Of those, the one posted by the generalist scares the life out of me more than the OP – because it’s inside the realms of possibility that I might climb something like that (and indeed, have done) climbing free-standing ice pillars isn’t something most people do in the UK – slushy snow ice over streams of water is ten a penny! Great vid. I’ve never ice climbed – is it one of those situations where he’s committed to something, it’s steadily going pear-shaped and he can’t back out? He seems exhausted, like he needs to park up and take a breather, but I guess the ice is too poor to let that happen?
The other clip was reminiscent of Gareth Barry at the weekend – if it ain’t broke, hit it till is.