White Wall E5, Millstone Quarry

[@reneboisselle]

This is what I call great climbing. All trad, similar to climbing in the 70ies and 80ies in Western Canada.

[@richardcandelaria5826]

Nice move reattaching the Velcro on your shoe after putting in the third piece!

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Adds a grade if the shoe comes undone!

[@daveblack2602]

This might be the perfect trad send! Big, ballsy, great gear and a cool head! LOVED IT!

[@rickyclimbs1552]

millstone is the place to be for trad in the peak!

[@glynwilliams13266231]

A very enjoyable video. Sounded like you worked hard and was rewarded for your effort. Well done

[@howler6490]

Jolly good chaps,well done.

[@24934637]

Nicely done!

[@davidgreen4450]

Sweaty hands watching this one. Well done!

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Thanks, it's a cracking route!

[@josephmullett5427]

wet knob too

[@octavia2]

Nice one - such a battle getting the gear in those horrid cracks under the overlap.

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Yeah the gear there is actually quite bad too, feels kinda scary untill the piton after the overlap

[@TesterAnimal1]

Great route. Did it way back in the 1980s.

[@josephmullett5427]

Well done ! Glad I asked!!

[@iain_nakada]

Not sure why I got this recommended, but awesome sends! So interesting to see the different feel of a ground up vs a headpoint climb.

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Thanks, was pretty proud of this one, heqdpointimg is for sure a different game entirely

[@iantarncarpentry4285]

Nicely climbed! And great video 👍

[@KubaClimbsRocks]

Awesome footage! Thanks, great to watch :)

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Cheers🤙, new banger of a vid out soon😳

[@minchmoorramblers6856]

Y

[@jimswift52]

Good effort and nice camera work.

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Just one angle and lots of editing👀

[@TesterAnimal1]

I’m sure it was E4 6b in the guide that I had!

[@rickyclimbs1552]

To be fair it is a very safe route!

[@josephmullett5427]

Shut up

[@paulmitchell5349]

Tony Ryan soloed this . What is the music ?

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Credited at the end mate

[@genzo53]

Just wondering, aren't those massive balls getting in the way or something?

[@rickyclimbs1552]

We learn to live with it, it's a hard life🤣🤣

[@matteomusso9351]

I have been climbing for 10 years and I still cannot understand trad climbing :D but nice video!

[@rickyclimbs1552]

It's got a much more serious feel so the feeling of sending is so much better!

[@kevinturner6621]

@@rickyclimbs1552 Trad is the only real way everything else is just training

[@josephmullett5427]

Mate i'ts not too complicated, i'd go for a brain scan if you still can't understand it after 10 years

[@matteomusso9351]

@@josephmullett5427 I just find it foolishly dangerous :)

[@asclepiusdoom3118]

@@matteomusso9351 trad is an expression of self awareness.

[@henrywarnell7694]

Muzak.

[@bkl8804]

First piece should be multidirectional to help avoid a zipper.

[@andrewhunter6536]

If possible. If there is only a directional nut placement I’d certainly take that until I can place something multi directional. Or would you advocate soloing if there are no multi directional placements?

[@bkl8804]

@@andrewhunter6536 Well played, good sir.

[@samwallace7717]

Looks a bit soft

[@rickyclimbs1552]

Moves at 2:59 and 4:15 are hard but the rest is okay tbf

[@megandurkin6373]

@@rickyclimbs1552 DONT LISTEN TO HIM RICKY

[@rickyclimbs1552]

@@megandurkin6373 Sam's a meanie

[@josephmullett5427]

Sorry mate what's the hardest you've climbed? e3?

[@TG-pd3ft]

You need to get to get better with your feet. You're constantly scrabbling around missing the optimum footholds. Climbing is 80% feet - you're relying on arm and finger strength too much

[@adwardosa5575]

Post better beta video please

[@shift9921]

The feet on this climb are slippy and non existent

[@s13hgp]

I think Steve Bancroft may have used a helmet on his 1st ascent in 1976, but then he had something worthwhile to protect!