Pretty cool footage James! Nice solo effort. Do you think the lens of that camera makes the ridge look more dramatic than it really is? Its been a while since I've been up there in winter but I don't remember it feeling as gnarly as it seems in the video. Anyway, congrats.
It has a "cat eye" lens, which does make for a more rounded effect on the footage. However, It was still gnarly class 4 with a lot of exposure. A fall would've probably been fatal. There were two crux sections that I think I got off route on. The snow didn't seem safe to traverse below so I think I wound up climbing a little more difficult of a section than I needed to.
I remembered the section shown from 3:40 to 4:40 on my summer climb of the route. That was the easiest then, though it looks pretty interesting covered in powder snow. I liked the sequence around 7:00 as well where you looked pretty indecisive and just went for it. I think I bear-hugged that rock as well. Didn't look off route to me, but things change in the winter, and it was a couple years ago I did the route. Great vid, I can relate to the frustration you had, brushing snow off of holds, scratching around with the axe looking for something solid, nope, this kind of climbing isn't very graceful but it is a lot of fun!
Boriss Andean - Feb 21, 2012 1:27 am - Voted 10/10
Kelso ridge...Very enjoyable video. Makes me wanna be up there.
SarahThompson - Feb 21, 2012 4:03 pm - Hasn't voted
Cool!Pretty cool footage James! Nice solo effort. Do you think the lens of that camera makes the ridge look more dramatic than it really is? Its been a while since I've been up there in winter but I don't remember it feeling as gnarly as it seems in the video. Anyway, congrats.
jameseroni - Feb 22, 2012 1:46 am - Hasn't voted
ReplyIt has a "cat eye" lens, which does make for a more rounded effect on the footage. However, It was still gnarly class 4 with a lot of exposure. A fall would've probably been fatal. There were two crux sections that I think I got off route on. The snow didn't seem safe to traverse below so I think I wound up climbing a little more difficult of a section than I needed to.
darinchadwick - Feb 22, 2012 5:22 am - Voted 10/10
Did it right.I remembered the section shown from 3:40 to 4:40 on my summer climb of the route. That was the easiest then, though it looks pretty interesting covered in powder snow. I liked the sequence around 7:00 as well where you looked pretty indecisive and just went for it. I think I bear-hugged that rock as well. Didn't look off route to me, but things change in the winter, and it was a couple years ago I did the route. Great vid, I can relate to the frustration you had, brushing snow off of holds, scratching around with the axe looking for something solid, nope, this kind of climbing isn't very graceful but it is a lot of fun!