at waste height

[@andyhanzler6371]

Really good camera work - pleasure to watch.

[@ChristianRouse]

Wow, Thanks Andy, we put a bit of effort in to this one, we have a love of climbing, but don't see many good route films so I thought I'd have a go at making one, I'm happy with the way it turned out, a big thanks to Ross & Jamie to for doing the route a few times :) Thanks for watching & taking the time to comment too, Don't forget to click the SUB too ;) ATB Christian

[@andyhanzler6371]

Already hit subscribe - this lights years better than the usual shaky head cam stuff. The climbing looked very controlled and in balance most of the way up. Made me want to jump in the car and trundle up to Stanage for a Saturday of adventure.

[@hotbeefo]

That topout looks nasty!

[@ChristianRouse]

It’s deffo tricky

[@AnthonyCox]

@@ChristianRouse It's hard to finish it elegantly, I am sure I read something in the past about most people looking like a beached fish as they hit the top. Thanks for the video, I led this in 1990 and it was nice to see someone doing it.

[@RamblingTog]

Did it 40 years ago

[@shgp1956]

The Human Fly :) No chalk in 1949.....are we going backwards? No friends either.

[@ChristianRouse]

shgp1956 are we really ? No hob nail boots or hemp ropes, no body belay , technology moves on, we can live in the present or the past, it’s a personal choice.

[@chrisowen2763]

No we are not going backwards. Forwards leads to routes like Indian Face etc. Right Unconquerable was a very hard route for its day but now thanks to technology and mindset forged by the likes of Joe Brown, we move ahead.

[@mountbeckworth1]

Nice photography, but turned ooff the sound. Keep it simple, maybe.

[@ChristianRouse]

Yeah that’s fair comment, I have got a little carried away with music on several films