The 40 year story of the awe inspiring Longhope Route, finally freed this year by myself to make one the hardest trad multipitch/big wall routes in the world. 400 metres of loose, soft, dirty, fulmar infested battling up to E6, followed by a 65 metre final pitch of F8b+/E10 7a. All climbed in one day, single push, no falls. That was the goal for me, but it took many trips and attempts, a lot of training and a lot of tactical preparation. Filmed over the three years I worked on the project, I think the film really shows off how amazing the climb is. You’ll not find another 500 metre overhanging bigwall sea cliff with a trad route of this standard and remoteness anywhere on the planet. The film also tells the story of Ed Drummond and Oliver Hill's original 7 day tour de force in 1970 in making the First Ascent using aid, and Ed’s emotional return to St John’s Head 40 years later to revisit the most intense and scary moments of his climbing career. Also includes the film of my 4th ascent of Indian Face (E9 6c) on Cloggy. No other route has attracted such a legendary status for raw danger as Indian Face. Hopefully my ascent, the first to be filmed, clears up some myths, or maybe REInforces some too? There are also extra features of climbing The Old Man of Hoy and Mucklehouse Wall (E5 5c, 5c, 6a). PAL format only.
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